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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1978.
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Where the money goes
70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
13 people listed on the 990.
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Treasurer / Trustee
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Vice President - Museum / Trustee
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President / Trustee
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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
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Develops financial and human resources to support educational and philanthropic goals.
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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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$2.0Mprogram expense
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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
Tribune-Review CharitiesFY2025$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 30 grants · $8.5M · 2019–2024
Starkey Hearing FoundationMN · FY2024$764,370
Unitemized GrantFY2024$474,592
Delta Zeta SororityOH · FY2024$332,500
Serious Fun Childrens Network INCCT · FY2024$153,034
American Society for Deaf Children INCMD · FY2024$122,331
Unitemized GrantFY2023$558,841
Starkey Hearing FoundationMN · FY2023$495,049
Delta Zeta SororityOH · FY2023$325,000
Serious Fun Childrens Network INCCT · FY2023$199,009
American Society for Deaf Children INCMD · FY2023$192,712
Starkey Hearing FoundationMN · FY2022$441,934
Unitemized GrantFY2022$437,303
Delta Zeta SororityOH · FY2022$300,000
American Society for Deaf Children INCMD · FY2022$219,882
Serious Fun Childrens Network INCCT · FY2022$166,234
The Painted TurtleCA · FY2022$21,887
Starkey Hearing FoundationMN · FY2021$499,960
Unitemized GrantFY2021$435,910
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$102K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$303K
Fundraisingcol D$532K
Owns and owesPt X
$19.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$535K
Total assetsLn 16$20.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$631K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$239K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$102K
Gains on assetsLn 7$589K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$535K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$535K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$972K
Other assetsLn 15$264K
Total assetsLn 16$20.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$631K
Net assetsLn 32$19.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $336K | $535K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $16.7M | $18.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.1M | $972K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $18.6M | $20.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $697K | $631K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $17.9M | $19.4M |
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $1.4M | $1.4M | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $475K | $475K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $7K | $0 | $7K | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $31K | $0 | $31K | $0 |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $208K | $208K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $36K | $0 | $36K | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $24K | $0 | $24K | $0 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $28K | $1K | $3K | $24K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $14K | $1K | $11K | $1K |
| TravelLn 17 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $13K | $3K | $6K | $3K |
| InterestLn 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $102K | $10K | $82K | $10K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $6K | $314 | $6K | $315 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $480K | $97K | $98K | $285K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $2K | $2K | $0 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.8M | $2.0M | $303K | $532K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $3.5M | $2.8M | $714K | $19.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $2.8M | $2.6M | $229K | $17.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $2.6M | $2.6M | −$46K | $16.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $3.2M | $2.5M | $746K | $15.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $3.2M | $2.0M | $1.2M | $18.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $2.4M | $1.3M | $1.1M | $14.4M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
III · Programs
R · Related orgs
G · Fundraising
L · Interested persons
I · Grants
A · Public support
O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,511,267 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,968,284$2,376,239
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $771,765$1,033,019
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $103,211$102,009
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,843,260$3,511,267
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,770,894$1,846,918
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $137,301$207,954
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $705,928$742,238
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,614,123$2,797,110
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $229,137$714,157
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $3,511,267 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$239,408
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,136,831
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,376,239
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $443,744$443,744
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $109,800$109,800
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $589,275$589,275
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$7,791−$7,791
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,135,028$3,511,267
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,797,110 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,372,326$1,372,326
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $474,592$474,592
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,840 · Fundraising $0$6,840
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $30,750 · Fundraising $0$30,750
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $207,954$207,954
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $35,860 · Fundraising $0$35,860
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $23,682 · Fundraising $0$23,682
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,261 · Management $2,517 · Fundraising $24,162$27,940
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,398 · Management $11,351 · Fundraising $1,398$14,147
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,194 · Management $6,389 · Fundraising $3,194$12,777
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,236 · Management $81,889 · Fundraising $10,236$102,361
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $314 · Management $5,663 · Fundraising $315$6,292
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $97,486 · Management $97,586 · Fundraising $284,834$479,906
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,683 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,683
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,962,490 · Management $302,527 · Fundraising $532,093$2,797,110
Part X · Balance sheet $20,047,838 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $336,274$535,460
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $164,612$109,666
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,610$22,866
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,037$1,037
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $31,205$30,368
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,053,371$972,415
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $16,733,794$18,112,075
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $255,552$263,951
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,597,455$20,047,838
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $697,295$631,357
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $697,295$631,357
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,756,753$4,141,443
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,143,407$15,275,038
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,900,160$19,416,481
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,597,455$20,047,838
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,416,481 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,511,267
XI-2 Total expenses$2,797,110
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$714,157
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,900,160
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$802,164
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,416,481
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