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Enhance student education and programs for the Camp Hill School District. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $2.2M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, and $14.4M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers
Location
Camp Hill, PA
Website
www.thelionfoundation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$2.2MFY2025
Expenses
$1.1M
Net assets
$14.4M
People
23
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  20-0081148 Public foundation / grantmaker Camp Hill, PA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Figures match the IRS filing checked 9/3/26 · see original: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Enhance student education and programs for the Camp Hill School District.
Leadership
Kelly Falck · Executive Director · $50K
Money in and out
$2.2M revenue, $1.1M expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency
Grants paid & assets · FY2025
Total revenue
$2.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$14.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.1M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
151.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -31% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+49%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×43 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +207%
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +54%
Total assets
$14.4M
FY2025▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$2.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$14.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$14.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 325
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 424

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLion Foundation
EINHdr · item D20-0081148
Principal addressHdr · item CCamp Hill, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thelionfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a25
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b24
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$49,811Pt VII · Sec A
VP External Affairs
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Internal Affairs
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Thru May 25
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Thru May 26
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Thru May 25
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Thru May 26
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Falck’s $50K as Executive Director is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1688 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robin Jones$17,095$49,868
Kelly Falck$49,811$43,680$29,885

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $991K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Costs associated with the annual operation and maintenance of the grace milliman pollock performing arts center for the camp hill school district. In 2006, longtime camp hill resident, MRS.

$622Kprogram expense
02

Costs associated with providing funding for various academic, athletic and cultural grant projects and programs benefiting the camp hill school district and students that taxpayer dollars do not cover.

$368Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income$1.8M · 80%
Contributions & grants$473K · 21%
Investment income80%$1.8M
Contributions & grants21%$473K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.04
Program services87%$991K
Management & general9%$106K
Fundraising4%$43K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$14.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$14.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed19.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $14.4M · Operating expenses/yr $1.1M
151.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $991K · Total expenses $1.1M
87%
Management & General
Management & general $106K · Total expenses $1.1M
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $43K · Total expenses $1.1M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $33K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $366K
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $473K · Total revenue $2.2M
21%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $2.2M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $2.2M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1.8M · Total revenue $2.2M
+80%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.1M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.2M · Prior year $732K
+207%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $496K · FY2024 $2.2M
+46%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $14.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.2M · Expenses $1.1M
+49%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $14.4M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $14.4M · Total assets $14.4M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $12.5M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $14.4M
87%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kelly Falck · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $50K · Total expenses $1.1M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $109K · Total expenses $1.1M
10%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Revenue growth 207%
Investment management fee ratio 0.3%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $2.8M · 2020–2024
Camp Hill School DistrictFY2024$931,810
Camp Hill School DistrictFY2023$564,859
Camp Hill School DistrictFY2022$432,299
Camp Hill School DistrictFY2022$36,301
Camp Hill School DistrictFY2021$396,413
Camp Hill School DistrictFY2020$398,222

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$2.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$732K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023not on file
FY2022$4.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$721K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$496K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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