Fulton County Rural Transit INC

Tax-deductible

Canton, IL501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 27-5014174

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To provide public transportation in Fulton County, il.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$28K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 5% 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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$28K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 84% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$9K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$591K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$612K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$528K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$591K
FY2025▲ +4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$458K
FY2022$578K
FY2023$635K
FY2024$570K
FY2025$591K
Expenses
$612K
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$414K
FY2022$524K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$582K
FY2025$612K
Net assets
$528K
FY2025▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$440K
FY2022$494K
FY2023$560K
FY2024$548K
FY2025$528K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2014-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2015.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $455K Management & general 26% · $157K

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; $28K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$27,920Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barb Long’s $28K as Executive Di is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Barb Long$27,920$26,855$25,667$24,442$24,156

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 public transportation services throughout Fulton County, Illinois.

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1 program service account for $455K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provide public transportation to residents of fulton county.

$455Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$591K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$519K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71K
Investment incomeLn 3$998
Money outPt IX
$612K
Ln 25
Programscol B$455K
Managementcol C$157K
Owns and owesPt X
$528K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$423K
Total assetsLn 16$537K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$519K
Government grantsLn 1e$519K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$71K
Investment incomeLn 3$998
Other incomeLn 4–11$263
Total revenueLn 12$591K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$423K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$423K
Total assetsLn 16$537K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$528K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$468K$423K
Total assetsLn 16$556K$537K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$548K$528K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$29K$14K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$328K$246K$81K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$10K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$20K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$13K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$187K$145K$42K
Total functional expensesLn 25$612K$455K$157K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $591K$612K−$21K$528K 990 PDF
FY2024 $570K$582K−$12K$548K 990 PDF
FY2023 $635K$568K$66K$560K 990 PDF
FY2022 $578K$524K$54K$494K 990 PDF
FY2021 $458K$414K$44K$440K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $591,302 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$519,429
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$519,429
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $70,612$70,612
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $998$998
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $263$263
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $71,873$591,302
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $611,838 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $14,294 · Management $14,294$28,588
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $246,398 · Management $81,463$327,861
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,651 · Management $5,138$14,789
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,188 · Management $7,474$27,662
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,172$3,172
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,747 · Management $2,147$3,894
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,584 · Management $1,365$13,949
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $144,712 · Management $42,211$186,923
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $454,574 · Management $157,264 · Fundraising $0$611,838
Part X · Balance sheet $536,907 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $468,361$422,879
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $73,062$97,222
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,028$16,806
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $556,451$536,907
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,916$8,931
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $422$399
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,338$9,330
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $548,113$527,577
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $548,113$527,577
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $556,451$536,907
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $527,577 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$591,302
XI-2 Total expenses$611,838
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,536
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$548,113
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$527,577

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

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