Crown Point Community Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Crown Point, IN501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 31-0247014Revenue $4.9M in FY2024

On file with the IRSthecpcf.org115 S Court Street, 46307-4150 · Crown Point, INTax-exempt since Feb 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To enrich the quality of life in Crown Point and south lake county indiana by inspiring generosity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 23 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.9M a year · 48% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 68% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $291K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.5M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.9M
+111% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$37.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.9M
FY2024▲ +111%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$4.9M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.4M
Net assets
$37.8M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31.4M
FY2021$35.3M
FY2022$30.6M
FY2023$33.1M
FY2024$37.8M

From the FY2024 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 Feb 1991.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $2.0M Management & general 11% · $272K Fundraising 7% · $156K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$102,370Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Nielsen’s $102K as President is at the 32nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Nielsen$102,370$99,739$93,795$93,468$92,049

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspires local generosity and awards scholarships to students in Crown Point and South Lake County, Indiana, to support their higher education and vocational studies.

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2 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

As a public, tax-exempt, philanthropic organization, the crown point community foundation (CPCF) solicits and develops endowed and non-endowed funds benefiting not-for-profit organizations.

$1.5Mprogram expense
02

Our donors and the community also support our thriving scholarship program. The CPCF scholarship program provides funding to students pursuing advanced degrees and for vocational studies. In 2024, the foundation awarded 147 scholarships touching students in need of financial assistance.

$472Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 257 grants · $6.2M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$472,435
Dean & Barbara White Southlake YMCAIN · FY2024$100,000
Franciscan Alliance INCIN · FY2024$93,947
Crown Point Community SchoolsFY2024$33,415
Community Help Network INCIN · FY2024$29,376
Crown Point Community LibraryFY2024$26,597
Town of WinfieldFY2024$25,000
Crown Point Police DepartmentFY2024$18,082
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.7M
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$272K
Fundraisingcol D$156K
Owns and owesPt X
$37.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$41.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$133K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.7M
Gains on assetsLn 7$747K
Total revenueLn 12$4.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$3.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$37.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$230
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$41.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$37.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 623
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34.5M$37.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$690$230
Total assetsLn 16$36.4M$41.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$33.1M$37.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.2M$1.2M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$472K$472K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$61K$29K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$191K$89K$46K$57K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$9K$3K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$11K$4K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Investment management feesLn 11f$127K$127K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$6K$3K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$4K$2K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$30K$6K$18K$7K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$460$46$368$46
InsuranceLn 23$5K$482$4K$482
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$128K$109K$9K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$35$35
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$2.0M$272K$156K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.9M$2.4M$2.5M$37.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.1M$199K$33.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$2.1M$1.4M$30.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.4M$1.9M$3.5M$35.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.4M$1.6M$1.8M$31.4M 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 $4,935,652 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $680,417$3,218,366
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,662,913$1,717,286
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,343,330$4,935,652
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,484,659$1,669,196
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $349,208$360,545
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $310,752$366,151
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,144,619$2,395,892
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $198,711$2,539,760
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,935,652 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,218,366
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$133,238
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,218,366
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $970,211$970,211
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $747,075$747,075
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,717,286$4,935,652
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,395,892 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,196,761$1,196,761
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $472,435$472,435
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,652 · Management $29,277 · Fundraising $39,085$129,014
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $88,721 · Management $45,546 · Fundraising $56,863$191,130
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,082 · Management $3,378 · Fundraising $5,968$18,428
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,829 · Management $4,028 · Fundraising $7,116$21,973
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,941$15,941
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $127,222$127,222
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,800 · Management $3,257 · Fundraising $24,829$33,886
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,800 · Management $1,859 · Fundraising $5,319$10,978
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,493$7,493
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,517 · Management $18,041 · Fundraising $6,881$30,439
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,355$4,355
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $46 · Management $368 · Fundraising $46$460
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $482 · Management $3,852 · Fundraising $482$4,816
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $109,349 · Management $8,530 · Fundraising $9,647$127,526
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $35$35
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,967,864 · Management $271,792 · Fundraising $156,236$2,395,892
Part X · Balance sheet $41,252,160 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,862,312$3,587,672
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $690$230
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $34,502,219$37,662,258
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$2,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,365,221$41,252,160
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,311,745$3,497,595
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,077,114$1,494,362
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $31,976,362$36,260,203
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,053,476$37,754,565
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,365,221$41,252,160
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,754,565 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,935,652
XI-2 Total expenses$2,395,892
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,539,760
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,053,476
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,347,179
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$185,850
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,754,565

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