To provide grants to local charities through junior high and high school students participating in youth philanthropy education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 22 volunteers and 11 employees.
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $345K a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.8 months of spending in cash, plus $2.7M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $50K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
1.0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$872K
-70% vs prior year
Spent
$898K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$872K
FY2025▼ -70%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$629K
FY2021$622K
FY2022$742K
FY2023$650K
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$872K
Expenses
$898K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$650K
FY2021$594K
FY2022$673K
FY2023$744K
FY2024$788K
FY2025$898K
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2025▲ +0.5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$3.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2009.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $637K Management & general 11% · $102K Fundraising 18% · $159K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$98,753Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member - Exit 03/25
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Collison’s $99K as CEO is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelly Collison$98,753$91,704$89,250$83,375$80,000$78,100

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $637K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Grants are distributed through school and nonprofit youth group education programming and giving circles to nonprofit organizations. We had 150 programs participate and awarded 214 grants to 162 nonprofit organizations.

$637Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$50K
Grants paid · 18 grants · $112K · 2019–2024
4 Paws for Ability INCOH · FY2024$6,250
Dayton Dream CenterOH · FY2024$5,625
Jee FoodsOH · FY2024$5,200
Chemo Unity LLCOH · FY2023$7,135
Melody Makers Music FundOH · FY2023$6,017
Barracks Project INCKY · FY2023$5,146
Last Mile Food RescueOH · FY2022$5,750
Protect 4 Paws CoKY · FY2022$5,250
Pets for PatientsOH · FY2021$8,153
1n5OH · FY2021$7,125
Care ClosetKY · FY2021$5,546
4 Paws for Ability INCOH · FY2020$8,149
Dragonfly FoundationOH · FY2019$7,350
Childhood Food SolutionsOH · FY2019$5,700
Freestore-Foodbank INCOH · FY2019$5,105
4 Paws for Ability INCOH · FY2019$5,050

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$872K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$739K
Investment incomeLn 3$124K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Money outPt IX
$898K
Ln 25
Programscol B$637K
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$159K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$739K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$124K
Total revenueLn 12$872K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$276K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 622
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K$63K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$282K$276K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$232K$232K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$91K$5K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$331K$185K$17K$129K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$580$448$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$30K
Legal feesLn 11b$302$302
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$29K$14K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$775
Office expensesLn 13$21K$15K$3K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$7K$863$54
OccupancyLn 16$19K$10K$9K$562
TravelLn 17$16K$13K$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$10K$2K$796
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$41K$3K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$898K$637K$102K$159K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $872K$898K−$25K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.9M$788K$2.1M$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $650K$744K−$94K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $742K$673K$68K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $622K$594K$28K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $629K$650K−$20K$1.5M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $872,172 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,814,561$738,699
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,896$13,218
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $67,822$123,501
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,738−$3,246
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,905,017$872,172
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $198,627$232,283
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $349,976$465,403
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $239,569$199,882
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $788,172$897,568
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,116,845−$25,396
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $872,172 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,825
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$734,874
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$738,699
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,218$13,218
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $123,501$123,501
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,246−$3,246
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,218 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $120,255$872,172
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $897,568 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $232,283$232,283
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,356 · Management $5,076 · Fundraising $5,076$101,508
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $185,297 · Management $17,124 · Fundraising $128,657$331,078
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $580 · Management $448 · Fundraising $1,353$2,381
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $30,436$30,436
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $302$302
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,685$10,685
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,346$4,346
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,860 · Management $13,585 · Fundraising $1,158$43,603
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,161 · Fundraising $775$3,936
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,733 · Management $2,715 · Fundraising $3,699$21,147
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,786 · Management $863 · Fundraising $54$7,703
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,607 · Management $9,180 · Fundraising $562$19,349
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,901 · Management $1,895 · Fundraising $1,640$16,436
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,090 · Management $2,389 · Fundraising $796$13,275
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,194 · Management $2,556 · Fundraising $15,350$59,100
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $636,848 · Management $101,600 · Fundraising $159,120$897,568
Part X · Balance sheet $3,751,975 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $69,445$62,629
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $691,459$687,900
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $282,179$276,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,646,014$2,670,325
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $26,194$52,464
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,813$2,657
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,718,104$3,751,975
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,336$36,271
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,336$36,271
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,058,773$1,904,045
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,636,995$1,811,659
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,695,768$3,715,704
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,718,104$3,751,975
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,715,704 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$872,172
XI-2 Total expenses$897,568
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$25,396
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,695,768
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$44,062
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,270
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,715,704

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