Farther Foundation FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Oak Park, IL501(c)(3)Since 2008EducationEIN 26-2655350Revenue $96K in FY2020

On file with the IRSfartherfoundation.org223 S Elmwood Ave, 60302-3221 · Oak Park, ILTax-exempt since Sep 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To inspire greater academic achievement and life success for students from low-income, at risk populations through participation in unique enrichment travel experiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$3K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $275K a year · 53% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
3
named funders · $28K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
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Revenue
$96K
Net assets
$224K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$96K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$102K
FY2022$156K
FY2023$772K
FY2024$187K
FY2025$611K
Expenses
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FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$204K
FY2024$208K
FY2025$332K
Net assets
$224K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$220K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$809K
FY2024$821K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2008.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990-EZ; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$3,250Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Weindling’s $24K as President is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Weindling$24,000$7,500$3,000$3,000$3,000$3,250

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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Programs and updates

Inspires academic and life success through unique enrichment travel for at-risk students.

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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 3 funders$28K
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Grants paid · 27 grants · $620K · 2023–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$69,951
CieeFY2025$40,639
Individual RecipientFY2025$34,787
Individual RecipientFY2025$23,955
The Road Less TraveledFY2025$19,000
Boston UniversityFY2025$18,872
HighsightFY2025$12,500
Individual RecipientFY2025$10,037
Syracuse UniversityFY2025$8,766
University of WisconsinFY2025$8,500
Individual RecipientFY2025$7,449
Yale UniversityFY2025$6,000
Brown UniversityFY2025$5,534
Evanston ScholarsIL · FY2024$60,953
Unitemized GrantFY2024$46,908
The Road Less TraveledFY2024$40,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$7,373
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$96K
Other income$96K
Owns and owes
$224K
net assets
People
8
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$96K
Total revenue$96K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Net assets$224K
Operations
Employees1
Volunteers5
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $611K$332K$279K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $187K$208K−$21K$821K 990 PDF
FY2023 $772K$204K$568K$809K 990 PDF
FY2022 $156K$219K 990 PDF
FY2021 $102K$220K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $96K$224K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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