Building a legacy through philanthropy and stewardship to strengthen our community. The Fairfield County Foundation has helped donors create lasting charitable legacies that carry on their names, their values and their priorities. Within the Foundation are more than 300 individual charitable funds, each created by donors to address those local causes they are most passionate about. Foundation grants support the arts, children's programs, health and wellness projects, community development, academics and much more. From scholarships for deserving Fairfield County youth and equipment to keep people fit and healthy, to improvements to green spaces throughout our County and grants to feed the hungry, the Fairfield County Foundation touches every member of our community in some way.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$118K 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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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 $2.7M a year · 40% 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $69.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $531K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.1M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.7M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$5.8M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$66.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.7M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$9.2M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$7.7M
Expenses
$5.8M
FY2024▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$5.8M
Net assets
$66.3M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$55.4M
FY2021$63.4M
FY2022$54.6M
FY2023$64.2M
FY2024$66.3M

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 Nov 1989.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $5.2M Management & general 6% · $347K Fundraising 4% · $221K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Amy Eyman’s $118K as CEO is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amy Eyman$118,264$112,487$106,917$105,179$102,283

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

Manages donor-established charitable funds to provide grants and scholarships that support arts, education, health, and community development programs throughout Fairfield County, Ohio.

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2 programs · $5.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Philanthropy, volunteerism and grantmaking programs. The foundation encourages and promotes charitable giving within fairfield county, ohio and provides grants to charitable organizations in the fairfield county area for programs, supporting the arts, community progress, disaster relief, educational, health, human services and other…

$4.0Mprogram expense
02

Scholarship Programs

Scholarships to students that are residents of fairfield county, ohio AND/OR graduates from fairfield county, ohio high schools.

$1.2Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 317 grants · $13.3M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$734,567
GametimeFY2024$495,535
Lancaster Festival INCOH · FY2024$279,000
The Tree ChurchOH · FY2024$119,000
Fairfield County FoundationFY2024$63,800
Alumni Assoc Amanda Clearcreek HsFY2024$41,475
Maywood MissionOH · FY2024$35,960
Crisis Relief and RecoveryPA · FY2024$35,000
Harcum HouseOH · FY2024$33,054
Geneva Hills Group INCOH · FY2024$32,000
Heidi-Ho CorpFY2024$30,613
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.7M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$3.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$815K
Money outPt IX
$5.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.2M
Managementcol C$347K
Fundraisingcol D$221K
Owns and owesPt X
$66.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16$76.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$506K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$442K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$815K
Investment incomeLn 3$3.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.2M
Total revenueLn 12$7.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$6.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$69.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$913K
Total assetsLn 16$76.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.1M
Net assetsLn 32$66.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
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$6.5M$6.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$62.6M$69.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$901K$913K
Total assetsLn 16$70.0M$76.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.8M$10.1M
Net assetsLn 32$64.2M$66.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.5M$3.5M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$735K$735K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$118K$30K$30K$59K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$309K$171K$73K$65K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$64K$34K$15K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$17K$8K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$51K$51K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$701K$701K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$63K$63K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$1K$11K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$43K$4K$34K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$58K$58K
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$109$372
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$5K$5K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$5K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.8M$5.2M$347K$221K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $7.7M$5.8M$1.9M$66.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.8M$4.0M$2.8M$64.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.0M$4.4M$1.6M$54.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.2M$3.7M$5.5M$63.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.0M$3.0M$2.0M$55.4M 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 $7,695,218 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,926,729$3,053,048
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $711,937$814,938
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,082,799$3,761,077
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $58,295$66,155
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,779,760$7,695,218
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,610,277$4,225,235
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $487,747$522,472
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $872,488$1,014,233
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,970,512$5,761,940
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,809,248$1,933,278
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $7,695,218 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$506,241
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,546,807
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$441,925
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,053,048
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $814,938$814,938
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,556,731$1,556,731
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $26,597$26,597
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $2,204,346$2,204,346
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,863 · Unrelated business $36,695$39,558
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,605,475 · Unrelated business $36,695$7,695,218
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,761,940 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,490,668$3,490,668
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $734,567$734,567
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,566 · Management $29,566 · Fundraising $59,132$118,264
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $171,082 · Management $72,687 · Fundraising $64,817$308,586
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $33,508 · Management $15,464 · Fundraising $14,931$63,903
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,631 · Management $7,676 · Fundraising $7,412$31,719
IX-11a Management feesManagement $50,875$50,875
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,435$9,435
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $701,024$701,024
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $62,554$62,554
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,008 · Management $11,234 · Fundraising $1,008$13,250
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,282 · Management $34,263 · Fundraising $4,283$42,828
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $57,890$57,890
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,070 · Management $109 · Fundraising $372$1,551
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,177 · Management $4,899 · Fundraising $6,546$16,622
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $30,137$30,137
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,062$8,062
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,290 · Management $14,715$20,005
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,193,873 · Management $347,012 · Fundraising $221,055$5,761,940
Part X · Balance sheet $76,355,879 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,480,044$6,058,901
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,395
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $900,821$912,748
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $62,643,783$69,382,835
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $70,024,648$76,355,879
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,781$36,371
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,792,071$10,029,196
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,810,852$10,065,567
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $63,336,822$65,395,171
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $876,974$895,141
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $64,213,796$66,290,312
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $70,024,648$76,355,879
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $66,290,312 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,695,218
XI-2 Total expenses$5,761,940
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,933,278
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$64,213,796
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,481,909
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,333,721
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,950
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$66,290,312

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