Woody Williams Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Louisville, KY501(c)(3)Since 2010Public & Societal BenefitEIN 06-1840409Revenue $1.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSwoodywilliams.org12123 Shelbyville Rd Ste 100, 40243-1079 · Louisville, KYTax-exempt since Oct 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To honor, recognize, and serve gold star families and the legacy of their loved ones who have paid the ultimate sacrifice by pursuing three focused programs: gold star families memorial monuments, outreach and education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 500 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$54K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$550K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$550K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$765K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$873K
FY2023$633K
FY2024$633K
FY2025$550K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2013-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2014.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $896K Management & general 9% · $102K Fundraising 10% · $108K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairpe
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Harris’s $72K as President is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chad Graham—$6,000$97,721$81,912$73,542$63,152
Mark Harris$72,000$71,954————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Honors and serves families of fallen service members, preserving their loved ones' legacies.

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2 programs · $896K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Gold Star Families Memorial Monuments(gsfmms)

GSFMMS provide permanent, public places of honor and remembrance for gold star families and their loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice. Each monument demonstrates a community's commitment to recognizing gold star families while preserving the legacy and sacrifice of our nation's fallen service members.

$798Kprogram expense
02

Community Outreach

This program creates meaningful opportunities for gold star families (GSF) to gather, honor and remember their loved ones, and build lasting connections. In partnership with community orgs,veterans groups, businesses, and others,we provide a variety of opportunities to honor and recognize GSF while increasing public awareness of their…

$98Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $8K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,005
Unitemized GrantFY2022$500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$964K
Other incomeLn 4–11$138K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$896K
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$108K
Owns and owesPt X
$550K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$538K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$964K
Government grantsLn 1e$144K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$28K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$138K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$216K
SavingsLn 2$322K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$538K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
Net assetsLn 32$550K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$669K$538K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$32K$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$826K$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$193K$54K
Net assetsLn 32$633K$550K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$750$750
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$50K$14K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$211K$86K$55K$70K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$985$897$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$12K$6K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$25K$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$15K$885$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$648$486$162
Office expensesLn 13$17K$8K$3K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$12K$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$420$876
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$3K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$219$219
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$686K$677K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$509$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$896K$102K$108K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.1M$8K$550K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M−$4K$633K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.6M−$240K$633K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$2.0M−$198K$873K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.6M$386K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.2M$124K$765K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,113,687 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,359,393$963,781
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,446$11,857
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $72,587$138,049
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,441,426$1,113,687
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,715$750
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $345,054$312,299
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,093,367$792,983
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,445,136$1,106,032
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,710$7,655
Part VI · Governance 19 of 20 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $1,113,687 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$45,086
VIII-1e Government grants$144,113
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$774,582
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$28,405
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$963,781
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $11,857$11,857
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $138,049$138,049
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,857 · Excluded from tax $138,049$1,113,687
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,106,032 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $750$750
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,400 · Management $14,400 · Fundraising $7,200$72,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $86,216 · Management $54,951 · Fundraising $70,013$211,180
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $985 · Management $897 · Fundraising $2,162$4,044
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,097 · Management $6,141 · Fundraising $6,837$25,075
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $24,560 · Management $3,070 · Fundraising $3,070$30,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,053 · Management $885 · Fundraising $1,771$17,709
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $486 · Management $162$648
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,561 · Management $2,936 · Fundraising $6,814$17,311
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,647 · Management $5,704 · Fundraising $6,418$23,769
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,768 · Management $420 · Fundraising $876$7,064
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,074 · Management $1,755$4,829
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $219$219
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,139$1,139
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $677,195 · Management $8,626$685,821
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $509 · Fundraising $3,265$3,774
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $896,011 · Management $101,595 · Fundraising $108,426$1,106,032
Part X · Balance sheet $603,546 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $360,017$216,280
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $309,116$321,549
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $30,000$31,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,958$3,758
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $31,535$30,959
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $825,626$603,546
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $192,715$53,963
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $192,715$53,963
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $120,725$85,099
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $512,186$464,484
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $632,911$549,583
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $825,626$603,546
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $549,583 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,113,687
XI-2 Total expenses$1,106,032
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,655
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$632,911
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$90,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$983
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$549,583

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