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Ellen Curry Foundation FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Erie, PA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 23-2873313Revenue $62K in FY2021

On file with the IRS606 Holland St, 16501-1285 · Erie, PATax-exempt since Jan 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Providing educational "scholarships" for qualifying children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 35% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
34 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 34.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$62K
+181% vs prior year
Spent
$57K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$62K
FY2021▲ +181%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021$62K
FY2022$62K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$93K
Expenses
$57K
FY2021▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$57K
FY2022$51K
FY2023$69K
FY2024$66K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$940K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$995K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2021 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 Jan 1998.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $53K Management & general 7% · $4K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cherie Kinem
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Onjanette Jackson
Board Member
$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

Provides scholarships to help qualifying children get an education.

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1 program · $53K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Providing tuition assistance for children under the age of twenty-two who reside in housing owned or managed by the housing authority of the city of erie, pa.

$53Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Northwest Charitable FoundationFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$62K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$57K
Ln 25
Programscol B$53K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$162K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Government grantsLn 1e$100
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$674
Total revenueLn 12$62K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
SavingsLn 2$131K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$162K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$975K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$202K$162K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$772K$975K
Total assetsLn 16$974K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$940K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$53K$571
Total functional expensesLn 25$57K$53K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $93K$66K$28K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $229K$69K$160K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $62K$51K$11K$995K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $62K$57K$6K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $22K$60K−$38K$940K 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 I · Summary $62,204 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $40,385$35,270
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$21,083$21,073
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,863$5,861
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,165$62,204
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $60,405$56,629
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $60,405$56,629
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$38,240$5,575
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $62,204 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$35,170
VIII-1e Government grants$100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$35,270
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $21,747$21,747
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$674−$674
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$5,861
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,073$62,204
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $56,629 across 2 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,150$3,150
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,908 · Management $571$53,479
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $52,908 · Management $3,721 · Fundraising $0$56,629
Part X · Balance sheet $1,137,115 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,740$30,766
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $182,047$131,452
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $772,190$974,897
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $973,977$1,137,115
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $33,952$30,488
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,952$30,488
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $940,025$1,106,627
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $940,025$1,106,627
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $973,977$1,137,115
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,106,627 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$62,204
XI-2 Total expenses$56,629
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,575
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$940,025
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$161,027
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,106,627

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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