Indian River Community Foundation FY2024 filing

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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.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$245K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$245K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 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
$3.8M
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$32.3M
+139% vs prior year
Spent
$21.5M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$90.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$32.3M
FY2024▲ +139%
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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
$21.5M
FY2024▲ +13%
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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
$90.2M
FY2024▲ +23%
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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 FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $20.5M Management & general 4% · $799K Fundraising 1% · $230K

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; $245K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO/President
$245,176Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

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1 program · $20.5M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Indian river community foundation's mission is building a better community through donor-driven philanthropy. One way we carry out our mission is by growing, stewarding and deploying philanthropic capital to make our community better.

$20.5Mprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$32.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$672K
Money outPt IX
$21.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$20.5M
Managementcol C$799K
Fundraisingcol D$230K
Owns and owesPt X
$90.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.7M
Total assetsLn 16$94.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$16.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$4.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$672K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.3M
Total revenueLn 12$32.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$247K
SavingsLn 2$5.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$88.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K
Other assetsLn 15$32K
Total assetsLn 16$94.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M
Net assetsLn 32$90.2M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M$5.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$73.8M$88.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$90K$60K
Total assetsLn 16$78.4M$94.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M$3.8M
Net assetsLn 32$73.4M$90.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$19.3M$19.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$237K$71K$47K$118K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$321K$148K$126K$47K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$6K$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$47K$19K$15K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$14K$11K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Investment management feesLn 11f$354K$354K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$111K$111K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$62K$31K$2K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$5K$16K$202
Information technologyLn 14$175$140$35
OccupancyLn 16$54K$5K$50K
TravelLn 17$11K$8K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K$14K$9K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$917$917
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$890K$800K$90K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$2K$7K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$21.5M$20.5M$799K$230K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $32.5M$19.3M$13.2M$109.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $32,324,111 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,188,776$27,213,808
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,840,721$4,437,827
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $516,827$672,476
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,546,324$32,324,111
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $17,163,645$19,279,742
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $619,230$658,288
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,360,750$1,609,520
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $19,143,625$21,547,550
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,597,301$10,776,561
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $32,324,111 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$27,213,808
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,743,360
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$27,213,808
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,180,960$2,180,960
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,256,867$2,256,867
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $672,476$672,476
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $672,476 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,437,827$32,324,111
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $21,547,550 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $19,279,742$19,279,742
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,036 · Management $47,358 · Fundraising $118,394$236,788
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $147,905 · Management $126,361 · Fundraising $47,082$321,348
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,406 · Management $5,083 · Fundraising $4,842$16,331
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,524 · Management $14,698 · Fundraising $14,000$47,222
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,357 · Management $11,391 · Fundraising $10,851$36,599
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,758 · Management $4,758$9,516
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,595$29,595
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $353,523$353,523
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $111,330$111,330
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $31,026 · Management $1,897 · Fundraising $28,859$61,782
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,606 · Management $15,856 · Fundraising $202$20,664
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $140 · Fundraising $35$175
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,721 · Management $49,598$54,319
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,327 · Management $2,339$10,666
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,282 · Management $9,096 · Fundraising $3,975$27,353
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $29,783$29,783
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $917$917
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $799,931 · Management $90,123$890,054
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,773 · Management $6,802 · Fundraising $1,268$9,843
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $20,518,864 · Management $799,178 · Fundraising $229,508$21,547,550
Part X · Balance sheet $93,996,305 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $127,476$247,418
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,386,703$5,444,001
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $48,942$74,371
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $89,884$60,100
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $73,778,276$88,138,401
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,358$32,014
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $78,436,639$93,996,305
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,935$11,833
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $258,330$275,733
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,799,481$3,482,817
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,073,746$3,770,383
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $72,229,638$87,140,325
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,133,255$3,085,597
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $73,362,893$90,225,922
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $78,436,639$93,996,305
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $90,225,922 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$32,324,111
XI-2 Total expenses$21,547,550
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,776,561
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$73,362,893
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,086,468
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$90,225,922

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