Indian River Community Foundation FY2021 filing

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Vero Beach, FL501(c)(3)Since 2004Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 20-1729243Revenue $15.9M in FY2021

On file with the IRSircommunityfoundation.org5070 Highway A1a Ste 200, 32963-1292 · Vero Beach, FLTax-exempt since Dec 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Indian River Community foundation's mission is building a better Community through donor-driven philanthropy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$198K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.7M a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$198K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% 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
22
named funders · $4.8M
Looks good: 22 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.0M
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
$15.9M
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$13.0M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$85.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$15.9M
FY2021▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.7M
FY2021$15.9M
FY2022$17.5M
FY2023$13.5M
FY2024$32.3M
FY2025$32.5M
Expenses
$13.0M
FY2021▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.8M
FY2021$13.0M
FY2022$12.5M
FY2023$19.1M
FY2024$21.5M
FY2025$19.3M
Net assets
$85.6M
FY2021▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$69.3M
FY2021$85.6M
FY2022$74.0M
FY2023$73.4M
FY2024$90.2M
FY2025$109.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Dec 2004.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $12.2M Management & general 5% · $669K Fundraising 1% · $173K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $198K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO/President
$198,153Pt 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

Jeffrey R Pickering’s $252K as CEO/President is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeffrey R Pickering$251,890$245,176$243,198$219,301$198,153$195,020
Heather O'Shea$120,000—————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects donors with local needs by managing charitable funds, endowments, and sharing research to guide impactful philanthropic investments in the community.

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1 program · $12.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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One way we carry out our mission is by growing, stewarding and deploying philanthropic capital to make our community better. We do this through two main products, donor advised funds and endowments, which our clients use to give or leave a legacy to the charitable causes they love.

$12.2Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1,183 grants · $79.8M · 2019–2024
Trinity CollegeCT · FY2024$2,200,000
Vero Classical SchoolFL · FY2024$1,015,300
Vero Beach Museum of Art INCFL · FY2024$853,428
The Learning Alliance INCFL · FY2024$222,000
Riverside Theatre INCFL · FY2024$209,400
First Methodist Church Vero BeachFY2024$196,000
Samaritans PurseNC · FY2024$193,000
Vero Beach Rowing INCFL · FY2024$167,928
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$500K
Money outPt IX
$13.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$12.2M
Managementcol C$669K
Fundraisingcol D$173K
Owns and owesPt X
$85.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$89.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$500K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4.0M
Total revenueLn 12$15.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$226K
SavingsLn 2$6.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$83.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$89.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
Net assetsLn 32$85.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 620
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.3M$6.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$63.2M$83.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$71.9M$89.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M$4.0M
Net assetsLn 32$69.3M$85.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$11.4M$11.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$231K$69K$46K$115K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$126K$49K$68K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$2K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$8K$7K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$8K$8K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Investment management feesLn 11f$376K$376K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$840$210
Office expensesLn 13$67K$27K$15K$25K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$912$228
OccupancyLn 16$38K$3K$34K
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$5K$2K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$637K$577K$61K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$2K$15K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.0M$12.2M$669K$173K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $32.5M$19.3M$13.2M$109.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $32.3M$21.5M$10.8M$90.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.5M$19.1M−$5.6M$73.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $17.5M$12.5M$4.9M$74.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $15.9M$13.0M$2.9M$85.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.7M$9.8M$1.9M$69.3M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $15,947,325 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,571,343$10,302,020
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,661,663$5,145,596
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $453,192$499,709
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,686,198$15,947,325
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,148,628$11,422,120
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $403,915$411,088
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,251,997$1,193,895
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,804,540$13,027,103
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,881,658$2,920,222
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $15,947,325 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,302,020
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,204,826
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,302,020
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,154,081$1,154,081
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,991,515$3,991,515
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $499,709$499,709
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $499,709 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,145,596$15,947,325
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,027,103 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $11,422,120$11,422,120
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,196 · Management $46,131 · Fundraising $115,326$230,653
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $49,419 · Management $67,598 · Fundraising $8,951$125,968
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,419 · Management $2,320 · Fundraising $2,535$7,274
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,805 · Management $7,482 · Fundraising $8,176$23,463
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,892 · Management $7,568 · Fundraising $8,270$23,730
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,764 · Management $1,764$3,528
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,285$22,285
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $376,032$376,032
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,850$5,850
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $840 · Fundraising $210$1,050
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,165 · Management $14,687 · Fundraising $24,869$66,721
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $912 · Fundraising $228$1,140
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,272 · Management $34,464$37,736
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,167 · Management $2,166$4,333
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,176 · Management $1,987 · Fundraising $3,176$10,339
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,648$6,648
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,136$3,136
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $576,528 · Management $60,654$637,182
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,838 · Management $14,552 · Fundraising $1,525$17,915
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,184,363 · Management $669,474 · Fundraising $173,266$13,027,103
Part X · Balance sheet $89,601,419 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $647,001$225,845
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,702,124$6,030,127
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $302,013$239,824
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,397$5,396
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,042$11,619
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $63,203,114$83,083,504
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,292$5,104
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $71,889,983$89,601,419
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,458$15,411
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $212,500$489,421
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,388,279$3,449,198
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,619,237$3,954,030
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $68,270,800$84,454,294
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $999,946$1,193,095
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $69,270,746$85,647,389
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $71,889,983$89,601,419
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $85,647,389 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,947,325
XI-2 Total expenses$13,027,103
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,920,222
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$69,270,746
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,456,421
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$85,647,389

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