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James Arthur Albert Foundation FY2023 filing

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Urbandale, IA501(c)(3)Since 2008EducationEIN 27-0842495Revenue $630K in FY2023

On file with the IRShelpingbelizekids.org4460 91st St, 50322-7436 · Urbandale, IATax-exempt since Mar 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Improve Quality of life of children of Belize by distributing goods and services, including scholarships for hundreds of students to attend high school,constructing school buildings, and operating satellite internet center to serve students and families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $118K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$630K
+112% vs prior year
Spent
$471K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$178K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$630K
FY2023▲ +112%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$251K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$630K
FY2024$550K
FY2025$639K
Expenses
$471K
FY2023▲ +41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$249K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$471K
FY2024$686K
FY2025$405K
Net assets
$178K
FY2023▲ +825%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$56K
FY2022$19K
FY2023$178K
FY2024$41K
FY2025$275K

From the FY2023 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 Mar 2010.

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% · $400K Management & general 11% · $51K Fundraising 4% · $20K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joel Barrows
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ted Reeve
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Provides scholarships, builds schools, and offers internet access to improve children's lives in Belize.

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3 programs · $400K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Construction of a 3 story,6 classroom 130 foot long high school building for Toledo Community College High School in Punta Gorda.

$168Kprogram expense
02

Textbooks, Uniforms, School Fees, Shoes, School Supplies, Lunches, Clothing, for 287 high school scholarship students and 9 university scholarship students.

$150Kprogram expense
03

Operation of an internet center in San Lucas Village, and operation of an internet center in San Antonio Village.

$83Kprogram 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
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesFY2024$75K
Donald F & Charlene K Lamberti FoundationFY2024$25K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$16K
Jc Partners CorpFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$118K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$630K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$630K
Money outPt IX
$471K
Ln 25
Programscol B$400K
Managementcol C$51K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$178K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$178K
Total assetsLn 16$178K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$630K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$100K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$630K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$749
Total revenueLn 12$630K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$178K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$178K
Total assetsLn 16$178K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$178K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K$178K
Total assetsLn 16$19K$178K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$19K$178K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$400K$400K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16K$0$16K$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$0$26K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$0$6K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$471K$400K$51K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $639K$405K$234K$275K 990 PDF
FY2024 $550K$686K−$137K$41K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $630K$471K$159K$178K 990 PDF
FY2022 $297K$334K−$37K$19K 990 PDF
FY2021 $251K$249K$2K$56K 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
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Part I · Summary $629,661 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $297,171$630,410
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income−$749
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $297,171$629,661
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $272,873$400,414
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $19,857$15,837
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $41,058$54,766
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $333,788$471,017
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$36,617$158,644
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $629,661 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$630,410
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$100,453
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$100,453
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$630,410
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$749 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$749
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$749 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$629,661
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $471,017 across 5 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $400,414$400,414
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $15,837 · Fundraising $0$15,837
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,508 · Fundraising $0$2,508
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $26,403 · Fundraising $0$26,403
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $6,194 · Fundraising $19,661$25,855
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $400,414 · Management $50,942 · Fundraising $19,661$471,017
Part X · Balance sheet $177,868 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,224$177,868
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,224$177,868
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,224$177,868
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,224$177,868
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $177,868 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$629,661
XI-2 Total expenses$471,017
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$158,644
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,224
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$177,868

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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