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The Ryan Foundation INC

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Dallas, TX501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 13-4369009Revenue $1.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRS13155 Noel Rd Ste 100, 75240-5050 · Dallas, TXTax-exempt since Oct 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The primary activity of the Foundation will be the making of grants to qualifying individuals and to other charitable, religious, and education organizations that are exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the code.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 700 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $452K a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$98K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$826K
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$418K
FY2021$741K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$98K
FY2024▼ -68%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$1.5M
FY2021$679K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$309K
FY2024$98K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2010.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $1.5M Management & general 5% · $83K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
G Brint Ryan
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ginny Kissling
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Kendrick Lee
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Allen
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ryan Bieber
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Loy Hughes
Director
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides grants to individuals and other tax-exempt charitable, religious, and educational groups.

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2 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The foundation provides support to other 501(c)(3) organizations that focus on health, education, poverty, and distress.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

The foundation provides a disaster relief and emergency hardship grant program that primarily focuses on the group of persons consisting of employees of ryan, LLC (or an affiliate of ryan, LLC) and their family members.

$70Kprogram 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
The Blackbaud Giving FundFY2024$17K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K
Grants paid · 82 grants · $2.8M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$71,537
Folds of Honor - North Texas INCTX · FY2023$250,000
CisdrTX · FY2023$196,667
Boys & Girls Club of Collin CountyTX · FY2023$100,000
Vef-Benefit for ChildrenNJ · FY2023$50,000
Education Is Freedom FoundationTX · FY2023$50,000
Project Destined INCDC · FY2023$30,000
North Texas Food BankTX · FY2023$30,000
Southwestern Diabetic Foundation INCTX · FY2023$25,000
Ronald McDonald House of Dallas INCTX · FY2023$25,000
Helping Hands for Single Moms DallasTX · FY2023$25,000
America's CharitiesVA · FY2023$20,000
Special Olympics Georgia INCGA · FY2023$16,500
The Shaquille O'Neal FoundationNV · FY2023$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,849
Nustar FoundationTX · FY2023$14,000
Fedex Pilots Charitable FundTN · FY2023$10,000
Dallas Mayor's Education InitiativesFY2023$10,000
See all 82 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$83K
Owns and owesPt X
$98K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K
Total assetsLn 16$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$98K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$98K
Total assetsLn 16$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$98K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6700
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$309K$98K
Total assetsLn 16$309K$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$309K$98K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.4M$1.4M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$72K$72K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$48K$48K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$2K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.5M$83K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.6M−$211K$98K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.4M−$129K$309K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.4M−$241K$438K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$741K$2.4M$679K 990 PDF
FY2020 $826K$418K$408K−$1.5M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,342,105 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,282,706$1,342,105
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,282,706$1,342,105
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,363,771$1,467,848
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $47,970$85,030
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,411,741$1,552,878
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$129,035−$210,773
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,342,105 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,342,105
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,342,105
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,342,105
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,552,878 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,396,311$1,396,311
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $71,537$71,537
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,869$14,869
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $47,889$47,889
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,534 · Management $20,738$22,272
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,469,382 · Management $83,496 · Fundraising $0$1,552,878
Part X · Balance sheet $98,128 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $308,901$98,128
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $308,901$98,128
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $308,901$98,128
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $308,901$98,128
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $308,901$98,128
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $98,128 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,342,105
XI-2 Total expenses$1,552,878
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$210,773
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$308,901
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$98,128

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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