Cornerstone Charitable foundation's mission is to strengthen local catholic communities for future generations by providing grants and financing programs for catholic and mission-supportive non-profit organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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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FY2023 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $232K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$50K
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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.4 months of spending in cash, plus $4.5M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $37K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.9M
162% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 162% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+59% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
94%
Net assets
−$4.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2023▲ +59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2023▲ +161%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
−$4.6M
FY2023▼ -49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$2.9M
FY2021−$3.0M
FY2022−$3.1M
FY2023−$4.6M
FY2024−$5.4M

From the FY2023 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 Jun 2006.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $3.3M Management & general 5% · $169K Fundraising 1% · $39K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Walter’s $82K as President is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Walter$82,500$50,000$10,000$15,000$62,500

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

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Funds Catholic and mission-supportive nonprofits to strengthen communities for future generations.

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3 programs · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Under its endowment funding program, cornerstone maintains and administers and insurance program which involves the payment of life insurance premiums on a pool of insurance policies of which cornerstone is the owner and beneficiary.

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

Under its real estate program, cornerstone acquires, manages and develops real estate to strengthen catholic communities.

$18Kprogram expense
03

Under its conduit bond program, cornerstone serves as a bond issuer for other mission-supportive organizations.

$4Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$37K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $755K · 2020–2024
St John the Baptist ParishKS · FY2024$101,647
Unitemized GrantFY2024$63,900
St John the Baptist ParishKS · FY2023$50,000
St John the Baptist ParishKS · FY2022$145,920
St John the Baptist ParishKS · FY2021$193,500
St John the Baptist ParishKS · FY2020$200,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$260K
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$169K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
−$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$260K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Gains on assetsLn 7$44
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
SavingsLn 2$91K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$120K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.9M
Net assetsLn 32−$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$212K$120K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.9M$11.9M
Net assetsLn 32−$3.1M−$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$68K$68K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$20K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$46K$45K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$48K$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$8K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$236$236
InterestLn 20$475K$475K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$2.8M$2.8M$892
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$841
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$3.3M$169K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$2.2M−$864K−$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.0M$3.5M−$1.5M−$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.4M−$73K−$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.5M−$106K−$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$1.6M$1.4M−$2.9M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,040,987 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $624,865$259,673
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $581,217$1,720,605
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $57,188$60,709
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,700$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,284,970$2,040,987
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $145,920$67,955
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,226$53,825
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,201,253$3,417,777
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,358,399$3,539,557
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$73,429−$1,498,570
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,040,987 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $136 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$259,673
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$45,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$259,673
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,720,469$1,720,469
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $60,665$60,665
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $44$44
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,720,605 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $60,709$2,040,987
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,539,557 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $67,955$67,955
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $20,000 · Fundraising $30,000$50,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $1,530 · Fundraising $2,295$3,825
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $44,516 · Fundraising $1,935$46,451
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $47,626$47,626
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,815 · Management $22,393$30,208
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $4,457$4,457
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,585$1,585
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,360$1,360
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,154$18,154
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $236$236
IX-20 InterestPrograms $475,250$475,250
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $29,090$29,090
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,758,505 · Management $892$2,759,397
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,122 · Management $841$3,963
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,332,161 · Management $168,709 · Fundraising $38,687$3,539,557
Part X · Balance sheet $7,370,227 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,830$28,142
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $180,523$91,457
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,330$17,691
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $75,294$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,225,317$1,196,227
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $855,000$1,010,084
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $3,599,063$3,532,188
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,859,652$1,494,438
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,845,009$7,370,227
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,368$39,097
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,477$3,020
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,906,372$11,928,976
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$4,064,616−$5,616,113
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,003,253$1,057,364
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$3,061,363−$4,558,749
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,845,009$7,370,227
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$4,558,749 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,040,987
XI-2 Total expenses$3,539,557
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,498,570
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$3,061,363
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$84
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,100
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$4,558,749

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