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Zach Johnson Foundation FY2020 filing

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Cedar Rapids, IA501(c)(3)Since 2010Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 27-2683100Revenue $2.1M in FY2020

On file with the IRSzachjohnsongolf.comPo Box 2336, 52406-2336 · Cedar Rapids, IATax-exempt since Apr 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children and their families in cedar rapids, iowa lead happy, healthy lives. The Foundation achieves these goals by improving quality of life, education and well-being through a number of different fundraising and awareness initiatives. The Foundation coordinates and sponsors programs which focus on helping the academic achievement of children from low-income families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$85K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $233K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $132K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$156K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.5M

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2011.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.4M Management & general 19% · $317K Fundraising 2% · $27K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jenny Becker
Executive Di
$66,538Pt VII · Sec A
Tracey Myers
Former Exec
$18,462Pt VII · Sec A
Beth Malicki
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brad Buffoni
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Zach Johnson
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Christenson’s $129K as Executive Di is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric Christenson$128,649$125,000$125,000———
Sara Volz———$105,297——
Jenny Becker———$8,207$82,444$66,538
Danielle Congleton$64,018$62,151————
Tracey Myers—————$18,462

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps Cedar Rapids children and families lead happy, healthy lives through education and well-being programs.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization sponsors and coordinates the kids on course program in cedar rapids area elementary, middle and high schools. Kids on course is designed to help students realize their academic and development potential, through experiences in the arts and sciences, fitness and nutrition and more.

$1.4Mprogram 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
Carleen and Eugene Grandon Charitable FoundationFY2025$113K
Greenstate Credit UnionFY2025$15K
Kepros Family FoundationFY2025$4K
Tronvold FoundationFY2025$100
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$132K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $113K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$112,554

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$68K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$317K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$508K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$418K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$276K
Investment incomeLn 3$68K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Gains on assetsLn 7$13K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$508K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$508K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 561
VolunteersI 6180
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$740K$508K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K$156K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$113K$113K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$13K$44K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$861K$697K$164K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$45K$33K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$67K$52K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$5K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$119K$79K$40K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$381K$365K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$317K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$2.2M$59K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$2.0M−$78K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.7M$229K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.7M$274K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$1.6M$531K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.1M$1.7M$381K$3.2M 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 $2,089,382 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,788,331$1,965,562
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $62,030$67,604
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $34,889$56,216
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,885,250$2,089,382
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$112,554
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $941,864$1,061,447
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,024,946$533,898
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,966,810$1,707,899
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$81,560$381,483
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,089,382 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$275,500
VIII-1e Government grants$417,744
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,272,318
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,965,562
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $54,573$54,573
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $13,031$13,031
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$56,216
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,031 · Excluded from tax $54,573$2,089,382
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,707,899 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $112,554$112,554
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,310 · Management $44,346 · Fundraising $27,344$85,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $697,333 · Management $163,845$861,178
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $33,158 · Management $11,907$45,065
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,330$3,330
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,203 · Management $14,671$66,874
IX-11a Management feesManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,132$5,132
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,177$6,177
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $10,211$10,211
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,759 · Management $2,838$7,597
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,907$2,907
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $79,401 · Management $39,862$119,263
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $365,054 · Management $16,057$381,111
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,364,009 · Management $316,546 · Fundraising $27,344$1,707,899
Part X · Balance sheet $3,353,199 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $740,289$508,498
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $41,140$17,684
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,010$4,243
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,227,573$2,822,774
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,013,012$3,353,199
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $293,356$130,903
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,000$25,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $318,356$155,903
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,694,656$3,177,060
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$20,236
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,694,656$3,197,296
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,013,012$3,353,199
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,197,296 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,089,382
XI-2 Total expenses$1,707,899
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$381,483
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,694,656
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$121,157
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,197,296

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

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