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Guidestream Charitable Gift Fund FY2020 filing

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Spring Arbor, MI501(c)(3)Since 2009Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 27-1040922Revenue $3.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSgscgf.orgPo Box 580, 49283-0580 · Spring Arbor, MITax-exempt since Nov 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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GuideStream Charitable Gift Fund GSCGF provides principled assis tance to donors desiring to contribute to select charities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $175K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $3.3M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$126K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.5M
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$8.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022−$3.9M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$6.0M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.3M
Net assets
$8.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.7M
FY2021$12.7M
FY2022$12.3M
FY2023$13.6M
FY2024$15.8M

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2009.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $1.7M Management & general 1% · $14K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steven D Rick
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Administers donor-advised funds and endowments to facilitate principled charitable giving, distributing over $1.2 million in grants to selected charities annually.

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2 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

GSCGF made charitable grants from Endowments, Managed Accounts, or Specific Purpose funds as follows: 201 charitable grants made from 28 different accounts totaling $1,084,997.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

GSCGF made charitable grants from Donor Advised Funds as follows: 244 charitable grants made from 75 different donor advised funds totaling $503,595.

$577Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$3.3M
Giveclear FoundationFY2024$40K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$14K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$3.3M
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Grants paid · 241 grants · $9.7M · 2020–2024
Free Methodist Church of North AmericaID · FY2024$580,090
The Free Methodist FoundationMI · FY2024$153,474
Grace Christian Fellowship Church INCTX · FY2024$126,500
Light and Life Free Methodist ChurchFL · FY2024$103,500
Oakdale Christian Academy INCKY · FY2024$90,300
Central Africa Health Care OrganizationMI · FY2024$85,076
Wabash Conference of the Free Methodist Church of North AmericaIN · FY2024$63,500
DBA Crossroads Community ChurchMI · FY2024$60,000
Aldersgate Free Methodist ChurchIN · FY2024$56,000
Spring Arbor UniversityMI · FY2024$42,050
Jackson Free Methodist ChurchMI · FY2024$41,600
Camp Timberledge INCPA · FY2024$35,444
The Baptist Convention of Pennsylvania South JerseyPA · FY2024$35,000
Spring Arbor Free Methodist ChurchMI · FY2024$34,150
In Better Hands INCMI · FY2024$31,200
Foothill Community Free Methodist ChurchCA · FY2024$29,200
Friends of Hope Africa University IncorporatedIL · FY2024$28,078
Southern Sudan Health Care OrganizationMI · FY2024$26,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$126K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$290K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$31K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.6M
Other assetsLn 15$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$126K
Net assetsLn 32$8.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K$31K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.7M$7.6M
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K$126K
Net assetsLn 32$7.7M$8.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.6M$1.6M
Management feesLn 11a$82K$82K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$951$951
Information technologyLn 14$332$332
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.7M$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $6.0M$3.3M$2.7M$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.7M$3.3M$449K$13.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 −$3.9M$3.7M−$7.6M$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.6M$3.1M$3.5M$12.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.5M$1.7M$1.8M$8.7M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,502,791 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,795,048$1,860,088
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $73,476$69,891
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$230,919$1,572,812
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,637,605$3,502,791
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,997,509$1,588,593
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $114,770$123,677
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,112,279$1,712,270
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$474,674$1,790,521
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,502,791 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,301 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,860,088
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$290,450
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,860,088
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $56,590$56,590
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $108,797$108,797
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$1,464,015
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $178,688$3,502,791
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,712,270 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,588,593$1,588,593
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $82,248$82,248
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,282$1,282
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $26,979$26,979
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $951$951
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $332$332
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,885$1,885
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,697,820 · Management $14,450 · Fundraising $0$1,712,270
Part X · Balance sheet $8,807,534 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,659$30,536
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $45,456$46,162
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $6,699,242$7,606,886
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,023,395$1,123,950
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,793,752$8,807,534
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$142
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $103,719$125,659
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,957,675$5,739,321
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,732,358$2,942,554
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,690,033$8,681,875
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,793,752$8,807,534
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,681,875 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,502,791
XI-2 Total expenses$1,712,270
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,790,521
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,690,033
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$877,436
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$78,757
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,681,875

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

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