Ocean State Charities Trust FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Pawtucket, RI501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 05-0390916

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Promotion of social welfare within the State of rhode island.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $82K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$66K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$540K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$618K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$5.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$540K
FY2023▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$623K
FY2022$496K
FY2023$540K
FY2024$394K
FY2025$331K
Expenses
$618K
FY2023▲ +16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$546K
FY2022$534K
FY2023$618K
FY2024$581K
FY2025$512K
Net assets
$5.2M
FY2023▼ -2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$5.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1981.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $567K Management & general 8% · $51K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves social welfare for Rhode Island residents.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $411K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

As a charitable trust, ocean state charities trust promotes social welfare within the state of rhode island through grants to public charities that provide assistance to citizens within the state of rhode island, particularly those charities whose purposes is to promote or support housing, health, education and welfare.

$411Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.7M · 2020–2024
State of Rhode IslandFY2024$253,220
State of Rhode IslandFY2023$365,673
State of Rhode IslandFY2022$410,611
State of Rhode IslandFY2021$333,259
State of Rhode IslandFY2020$351,448

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$540K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$418K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Money outPt IX
$618K
Ln 25
Programscol B$567K
Managementcol C$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$418K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Gains on assetsLn 7$275K
Total revenueLn 12$540K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$66K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$5K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.2M$5.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$66K
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M$5.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$411K$411K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$62K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50K$40K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$9K$956
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f$24K$19K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$15K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$769$623$146
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$618K$567K$51K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $331K$512K−$182K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $394K$581K−$187K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $540K$618K−$78K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $496K$534K−$38K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $623K$546K$77K$6.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $539,797 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$100,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$100,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $143,084$143,084
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $274,763$274,763
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $21,950$21,950
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $439,797$539,797
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $617,801 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $410,611$410,611
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,164 · Management $15,541$77,705
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,670 · Management $9,917$49,587
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,163 · Management $956$10,119
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,745$10,745
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $19,358 · Management $4,840$24,198
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,461 · Management $2,263$4,724
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,429 · Management $0$6,429
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,884 · Management $2,310$17,194
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $623 · Management $146$769
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,450$2,450
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,543 · Management $1,727$3,270
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $566,906 · Management $50,895 · Fundraising $0$617,801
Part X · Balance sheet $5,220,158 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,221$5,467
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,869$12,196
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,282$4,796
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,229,734$5,131,514
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,100$66,185
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,244,206$5,220,158
X-25 Other liabilities$66,090
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$66,090
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,933,231$4,826,044
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $310,975$328,024
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,244,206$5,154,068
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,244,206$5,220,158
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,154,068 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$539,797
XI-2 Total expenses$617,801
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$78,004
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,244,206
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$17,634
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$5,500
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,154,068

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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