The Darke County Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life in Darke County by receiving, managing and distributing charitable gifts for the benefit of local residents.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $917K a year · 51% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
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
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $17.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 13.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $13K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$3.0M
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$19.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$921K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$580K
FY2021$588K
FY2022$718K
FY2023$872K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$19.0M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.2M
FY2021$14.3M
FY2022$12.5M
FY2023$14.5M
FY2024$16.6M
FY2025$19.0M

From the FY2025 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 Nov 1986.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $1.1M Management & general 3% · $34K Fundraising 2% · $19K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$55,100Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christy Prakel$55,100$49,990$48,300$48,300$46,000$43,000

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

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Improves local life by managing and distributing charitable gifts for residents.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Received, managed & distributed charitable gifts for the benefit of local residents.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$13K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $4.1M · 2020–2025
Individual RecipientFY2025$978,411
Individual RecipientFY2024$1,116,750
Individual RecipientFY2023$686,040
Individual RecipientFY2022$528,120
Individual RecipientFY2021$412,833
Individual RecipientFY2020$422,023

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$34K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$19.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$19.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$656K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7$788K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17.6M
Total assetsLn 16$19.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$19.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.4M$17.6M
Total assetsLn 16$16.6M$19.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$16.6M$19.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$978K$978K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$40K$10K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22K$15K$4K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$5K$1K$720
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$1K$654
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$73K$73K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$1K$676
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$21$21
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$19K$534$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$304$352
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$34K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.0M$1.2M$1.8M$19.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$1.3M$1.0M$16.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$872K$747K$14.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$718K$451K$12.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$588K$1.1M$14.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $921K$580K$341K$12.2M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,959,663 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,549,968$1,410,721
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $812,778$1,548,942
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,362,746$2,959,663
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,116,750$978,411
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $77,268$90,377
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $122,844$124,757
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,316,862$1,193,545
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,045,884$1,766,118
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-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 $2,959,663 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,410,721
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$655,622
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,410,721
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $760,523$760,523
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $788,419$788,419
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $788,419 · Excluded from tax $760,523$2,959,663
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,193,545 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $978,411$978,411
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,800 · Management $10,200 · Fundraising $5,100$55,100
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,080 · Management $4,308 · Fundraising $2,154$21,542
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,040 · Management $1,440 · Fundraising $720$7,200
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,574 · Management $1,307 · Fundraising $654$6,535
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,538$2,538
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $72,670$72,670
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,732 · Management $1,352 · Fundraising $676$6,760
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,990$7,990
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21$21
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,101$1,101
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,961$2,961
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,855 · Management $534 · Fundraising $9,093$28,482
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,578 · Management $304 · Fundraising $352$2,234
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,140,761 · Management $34,035 · Fundraising $18,749$1,193,545
Part X · Balance sheet $19,004,963 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,211,361$1,361,392
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $14,030,730$16,161,361
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,346,760$1,482,210
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,588,851$19,004,963
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,922$2,462
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,922$2,462
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $290,011$1,001,480
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $16,296,918$18,001,021
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,586,929$19,002,501
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,588,851$19,004,963
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,002,501 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,959,663
XI-2 Total expenses$1,193,545
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,766,118
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,586,929
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$649,454
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,002,501

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

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