The Morton Foundation: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 31-1676188)

Greg Wright’s $128K as Executive Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1016 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Greg Wright	$128,341	$119,034	$62,905	—	—
Cheri Jenkins	—	—	$57,692	$90,000	$75,000

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

Programs and updates

Provides youth development and educational programs to over 8,600 Central Ohio youth through school and community partnerships.

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1 program · $294K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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Held 20 weeks of youth development and educaitonal on-site and virtual programs reaching over 2,000 youth. Programming provided to and in coordination with columbus city schools, after school all stars, homeless families foundation and the down syndrome association of central ohio.

$294Kprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Columbus Youth FoundationFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

Grants paid · 5 grants · $70K · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$17,780

Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,680

Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,599

Unitemized GrantFY2021$18,410

Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,030

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$533K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$506K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K

Investment incomeLn 3$6K

Money outPt IX

$400K

Ln 25

Programscol B$294K

Managementcol C$47K

Fundraisingcol D$59K

Owns and owesPt X

$675K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K

Total assetsLn 16$737K

LiabilitiesLn 26$62K

PeoplePt VI, VII

22

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a21

IndependentVI 1b21

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$506K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$19K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$124K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K

Investment incomeLn 3$6K

Gains on assetsLn 7$3K

Total revenueLn 12$533K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$111K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$111K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$352K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K

Other assetsLn 15$251K

Total assetsLn 16$737K

LiabilitiesLn 26$62K

Net assetsLn 32$675K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 515

VolunteersI 650

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$85K	$111K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$167K	$352K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$34K	$23K
Total assetsLn 16	$512K	$737K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$62K
Net assetsLn 32	$512K	$675K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$4K	$4K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$7K	$7K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$75K	$52K	$11K	$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$201K	$163K	$8K	$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$24K	$19K	$1K	$3K
Legal feesLn 11b	$5K		$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$9K		$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$2K		$65
Office expensesLn 13	$11K	$410	$6K	$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$5K	$5K	$123	$49
TravelLn 17	$2K	$707	$810	$26
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$9K	$9K
InsuranceLn 23	$4K		$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$41K	$31K	$576	$10K
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K	$574	$1K	$480
Total functional expensesLn 25	$400K	$294K	$47K	$59K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$638K	$925K	−$287K	$622K	990 PDF
FY2023	$534K	$818K	−$284K	$901K	990 PDF
FY2022	$480K	$564K	−$84K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$945K	$436K	$510K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$533K	$400K	$134K	$675K	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

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Part I · Summary $533,169 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $630,153$505,865

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $62,785$45,426

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,107$5,684

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,916−$23,806

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $746,961$533,169

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,030$10,530

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $298,841$299,633

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $178,113$89,389

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $501,984$399,552

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $244,977$133,617

Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21

VI-1b Independent voting members21

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $533,169 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $4,388 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$124,005

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$381,860

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$19,419

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$505,865

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $45,426$45,426

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,168$3,168

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,516$2,516

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$28,194−$28,194

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $45,426 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$18,122$533,169

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $399,552 across 15 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,500$3,500

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,030$7,030

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,500 · Management $11,250 · Fundraising $11,250$75,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $163,367 · Management $7,544 · Fundraising $29,989$200,900

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,140 · Management $1,438 · Fundraising $3,155$23,733

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,599$4,599

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,362$9,362

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,273 · Fundraising $65$2,338

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $410 · Management $6,344 · Fundraising $4,100$10,854

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,565 · Management $123 · Fundraising $49$4,737

IX-17 TravelPrograms $707 · Management $810 · Fundraising $26$1,543

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,007$9,007

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,185$4,185

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,543 · Management $576 · Fundraising $9,540$40,659

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $574 · Management $1,051 · Fundraising $480$2,105

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $293,616 · Management $47,282 · Fundraising $58,654$399,552

Part X · Balance sheet $737,225 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $85,180$111,418

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,132$22,992

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $167,458$11,564

X-12 Other securities$339,958

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $225,101$251,293

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $511,871$737,225

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$62,200

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$62,200

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $511,871$675,025

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $511,871$675,025

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $511,871$737,225

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $675,025 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$533,169

XI-2 Total expenses$399,552

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$133,617

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$511,871

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$29,537

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$675,025

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