Stark Community Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Canton, OH501(c)(3)Since 1963Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 34-0943665Revenue $38.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRSstarkcf.org400 Market Ave N, 44702-1551 · Canton, OHTax-exempt since Mar 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 16 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18.6M a year · 47% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $104K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$114.1M
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% 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
$38.5M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$22.0M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$291.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$38.5M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$24.7M
FY2021$68.7M
FY2022$26.3M
FY2023$40.8M
FY2024$38.5M
Expenses
$22.0M
FY2024▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$16.6M
FY2021$15.8M
FY2022$24.1M
FY2023$27.6M
FY2024$22.0M
Net assets
$291.9M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$207.8M
FY2021$265.8M
FY2022$230.6M
FY2023$266.2M
FY2024$291.9M

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 Mar 1986.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $17.5M Management & general 18% · $4.0M Fundraising 2% · $549K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$290,365Pt VII · Sec A
V.p. of Finance & CFO
$180,065Pt VII · Sec A
V.p. of Advancement
$169,816Pt VII · Sec A
V.p. of Grants/Community Initiatives
$144,266Pt VII · Sec A
$105,444Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Marketing/Communications
$103,196Pt VII · Sec A
Corporate Secretary
$19,906Pt VII · Sec A
Corporate Secretary (through 3/24)
$16,648Pt VII · Sec A

Mark J Samolczyk’s $290K as President is at the 66th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark J Samolczyk$290,365$281,651$273,107$251,336$235,548
Carrie L Bast$180,065$175,721$169,742$158,199$153,586
Bridgette L Neisel$169,816$165,653$158,744$147,488$142,907
Amy B Krebs$144,266$134,120$127,524$112,680$96,618
Nicole Hull-Stelzer$105,444————
Callie King$103,196————
Anastasia Bendetta$19,906————
Susan Warne$16,648————

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

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1 program · $17.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Stark community foundation and our growing family of donors support a wide array of local projects and organizations each year, awarding over $16.5 million in grants for 2024. Generous individuals, families, businesses and organizations supported programs and services that strengthen our community in areas including education, arts…

$17.5Mprogram 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$104K
Grants paid · 970 grants · $64.7M · 2020–2024
ArtsinstarkOH · FY2024$1,076,993
Unitemized GrantFY2024$771,955
Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment CompanyFY2024$500,000
Lutheran World Relief INCMD · FY2024$410,500
Walsh University INCOH · FY2024$388,776
Stark County Humane SocietyOH · FY2024$322,839
The Wilderness Center INCOH · FY2024$213,344
Massillon Public LibraryFY2024$203,614
YMCA of Central Stark CountyOH · FY2024$195,268
See all 970 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$38.5M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$19.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$222K
Money outPt IX
$22.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.5M
Managementcol C$4.0M
Fundraisingcol D$549K
Owns and owesPt X
$291.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$623K
Total assetsLn 16$406.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$114.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4.8M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$41K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$222K
Investment incomeLn 3$19.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$176K
Gains on assetsLn 7$11.8M
Total revenueLn 12$38.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$623K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$623K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$385.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$6.5M
Total assetsLn 16$406.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$114.1M
Net assetsLn 32$291.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 650
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$786K$623K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$351.9M$385.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$372.4M$406.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$106.3M$114.1M
Net assetsLn 32$266.2M$291.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$15.8M$15.8M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$772K$772K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$436K$475K$237K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$490K$186K$202K$101K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$8K$9K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$13K$14K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$105K$40K$43K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$2K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$18K$19K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2.1M$2.1M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$138K$130K$5K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$112K$112K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$16K$18K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$107K$40K$44K$22K
OccupancyLn 16$85K$32K$35K$18K
TravelLn 17$5K$2K$2K$969
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$7K$8K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$6K$7K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$7K$8K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$971K$17K$963K−$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$393$427$215
Total functional expensesLn 25$22.0M$17.5M$4.0M$549K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $38.5M$22.0M$16.5M$291.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $40.8M$27.6M$13.2M$266.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $26.3M$24.1M$2.2M$230.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $68.7M$15.8M$53.0M$265.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $24.7M$16.6M$8.1M$207.8M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $38,502,904 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,647,960$18,366,209
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $198,931$221,707
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,200,814$19,738,545
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $744,130$176,443
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $40,791,835$38,502,904
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,554,887$16,549,468
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,750,631$1,798,600
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,259,786$3,694,373
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,565,304$22,042,441
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,226,531$16,460,463
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 $38,502,904 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$41,238
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,324,971
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,836,930
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,366,209
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $221,707$221,707
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$170,896 · Excluded from tax $8,110,087$7,939,191
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $11,799,354$11,799,354
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,016−$3,016
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $179,459$179,459
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $221,707 · Unrelated business −$170,896 · Excluded from tax $20,085,884$38,502,904
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,042,441 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,777,513$15,777,513
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $771,955$771,955
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $435,860 · Management $474,532 · Fundraising $237,208$1,147,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $185,949 · Management $202,448 · Fundraising $101,200$489,597
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,391 · Management $9,136 · Fundraising $4,567$22,094
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,980 · Management $14,133 · Fundraising $7,065$34,178
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,929 · Management $43,471 · Fundraising $21,731$105,131
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,299 · Management $2,503 · Fundraising $1,251$6,053
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,843 · Management $19,426 · Fundraising $9,711$46,980
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,127,749$2,127,749
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $129,758 · Management $5,181 · Fundraising $2,589$137,528
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $111,794$111,794
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,212 · Management $17,651 · Fundraising $8,823$42,686
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $40,450 · Management $44,039 · Fundraising $22,014$106,503
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,243 · Management $35,103 · Fundraising $17,548$84,894
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,781 · Management $1,940 · Fundraising $969$4,690
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,893 · Management $7,505 · Fundraising $3,751$18,149
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,182 · Management $6,731 · Fundraising $3,364$16,277
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,144 · Management $7,777 · Fundraising $3,888$18,809
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,622 · Management $962,830 · Fundraising −$8,226$971,226
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $393 · Management $427 · Fundraising $215$1,035
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,510,397 · Management $3,982,582 · Fundraising $549,462$22,042,441
Part X · Balance sheet $406,010,620 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $10,322,528; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $786,203$622,701
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,722,494$2,808,488
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,103$64,358
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,502$14,225
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $270,991,510$297,089,602
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $80,927,166$88,627,906
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,186,166$6,460,812
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $372,413,705$406,010,620
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $106,656$121,662
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,882,794$1,274,822
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $104,271,403$112,667,886
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $106,260,853$114,064,370
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $266,152,852$291,946,250
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $266,152,852$291,946,250
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $372,413,705$406,010,620
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $291,946,250 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$38,502,904
XI-2 Total expenses$22,042,441
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,460,463
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$266,152,852
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$17,876,312
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$8,543,377
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$291,946,250

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

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