Lagrange County Community Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Lagrange, IN501(c)(3)Since 1991Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 35-1834679

The mission of the lagrange county community foundation is to inspire and sustain generosity, leadership and service. We connect donors to charitable causes, award grants and scholarships, and support community initiatives to enhance the quality of life in lagrange county.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 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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FY2025 · 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.3M a year · 65% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 71% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
92 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 92.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$322K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
-56% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$36.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2025▼ -56%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$7.5M
FY2025$3.3M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$842K
FY2021$942K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$36.5M
FY2025▲ +14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$18.7M
FY2021$23.5M
FY2022$20.7M
FY2023$24.2M
FY2024$32.0M
FY2025$36.5M

From the FY2025 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 Dec 1991.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $946K Management & general 27% · $357K Fundraising 3% · $42K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$98,299Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Octavia Yoder’s $98K as Executive Di is at the 29th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Octavia Yoder$98,299$94,000$79,615$84,840$66,346$75,000

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

Inspiring generosity, leadership, and service to benefit local citizens and organizations.

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2 program services account for $946K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Grantmaking

The lagrange county community foundation's unrestricted endowment funds and field of interest funds respond to changing needs in lagrange county. The community foundation directs grants to charitable projects that improve the quality of life in lagrange county in arts and culture, health and human services, community development…

$665Kprogram expense
02

Scholarships

Together with local philanthropists, the community foundation offers scholarship opportunities for students pursuing post-secondary education. Scholarship recipients are selected through a competitive application process. The scholarship advisory committee reviews and scores applications per the donor-established criteria.

$281Kprogram expense

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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$50K
Grants paid · 97 grants · $3.5M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$219,537
Lagrange County AuditorFY2025$42,919
Lagrange County Hope INCIN · FY2025$29,752
Lakeland School CorporationFY2025$28,297
Lagrange County Department of ParksFY2025$27,000
Community Health Clinic INCIN · FY2025$17,500
Menno-HofIN · FY2025$12,922
Rainbow Years Learning MinistryFY2025$10,002
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$946K
Managementcol C$357K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$36.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.3M
Total assetsLn 16$36.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$322K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$26K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$735K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$10.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$26.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35K
Total assetsLn 16$36.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$322K
Net assetsLn 32$36.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 675
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$10.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24.7M$26.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$54K$35K
Total assetsLn 16$32.2M$36.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$262K$322K
Net assetsLn 32$32.0M$36.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$519K$519K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$220K$220K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$25K$64K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$163K$54K$93K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$2K$4K$700
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$6K$12K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$38K
Investment management feesLn 11f$64K$64K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$17K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$38K$33K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$2K$6K$906
Information technologyLn 14$45K$12K$29K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$14K$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$2K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$36K$2K$806
All other expensesLn 24e$952$952
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$946K$357K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.3M$1.3M$2.0M$36.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.5M$1.6M$5.9M$32.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$1.6M$1.4M$24.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$1.1M$990K$20.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.2M$942K$3.3M$23.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$842K$395K$18.7M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $3,327,153 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$26,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,652,851
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,674
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,679,051
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,326$2,326
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $907,258$907,258
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$125 · Excluded from tax $735,118$734,993
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,525$3,525
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,726 · Excluded from tax $1,642,376$3,327,153
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,344,761 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $519,391$519,391
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $219,537$219,537
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,575 · Management $63,894 · Fundraising $9,830$98,299
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $53,925 · Management $93,107 · Fundraising $16,337$163,369
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,099 · Management $4,198 · Fundraising $700$6,997
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,063 · Management $12,126 · Fundraising $2,021$20,210
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,889$37,889
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $64,213$64,213
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,180 · Management $7,020$24,200
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $32,968 · Fundraising $4,676$37,644
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,311 · Management $5,920 · Fundraising $906$9,137
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,647 · Management $29,160 · Fundraising $4,486$45,293
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,823 · Management $5,317 · Fundraising $2,127$21,267
IX-17 TravelManagement $8,087$8,087
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,393 · Management $3,092$5,485
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $19,063$19,063
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,143 · Management $1,381$5,524
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,603 · Management $1,795 · Fundraising $806$38,204
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $952$952
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $945,658 · Management $357,214 · Fundraising $41,889$1,344,761
Part X · Balance sheet $36,853,687 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,830$11,921
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,337,987$10,318,835
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,127,500$139,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,201$26,979
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $54,093$35,030
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $24,406,510$26,297,422
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $266,249$24,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $32,229,370$36,853,687
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,193$68,079
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $261,512$322,194
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,630,585$11,205,157
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $22,337,273$25,326,336
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,967,858$36,531,493
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $32,229,370$36,853,687
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $36,531,493 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,327,153
XI-2 Total expenses$1,344,761
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,982,392
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,967,858
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,581,243
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$36,531,493

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