Walking for Kids Foundation

Tax-deductible

Meridian, MS501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 27-1663818Revenue $462K in FY2024

On file with the IRS333 49th CT, 39305-2008 · Meridian, MSTax-exempt since May 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To help children with life threatening illnesses through charitable activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$30K 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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FY2024 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 73% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
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
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$462K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$438K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$76K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$462K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$176K
FY2020$228K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$498K
FY2023$371K
FY2024$462K
Expenses
$438K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$188K
FY2020$150K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$445K
FY2023$402K
FY2024$438K
Net assets
$76K
FY2024▲ +44%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$11K
FY2020$89K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$83K
FY2023$52K
FY2024$76K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2012-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2013.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $438K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Donald John Gregory’s $30K as President is at the 27th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Donald John Gregory$30,000$42,500$40,000$30,000$30,000$30,000
Joy Willoughby—————$31,000

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

Programs and updates

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1 program · $438K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Raise money to help children of all ages achieve their dreams and goals.

$438Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 35 grants · $660K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$104,410
Other OrganizationsFY2024$25,900
First TeeNC · FY2024$20,000
ScraFY2024$10,000
OutreachFY2024$8,375
MissionscapeTX · FY2024$6,000
Hope IncludedTN · FY2024$5,000
Other OrganizationsFY2023$20,590
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,075
First TeeNC · FY2023$15,280
MissionscapeTX · FY2023$14,000
ScraFY2023$10,000
OutreachFY2023$8,495
NC Med AssistNC · FY2023$7,160
Young LifeCO · FY2023$6,322
First TeeNC · FY2022$62,500
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$462K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Money outPt IX
$438K
Ln 25
Programscol B$438K
Owns and owesPt X
$76K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K
Total assetsLn 16$76K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$462K
Total revenueLn 12$462K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$76K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$76K
Total assetsLn 16$76K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$76K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K$76K
Total assetsLn 16$52K$76K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$52K$76K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$115K$115K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$141K$141K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$30K
TravelLn 17$130K$130K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$438K$438K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $462K$438K$23K$76K 990 PDF
FY2023 $371K$402K−$31K$52K 990 PDF
FY2022 $498K$445K$53K$83K 990 PDF
FY2021 $209K$194K$15K$104K 990 PDF
FY2020 $228K$150K$78K$89K 990 PDF
FY2019 $176K$188K−$12K$11K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $461,650 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $371,417$461,650
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $371,417$461,650
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $160,137$256,764
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $42,500$30,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $199,281$151,686
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $401,918$438,450
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$30,501$23,200
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $461,650 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$461,650
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$461,650
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$461,650
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $438,450 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $115,275$115,275
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $141,489$141,489
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,000$30,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $129,554$129,554
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,132$22,132
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $438,450 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$438,450
Part X · Balance sheet $75,697 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,497$75,697
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $52,497$75,697
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $52,497$75,697
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $52,497$75,697
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $75,697 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$461,650
XI-2 Total expenses$438,450
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,200
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$52,497
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$75,697

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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