Marshall Community Foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 53% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
85% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8.9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $25.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
8.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $177K
5 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$126K
0.5% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.5% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
12 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.7M
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$26.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$953K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$26.3M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.4M
FY2021$20.8M
FY2022$17.1M
FY2023$19.9M
FY2024$24.0M
FY2025$26.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1970.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.4M Management & general 5% · $87K Fundraising 10% · $166K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shannon Tiernan’s $67K as Exec Director is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1691 $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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Manages endowments and grants funds for community projects.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To manage community endowment funds and distribute grants from the earnings of the endowment.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7011281) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

Funders

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 · 9 grants · $3.5M · 2019–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$1,024,957
Unitemized GrantFY2024$238,794
Individual RecipientFY2023$584,387
Unitemized GrantFY2023$416,453
Individual RecipientFY2022$588,511
Unitemized GrantFY2022$223,435
Unitemized GrantFY2021$156,021
Unitemized GrantFY2020$127,190
Unitemized GrantFY2019$147,189

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$238K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$87K
Fundraisingcol D$166K
Owns and owesPt X
$26.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$26.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$126K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$238K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.2M
Total assetsLn 16$26.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$126K
Net assetsLn 32$26.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$18.6M$17.3M$14.3M$12.2M$14.7M
AddedLn 1b$2.2M$278K$983K$486K$2.6M
SpentLn 1d–1f$938K$903K$869K$478K$467K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$612K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$23.5M$25.2M
Total assetsLn 16$24.1M$26.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K$126K
Net assetsLn 32$24.0M$26.3M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.0M$1.0M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$239K$239K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$171K$92K$41K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$3K$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$179$96$43$40
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$7K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$768$704
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$452$244$108$100
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$974$893
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$125K$16K$10K$99K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$7K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.4M$87K$166K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 5, 2026 $2.7M$1.6M$1.0M$26.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2025 $1.9M$1.4M$475K$24.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 13, 2024 $2.0M$1.2M$833K$19.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 3, 2023 $1.8M$1.0M$790K$17.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 8, 2022 $6.3M$953K$5.4M$20.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 12, 2021 $1.0M$1.1M−$90K$15.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants L · Interested persons O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $2,651,949 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $369,647$1,294,254
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,265,834$1,119,792
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $239,310$237,903
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,874,791$2,651,949
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000,840$1,263,751
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $181,431$189,060
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $217,538$196,621
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,399,809$1,649,432
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $474,982$1,002,517
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $2,651,949 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$290
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,293,964
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,294,254
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,119,792$1,119,792
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $237,903$237,903
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,119,792 · Excluded from tax $237,903$2,651,949
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,649,432 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,024,957$1,024,957
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $238,794$238,794
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $92,115 · Management $40,940 · Fundraising $37,528$170,583
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,728 · Management $1,212 · Fundraising $1,112$5,052
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $96 · Management $43 · Fundraising $40$179
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,153 · Management $3,179 · Fundraising $2,914$13,246
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,740$26,740
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $20,311$20,311
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,866 · Management $1,274 · Fundraising $1,168$5,308
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,728 · Management $768 · Fundraising $704$3,200
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $244 · Management $108 · Fundraising $100$452
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,191 · Management $974 · Fundraising $893$4,058
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,262 · Management $9,502 · Fundraising $99,283$125,047
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,760 · Management $2,475 · Fundraising $2,270$11,505
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,395,894 · Management $87,215 · Fundraising $166,323$1,649,432
Part X · Balance sheet $26,415,718 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $611,520$1,227,086
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $23,502,218$25,188,632
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,113,738$26,415,718
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $109,044$126,341
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $109,044$126,341
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,371,357$23,513,685
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,633,337$2,775,692
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,004,694$26,289,377
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,113,738$26,415,718
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,289,377 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,651,949
XI-2 Total expenses$1,649,432
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,002,517
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,004,694
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,282,166
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$26,289,377

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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