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Dow Endowment Fund INC

Tax-deductible

Cordova, TN501(c)(3)Diseases & DisordersEIN 20-0831588

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Provide financial assistance to educational/ medical programs

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ 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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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $89K a year · 44% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
78 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 77.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
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
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$158K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$104K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$158K
FY2024▲ +3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$274K
FY2022$287K
FY2023$153K
FY2024$158K
Expenses
$104K
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$116K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$147K
FY2023$99K
FY2024$104K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$828K
FY2021$989K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2004.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $91K Management & general 12% · $13K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers financial aid for educational and medical programs.

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1 program · $91K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide financial assistance to EDUCATIONAL/ medical programs

$91Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Shah Private FoundationFY2020$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 18 grants · $498K · 2020–2024
Dow Class 1989-2FY2024$35,000
Dow Class of 1993 Ped WardFY2024$30,000
Class of 1986FY2024$25,764
Dow Class 1984FY2023$50,000
Dow Class 1989-2FY2023$35,000
Class of 1986FY2022$42,289
Dow Class 1989-2FY2022$35,000
Dow Class 1991FY2022$25,781
Dow Class of 1985 Special ProFY2022$18,000
Dow Class of 1985FY2022$8,000
Dow Class 1989-2FY2021$35,000
Dow Class of 1986FY2021$28,200
Dow Class 1991FY2021$13,000
Dow Class of 1985FY2021$11,250
Dow Class of 1993 Ped WardFY2021$9,800
Dow Class 1992FY2020$41,319
Dow Class 1989-2FY2020$35,000
Dow Class of 1985FY2020$20,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$158K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$104K
Ln 25
Programscol B$91K
Managementcol C$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$670K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$29K
Total revenueLn 12$158K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$670K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$670K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$548K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$658K$670K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$490K$548K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$91K$91K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$104K$91K$13K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $158K$104K$54K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $153K$99K$54K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $287K$147K$140K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $274K$111K$162K$989K 990 PDF
FY2020 $151K$116K$35K$828K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $157,804 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$110,150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$110,150
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,212$14,212
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $28,904$28,904
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,538$4,538
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,538 · Excluded from tax $43,116$157,804
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $103,663 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $90,764$90,764
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,505$3,505
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,744$4,744
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $4,650$4,650
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $90,764 · Management $12,899 · Fundraising $0$103,663
Part X · Balance sheet $1,222,721 assets, 6 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,474; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $658,489$669,787
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $490,277$548,460
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,153,240$1,222,721
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,153,240$1,222,721
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,153,240$1,222,721
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,222,721 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$157,804
XI-2 Total expenses$103,663
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,141
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,153,240
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$15,340
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,222,721

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

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