Audubon Recreation Foundation INC

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Providing a community center for young and old; to allow for Recreation, education and related activities; and to combat city deterioration and to assist the city and school with programs and services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$19K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $208K a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$19K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $102K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$392K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$684K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$840K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$3.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$684K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$429K
FY2021$800K
FY2022$903K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$788K
FY2025$684K
Expenses
$840K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$539K
FY2021$580K
FY2022$625K
FY2023$722K
FY2024$685K
FY2025$840K
Net assets
$3.4M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$3.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 May 2010.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $740K Management & general 12% · $100K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $19K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$10,403Pt VII · Sec A
$8,322Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Griffith’s $10K as Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1016 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Sharon Winterboer$8,322$10,431$13,311
Andrew Griffith$10,403$6,681—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers community center programs for all ages, recreation, education, and city improvement.

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1 program · $740K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Corporation is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including, for such purpose, the making of distributions to organizations. By providing a community center for young and old; to allow for recreation, education and related activities; and to combat city deterioration and to assist the city and school with…

$740Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$102K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$684K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$502K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$182K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$840K
Ln 25
Programscol B$740K
Managementcol C$100K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$392K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$182K
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$502K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$684K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
SavingsLn 2$785
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$392K
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 554
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$448K$392K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M$3.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$248K$156K$92K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$15K$7K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$775$0$775$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$99K$99K$0$0
TravelLn 17$106$106$0$0
InterestLn 20$7K$7K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$157K$157K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$280K$280K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$840K$740K$100K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 $684K$840K−$156K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 $788K$685K$103K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 27, 2024 $1.6M$722K$913K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 $903K$625K$278K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $800K$580K$220K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 13, 2021 $429K$539K−$111K$2.0M 990 PDF

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 $684,040 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $290,412$182,451
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $497,459$501,588
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10$1
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $787,881$684,040
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $194,476$271,001
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $490,717$568,919
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $685,193$839,920
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $102,688−$155,880
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $684,040 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$37,690
VIII-1e Government grants$20,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$124,761
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$182,451
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$501,588
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $501,589 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$684,040
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $839,920 across 11 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $156,422 · Management $91,866 · Fundraising $0$248,288
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,493 · Management $7,220 · Fundraising $0$22,713
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $775 · Fundraising $0$775
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,197 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,197
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,351 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,351
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $99,269 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$99,269
IX-17 TravelPrograms $106 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$106
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,892 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,892
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $157,199 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$157,199
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,883 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,883
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $280,247 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$280,247
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $740,059 · Management $99,861 · Fundraising $0$839,920
Part X · Balance sheet $3,776,030 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,944$49,921
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $785$785
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,046$1,877
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,868,262$3,723,447
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,988,037$3,776,030
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,776$4,392
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $441,516$387,773
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $448,292$392,165
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,539,745$3,383,865
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,539,745$3,383,865
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,988,037$3,776,030
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,383,865 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$684,040
XI-2 Total expenses$839,920
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$155,880
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,539,745
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,383,865

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

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