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Franklin S Charge INC

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Franklin, TN501(c)(3)Environment EIN 20-1774789Revenue $3.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRSfranklinscharge.orgPo Box 573, 37065-0573 · Franklin, TNTax-exempt since Feb 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Primary purpose is preserving Americas threatened Civil War battlefields in Williamson County, Tennessee and the education of the public about Civil War events in Middle Tennessee.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 94% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $2.1M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.5M
72% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 72% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$198K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2024▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$8K
FY2022$32K
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$3.5M
Expenses
$198K
FY2024▲ +67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2021$57K
FY2022$23K
FY2023$119K
FY2024$198K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -76%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$1.4M

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 Feb 2005.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $128K Management & general 35% · $69K Fundraising 1% · $1K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Tom Powell
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ernie Bacon
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nancy Conway
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nelson Eddy
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kay Heller
Director
$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

Preserves Civil War battlefields and educates the public about Middle Tennessee's history.

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1 program · $128K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Preservation of historic civil war battlefields and aiding in the public awareness of the local history

$128Kprogram 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
American Battlefield TrFY2024$2.1M
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$27K
The Community Foundation of MiddleFY2024$10K
The Heller Family FoundationFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$2.1M
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $181K · 2023–2024
African American VeteransFY2024$110,866
Battle of Franklin Trust INCTN · FY2023$70,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Money outPt IX
$198K
Ln 25
Programscol B$128K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$138K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$856K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$307K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$307K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$160K$307K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.6M$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$115K$115K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$19K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$6K$255
Total functional expensesLn 25$198K$128K$69K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.5M$198K$3.3M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$119K$4.0M$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $32K$23K$8K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8K$57K−$48K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11K$29K−$18K$1.8M 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
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Part I · Summary $3,468,859 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,059,421$4,329,398
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income−$855,579
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $28,136−$4,960
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,087,557$3,468,859
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $70,650$114,585
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $48,033$83,257
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $118,683$197,842
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,968,874$3,271,017
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,468,859 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$138,400
VIII-1e Government grants$4,041,350
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$149,648
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,329,398
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $19,870$19,870
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$855,579−$855,579
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$24,830
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$855,579 · Excluded from tax $19,870$3,468,859
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $197,842 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $114,585$114,585
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,290 · Fundraising $1,350$20,640
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,655$2,655
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,051$1,051
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $26,655$26,655
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-20 InterestManagement $19,778$19,778
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,654$2,654
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,789$1,789
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,280 · Management $255$6,535
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $127,674 · Management $68,818 · Fundraising $1,350$197,842
Part X · Balance sheet $4,859,016 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $160,388$306,650
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$983,850
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,563,981$3,568,516
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,737,119$4,859,016
X-19 Deferred revenue$3,448,879
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,688$36,018
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,688$3,484,897
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,723,431$1,327,952
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$46,167
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,723,431$1,374,119
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,737,119$4,859,016
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,374,119 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,468,859
XI-2 Total expenses$197,842
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,271,017
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,723,431
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$7,620,329
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,374,119

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

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