Fairfield County Foundation FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Lancaster, OH501(c)(3)Since 1989Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 34-1623983

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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.
$107K 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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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: 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-T
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
$107K
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
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.0 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
$5.1M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$6.0M
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$54.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.0M
FY2022▼ -35%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$9.2M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$7.7M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2022▲ +18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$5.8M
Net assets
$54.6M
FY2022▼ -14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$55.4M
FY2021$63.4M
FY2022$54.6M
FY2023$64.2M
FY2024$66.3M

From the FY2022 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.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $4.0M Management & general 7% · $292K Fundraising 4% · $172K

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-T; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$106,917Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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 · $4.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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…

$2.8Mprogram expense
02

Scholarship Programs

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

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2024
See all 7 funders →
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
See all 317 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$6.0M
Gifts and grants$3.1M
Investment income$2.2M
Fees for services$623K
Money out
$4.4M
Programs$4.0M
Management$292K
Fundraising$172K
Owns and owes
$54.6M
net assets
Cash and savings$4.8M
Total assets$59.7M
Liabilities$5.1M
People
16
listed
Paid1
Voting board15
Independent15
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$3.1M
Fees for services$623K
Investment income$2.2M
Other income$35K
Total revenue$6.0M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$4.8M
Total assets$59.7M
Liabilities$5.1M
Net assets$54.6M
Operations
Employees5
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $7.7M$5.8M$1.9M$66.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.8M$4.0M$2.8M$64.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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