Rhode Island College Foundation FY2023 filing

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Providence, RI501(c)(3)Since 1965Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 05-6049721Revenue $3.4M in FY2023

On file with the IRSric.edu600 Mount Pleasant Avenue, 02908-1940 · Providence, RITax-exempt since Mar 1978Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To encourage and receive private and public support to enhance and expand Rhode Island college's continued tradition of educational excellence. The Foundation provides support for scholarships, faculty research grants, capital improvements, lecturers and other programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ 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
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 33% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.4M
-59% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$42.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.4M
FY2023▼ -59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$6.5M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2023▲ +46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.0M
Net assets
$42.0M
FY2023▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$33.6M
FY2021$44.5M
FY2022$37.7M
FY2023$42.0M
FY2024$47.5M
FY2025$53.9M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 1978.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $2.4M Management & general 10% · $299K Fundraising 12% · $360K

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

23 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Denise Domin’s $93K as Dir of Adm & Finance (thru 1/2024) is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2020
Edwin Pacheco—$144,256
Denise Domin$92,689—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports Rhode Island College scholarships, faculty research, and programs to enhance educational excellence.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Financial support to rhode island college by providing need and merit-based scholarships and awards to 507 students and assistance with faculty programming.

$789Kprogram expense
02

Financial support to rhode island college department of intercollegiate athletic services with athlete facility IMPROVEMENTS/MAINTENANCE, uniforms and equipment for various teams, and the purchase of TROPHIES/AWARDS for athletes.

$691Kprogram expense
03

Financial support to ric to support student engagement, lectures, faculty grants and supplemental compensation and conferences.

$476Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $10.1M · 2019–2024
Rhode Island CollegeFY2024$2,127,182
Rhode Island CollegeFY2023$2,407,956
Rhode Island CollegeFY2022$1,510,788
Rhode Island CollegeFY2021$824,283
Rhode Island CollegeFY2020$1,553,643
Rhode Island CollegeFY2019$1,709,436

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$562K
Other incomeLn 4–11$133K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$299K
Fundraisingcol D$360K
Owns and owesPt X
$42.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$878K
Total assetsLn 16$43.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$136K
Investment incomeLn 3$562K
Other incomeLn 4–11$133K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$241K
Total revenueLn 12$3.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$878K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$878K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$40.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$43.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$42.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 625
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$333K$878K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$35.8M$40.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$38.6M$43.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$953K$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$37.7M$42.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.5M$1.5M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$657K$288K$67K$302K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K$9K$2K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$19K$4K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$13K$5K$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$137K$137K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$171K$117K$54K
TravelLn 17$45K$44K$750
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$367K$351K$2K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$75K$48K$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.4M$299K$360K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.5M$4.0M$2.5M$53.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.3M$4.2M$35K$47.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $3.4M$3.1M$379K$42.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.4M$2.1M$6.3M$37.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.6M$3.4M$3.2M$44.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$4.3M−$1.9M$33.6M 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
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Part I · Summary $3,438,035 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,411,670$2,743,226
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,818,772$562,250
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $147,278$132,559
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,377,720$3,438,035
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $824,283$1,510,788
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $605,358$753,100
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $671,144$794,797
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,100,785$3,058,685
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,276,935$379,350
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,438,035 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$135,830
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,607,396
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$17,279
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,743,226
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $803,696$803,696
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$241,446−$241,446
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$14,953−$14,953
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $147,512$147,512
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $694,809$3,438,035
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,058,685 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,510,788$1,510,788
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $288,051 · Management $66,686 · Fundraising $302,091$656,828
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,355 · Management $2,166 · Fundraising $9,811$21,332
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,874 · Management $4,369 · Fundraising $19,794$43,037
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,971 · Management $4,772 · Fundraising $14,160$31,903
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $136,935$136,935
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $116,631 · Management $53,973$170,604
IX-17 TravelPrograms $44,393 · Fundraising $750$45,143
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $350,862 · Management $2,112 · Fundraising $13,791$366,765
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $47,796 · Management $27,554$75,350
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,399,721 · Management $298,567 · Fundraising $360,397$3,058,685
Part X · Balance sheet $43,255,879 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $333,182$877,790
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,268,535$1,145,561
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $35,821,183$40,153,112
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,174,570$1,079,416
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $38,603,483$43,255,879
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $197,888$735,497
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $329,428$204,428
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $425,444$352,304
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $952,760$1,292,229
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,054,996$4,514,130
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $34,595,727$37,449,520
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $37,650,723$41,963,650
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $38,603,483$43,255,879
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $41,963,650 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,438,035
XI-2 Total expenses$3,058,685
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$379,350
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$37,650,723
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,933,426
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$151
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$41,963,650

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