The Hamels Foundation INC

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Springfield, MO501(c)(3)Since 2008Human ServicesEIN 26-3128059Revenue $199K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthehamelsfoundation.orgPo Box 10654, 65808-0654 · Springfield, MOTax-exempt since Apr 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Hamels foudation is dedicated to enriching the lives of children through the power of education by giving them the tools they need to achieve their goals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
42¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $106K a year · 115% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
42%
of spending
Concern: 42% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 81% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$199K
+224% vs prior year
Spent
$219K
To programs
42%
Net assets
$704K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$199K
FY2025▲ +224%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$93K
FY2021$87K
FY2022$67K
FY2023$46K
FY2024$62K
FY2025$199K
Expenses
$219K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$271K
FY2021$220K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$122K
FY2024$206K
FY2025$219K
Net assets
$704K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$903K
FY2023$886K
FY2024$741K
FY2025$704K

From the FY2025 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 Apr 2009.

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

Where the money goes

42 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 42% · $91K Management & general 56% · $124K Fundraising 2% · $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

7 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$91,167Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretarytreasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alaina Baker’s $91K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alaina Baker$91,167—————
Kathleen Greene—$15,000$15,000$15,000$31,925$67,200
Bj Richardson—————$1,000

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

Programs and updates

Enriches children's lives through grants and clinics, building schools in Africa.

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1 program · $91K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The hamels foundation has a dual purpose to provide support for quality education in the united states and establish a school in malawi, africa. The hamels foundation takes a community-based approach to education by providing assistance to schools as well as supporting other education based non-profit entities in the united states in…

$91Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $373K · 2020–2025
Amy Middle SchoolPA · FY2022$13,119
Little League Baseball INCPA · FY2021$20,000
Formidable JoyCA · FY2020$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$199K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$150K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Money outPt IX
$219K
Ln 25
Programscol B$91K
Managementcol C$124K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$704K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$709K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$150K
Gains on assetsLn 7$134K
Total revenueLn 12$199K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$39K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$39K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$666K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$709K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$704K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K$39K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$679K$666K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$741K$709K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$5K
Net assetsLn 32$741K$704K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$56K$56K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$97K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$34K$34K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$747$747
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$219K$91K$124K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $199K$219K−$20K$704K 990 PDF
FY2024 $62K$206K−$145K$741K 990 PDF
FY2023 $46K$122K−$76K$886K 990 PDF
FY2022 $67K$149K−$82K$903K 990 PDF
FY2021 $87K$220K−$133K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $93K$271K−$179K$1.1M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $199,205 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $55,527$49,508
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,000$149,697
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $61,527$199,205
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $65,383$56,662
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $54,238$105,900
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $86,818$56,563
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $206,439$219,125
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$144,912−$19,920
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $199,205 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$6,303
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$43,205
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$49,508
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $15,217$15,217
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $134,480$134,480
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $149,697 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$199,205
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $219,125 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $55,662$55,662
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $97,417$97,417
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $8,483$8,483
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $34,406$34,406
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,800$2,800
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,859$1,859
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $747$747
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $4,338$4,338
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,544$9,544
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,018$1,018
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,851$1,851
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $91,068 · Management $123,719 · Fundraising $4,338$219,125
Part X · Balance sheet $708,724 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $57,002$38,674
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $46$46
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,464$4,464
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $679,119$665,540
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $740,631$708,724
X-25 Other liabilities$4,548
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$4,548
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $740,631$704,176
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $740,631$704,176
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $740,631$708,724
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $704,176 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$199,205
XI-2 Total expenses$219,125
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$19,920
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$740,631
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$16,535
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$704,176

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

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