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Czech Catholic Union FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Cleveland, OH501(c)(8)Since 1879EIN 34-0105780Revenue $1.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSczechccu.org5349 Dolloff Rd, 44127-1620 · Cleveland, OHTax-exempt since Feb 1973

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To provide fraternal life insurance benefits . To provide security for members through affordable insurance and annuity financial products. To promote , perserve and perpetuate the common bond of the Czech language, heritage and culture. To sponser educational scholarships and fraternal activities for the benefit of its members. To support the communities wherein our membership resides through acts of benevolence and volunteerism.

501(c)(8) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$130K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(8)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$130K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$15.9M
84% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 84% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 10 voting members
Concern: none of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$995K
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2020 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 Feb 1973.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $1.3M Management & general 1% · $17K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $130K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Theresa Aveni
President/Tr
$89,327Pt VII · Sec A
$31,917Pt VII · Sec A
Audrey Schmidt
Vice Preside
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Cermak
Past Preside
$596Pt VII · Sec A
$596Pt VII · Sec A
$596Pt VII · Sec A
$596Pt VII · Sec A
Joseph Kocab
Director
$596Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Theresa Aveni$107,379$100,059$95,938$92,702$90,064$89,327
Jane Milczewski$44,039$41,498$37,732$34,699$33,806$31,917
Audrey Schmidt$5,868$5,734$5,664$5,582$9,250$5,000
Robert Cermak$596$596$596$596$596$596
Karla Mahoney$596$596$596$596$596$596
Maryann Langevin$596$596$596$596$596$596
Cynthia Kveton$596$596$596$596$596$596
Richard Prospal$596$596$596$596$596$596

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

Offers fraternal insurance benefits to members.

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Provided by the organization

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2 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide fraternal insurance benefits to members. The organization consists of members with 3,425 policies and 328 member annuities.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Provide educational scholarships to members of school age for higher learning , provide donations to various churches and charities

$15Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 5 grants · $42K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$8,300
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,400
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,300
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,150

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$945K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$538K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$274K
Total assetsLn 16$18.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$538K
Investment incomeLn 3$945K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$21K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$274K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$274K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$71K
Other assetsLn 15$310K
Total assetsLn 16$18.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.9M
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$210K$274K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17.8M$18.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70K$71K
Total assetsLn 16$18.4M$18.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.6M$15.9M
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K$10K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$939K$939K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$130K$130K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25K$19K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$9K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$300$300
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$20K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$65K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$14K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$10K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$11K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$9K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.3M$17K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $995K$1.2M−$182K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.8M−$54K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M$85K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$3.0M$60K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.5M$103K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.5M$1.3M$173K$2.9M 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 $1,492,915 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $324,068$538,006
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $912,027$944,579
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,981$10,330
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,248,076$1,492,915
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,250$10,150
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $816,245$938,708
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $164,809$167,698
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $162,478$202,955
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,154,782$1,319,511
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $93,294$173,404
Part VI · Governance 0 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,492,915 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $538,006$538,006
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $923,954$923,954
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $20,625$20,625
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,330$10,330
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1,492,915$1,492,915
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,319,511 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,150$10,150
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $938,708$938,708
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $130,416$130,416
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,981 · Management $6,327$25,308
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,980 · Management $2,994$11,974
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $300$300
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,137 · Management $2,238$22,375
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $7,210$7,210
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $65,310$65,310
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,275 · Management $1,586$15,861
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,218 · Management $1,318$11,536
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,178 · Management $1,242$12,420
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,847 · Management $1,561$10,408
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,389$5,389
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,296$10,296
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,090$12,090
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,760$29,760
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,302,245 · Management $17,266 · Fundraising $0$1,319,511
Part X · Balance sheet $18,809,528 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $209,844$274,448
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $69,561$71,460
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $17,827,586$18,153,691
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $316,698$309,929
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,423,689$18,809,528
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $66,371$70,592
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,484,328$15,795,096
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,550,699$15,865,688
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,872,990$2,943,840
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,423,689$18,809,528
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,943,840 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,492,915
XI-2 Total expenses$1,319,511
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$173,404
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,872,990
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$36,254
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$138,808
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,943,840

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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