Robert G Foster Trust

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Buffalo, NY501(c)(4)Since 1970EIN 04-6239408Revenue $70K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 1504, 14240-1504 · Buffalo, NYTax-exempt since Mar 1988

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78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$17K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$17K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 1 voting members
Concern: none of 1 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$70K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$96K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$70K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$41K
FY2021$562K
FY2022−$59K
FY2023−$20K
FY2024$88K
FY2025$70K
Expenses
$96K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$95K
FY2021$94K
FY2022$112K
FY2023$90K
FY2024$93K
FY2025$96K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1988.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $75K Management & general 22% · $22K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $17K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$17,337Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Peoples United Bank NA————$17,838$15,633
M&t Trust Company$17,337—————
Peoples United Bank—$16,521$15,155———
M & T Bank———$15,791——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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3 programs · $67K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provide support to first baptist church in beverly

$52Kprogram expense
02

Provide support to ymca of the north shore

$7Kprogram expense
03

Provide support to beverly hospital corp

$7Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 23 grants · $419K · 2020–2025
First Baptist ChurchMA · FY2025$52,343
YMCA of the North ShoreFY2025$7,477
YMCA of the North Shore INCMA · FY2024$7,426
First Baptist ChurchMA · FY2024$7,426
First Baptist ChurchMA · FY2023$50,533
YMCA of the North Shore INCMA · FY2023$7,219
First Baptist ChurchMA · FY2022$60,701
Beth Israel Lahey Health INCMA · FY2022$12,430
YMCA of the North ShoreFY2022$8,672
First Baptist ChurchMA · FY2021$58,279
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$70K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$70K
Money outPt IX
$96K
Ln 25
Programscol B$75K
Managementcol C$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$70K
Gains on assetsLn 7$26K
Total revenueLn 12$70K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
SavingsLn 2$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$39K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K$39K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$75K$75K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$96K$75K$22K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $70K$96K−$26K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $88K$93K−$5K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 −$20K$90K−$109K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 −$59K$112K−$171K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $562K$94K$468K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $41K$95K−$54K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $70,393 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $88,096$70,393
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $88,096$70,393
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $74,256$74,774
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $16,521$17,337
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,035$4,350
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $92,812$96,461
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,716−$26,068
Part VI · Governance 0 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $70,393 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $44,459$44,459
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $25,934$25,934
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $70,393$70,393
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $96,461 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $74,774$74,774
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $17,337$17,337
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,513$2,513
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,837$1,837
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $74,774 · Management $21,687 · Fundraising $0$96,461
Part X · Balance sheet $1,440,843 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,176$1,014
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $37,411$38,308
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,428,549$1,401,521
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,467,136$1,440,843
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,467,136$1,440,843
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,467,136$1,440,843
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,440,843 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$70,393
XI-2 Total expenses$96,461
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$26,068
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,467,136
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$225
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,440,843

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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