Hamilton Community Foundation INC

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Hamilton, OH501(c)(3)Since 1951Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 31-6038277Revenue $31.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRShamiltonfoundation.org319 N 3rd St, 45011-1624 · Hamilton, OHTax-exempt since Oct 1956Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Building a better Community through creative philanthropy, vision, and leadership.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 5 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9.9M a year · 52% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$418K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14.8M
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$31.6M
+118% vs prior year
Spent
$11.8M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$152.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$31.6M
FY2024▲ +118%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$25.5M
FY2022$18.0M
FY2023$14.5M
FY2024$31.6M
Expenses
$11.8M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$11.1M
FY2024$11.8M
Net assets
$152.6M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$107.0M
FY2021$132.2M
FY2022$119.5M
FY2023$132.9M
FY2024$152.6M

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 Oct 1956.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $11.0M Management & general 5% · $633K Fundraising 2% · $233K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $418K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Ce
$198,800Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$123,972Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Dire
$95,536Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Guidugli’s $199K as President/Ce is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Guidugli$198,800$192,225$182,700$174,800$164,869
Karen Braswell$123,972$119,388$110,781$108,172$103,856
Dan Sander——$39,696$106,435$109,756
Crystal Reece$95,536$94,000$54,947——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Strengthens the local community by collecting donor contributions and awarding strategic grants for education, housing, the arts, recreation, and community development.

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1 program · $11.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The foundation receives contributions from donors in the community and then through the above gifts and grants enriches the community through strategic grant making in the fields of the arts, education, housing, social services, civic beautification, community development and recreation.

$11.0Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 555 grants · $33.9M · 2020–2024
Badin High SchoolOH · FY2024$2,384,690
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,270,627
The Great Miami Valley YMCAOH · FY2024$498,639
Animal Adoption FoundationOH · FY2024$273,025
City of HamiltonFY2024$203,640
Power Lift - Connor AthleticFY2024$165,876
The Hamilton Parks ConservancyOH · FY2024$164,890
Butler Technology and CareerFY2024$150,216
Hamilton City SchoolsFY2024$120,752
Butler County Educational ServiceFY2024$102,000
YWCA HamiltonOH · FY2024$99,798
Inspiration Studios INCOH · FY2024$90,058
Flaid Lumber Company INCFY2024$79,507
The Salvation ArmyNY · FY2024$71,742
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$31.6M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$16.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$231K
Money outPt IX
$11.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.0M
Managementcol C$633K
Fundraisingcol D$233K
Owns and owesPt X
$152.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$167.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$35K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$723K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$231K
Investment incomeLn 3$16.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7$12.0M
Total revenueLn 12$31.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.7M
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$142.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Other assetsLn 15$696K
Total assetsLn 16$167.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.8M
Net assetsLn 32$152.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 612
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$6.0M$4.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$118.0M$142.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.1M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$146.8M$167.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.9M$14.8M
Net assetsLn 32$132.9M$152.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8.3M$8.3M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.3M$1.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$439K$220K$132K$88K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$286K$143K$86K$57K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$10K$6K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$26K$16K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Investment management feesLn 11f$402K$402K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$82K$25K$8K$49K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$12K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$69K$23K$27K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$46K$9K$37K
TravelLn 17$9K$5K$3K$2K
InterestLn 20$381K$381K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$210K$210K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$227K$182K$45K$325
All other expensesLn 24e−$123K−$134K$8K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.8M$11.0M$633K$233K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $31.6M$11.8M$19.7M$152.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.5M$11.1M$3.3M$132.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $18.0M$8.4M$9.6M$119.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $25.5M$7.6M$18.0M$132.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.0M$7.3M−$1.3M$107.0M 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
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Part I · Summary $31,562,395 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,962,237$15,066,114
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $718,521$231,070
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,776,989$16,252,798
I-11 Other revenue$12,413
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,457,747$31,562,395
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,067,117$9,652,922
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $754,887$797,021
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,314,371$1,370,224
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,136,375$11,820,167
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,321,372$19,742,228
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $31,562,395 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$21,250 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$35,433
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,030,681
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$723,339
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,066,114
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $231,070$231,070
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,235,747$4,235,747
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $6,033 · Excluded from tax $12,011,018$12,017,051
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $33,663$33,663
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $231,070 · Unrelated business $18,446 · Excluded from tax $16,246,765$31,562,395
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,820,167 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $8,315,472$8,315,472
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,337,450$1,337,450
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $219,612 · Management $131,767 · Fundraising $87,845$439,224
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $142,797 · Management $85,678 · Fundraising $57,119$285,594
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,917 · Management $5,950 · Fundraising $3,968$19,835
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,184 · Management $15,710 · Fundraising $10,474$52,368
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,017$8,017
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,042$28,042
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $401,557$401,557
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,515 · Management $8,172 · Fundraising $49,030$81,717
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,921 · Management $14,137$26,058
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,754 · Management $27,118 · Fundraising $19,619$69,491
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,625 · Management $36,952$45,577
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,592 · Management $2,755 · Fundraising $1,837$9,184
IX-20 InterestPrograms $381,414$381,414
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $210,440$210,440
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,406$4,406
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $181,611 · Management $45,404 · Fundraising $325$227,340
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$134,402 · Management $8,308 · Fundraising $3,075−$123,019
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,954,019 · Management $632,856 · Fundraising $233,292$11,820,167
Part X · Balance sheet $167,460,468 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $17,407,435; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,406,244$2,730,309
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $584,515$1,630,533
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,500$1,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,158$79,263
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $868$156
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,144,220$2,933,779
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $104,820,291$137,423,002
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $13,142,516$4,558,764
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $247,800$695,727
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $146,765,472$167,460,468
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $211,647$267,488
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,071,525$1,135,385
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,880,512$14,834,750
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $30,138,197$36,456,085
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $102,746,763$116,169,633
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $132,884,960$152,625,718
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $146,765,472$167,460,468
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $152,625,718 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$31,562,395
XI-2 Total expenses$11,820,167
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,742,228
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$132,884,960
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$27,617
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$29,087
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$152,625,718

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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