Rush County Community Foundation FY2021 filing

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Rushville, IN501(c)(3)Since 1991Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 35-1835950Revenue $3.0M in FY2021

On file with the IRSrushcountyfoundation.org117 N Main St, 46173-1927 · Rushville, INTax-exempt since Dec 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Rush County Community Foundation, the Foundation of Rush county's future, is a nonprofit public charity established in 1991 to serve donors, award grants and scholarships, and provide leadership to enrich and enhance the quality of life in Rush County, indiana, not only today, but for generations to come.the Rush County Community Foundation helps people of all means to improve their Community now and in the future. We help donors provide grant-making dollars for not-for-profit organizations that serve Rush County citizens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$166K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 28% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$166K
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
32 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 32.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $2.3M
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.6M
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
+111% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$23.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2021▲ +111%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$9.7M
FY2024$7.5M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2021▲ +61%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$8.0M
Net assets
$23.5M
FY2021▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21.1M
FY2021$23.5M
FY2022$19.3M
FY2023$27.1M
FY2024$28.0M

From the FY2021 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 Dec 1991.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.4M Management & general 11% · $189K Fundraising 6% · $93K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $166K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$80,051Pt VII · Sec A
Administrative and Account
$43,787Pt VII · Sec A
Program Coordinator
$41,992Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris May’s $89K as Executive Director is at the 22nd 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chris May$88,989$75,769———
Alisa Winters——$76,092$80,051$77,891
Angela Bane$49,177$45,278$45,285$43,787$45,524
Kristina Amos———$41,992$42,056
Gerald Mohr—$8,800$12,600——

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

Awards grants and scholarships to local nonprofits, schools, and students to enrich the quality of life in Rush County, Indiana.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Community grants for local schools and organizations and college scholarships for individuals. 115 scholarships and 127 grants were distributed.

$1.4Mprogram 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 · 141 grants · $12.6M · 2020–2024
Rec Building Holding CorporationIN · FY2024$6,602,772
Unitemized GrantFY2024$253,617
Rchs Activities FundFY2024$44,784
St Paul's United Methodist ChurchFY2024$32,361
Clean Green RushFY2024$30,000
Rushville Public LibraryIN · FY2024$23,777
Rushville American Legion Post 150 LtdIN · FY2024$18,690
Rushville Elementry SchoolFY2024$18,506
Rushville Township Volunteer Fire DepartmentFY2024$15,750
City of Rushville Fire and RescueFY2024$10,758
See all 141 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$189K
Fundraisingcol D$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$23.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$28.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$4.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$23.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$300K
Total assetsLn 16$28.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M
Net assetsLn 32$23.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 626
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.4M$4.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20.4M$23.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$318K$300K
Total assetsLn 16$26.2M$28.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0M$4.6M
Net assetsLn 32$21.1M$23.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$385K$385K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$199K$199K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$166K$75K$59K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$55K$30K$14K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$12K$9K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$8K$5K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$381$57$324
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$2K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$48K$48K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$975$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$484$9K$484
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$198$297
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$8K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$1K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$672K$611K$23K$38K
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$3K$34K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$189K$93K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $7.5M$8.0M−$518K$28.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.7M$4.3M$5.4M$27.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.8M−$67K$19.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.0M$1.7M$1.4M$23.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.0M$410K$21.1M 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 $3,046,439 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,193,681$1,197,718
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $220,943$1,848,721
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $28,714$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,443,338$3,046,439
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $551,885$583,984
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $248,137$262,755
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $233,258$818,830
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,033,280$1,665,569
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $410,058$1,380,870
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $3,046,439 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,197,718
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,197,718
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $757,421$757,421
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,091,300$1,091,300
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,848,721$3,046,439
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,665,569 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $384,537$384,537
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $199,447$199,447
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,551 · Management $59,259 · Fundraising $32,020$165,830
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,870 · Management $13,917 · Fundraising $10,944$54,731
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,377 · Management $8,690 · Fundraising $5,267$26,334
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,599 · Management $5,309 · Fundraising $2,952$15,860
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $57 · Management $324$381
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,100 · Management $11,900$14,000
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $47,612$47,612
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $975 · Fundraising $1,462$2,437
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,578$5,578
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $484 · Management $8,719 · Fundraising $484$9,687
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,484 · Management $198 · Fundraising $297$1,979
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $3,368$3,368
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,643 · Management $11,465$19,108
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,288 · Management $3,004$4,292
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $610,842 · Management $23,089 · Fundraising $37,762$671,693
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,810 · Management $33,717 · Fundraising $2,168$38,695
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,383,676 · Management $188,537 · Fundraising $93,356$1,665,569
Part X · Balance sheet $28,144,119 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,082$2,656
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,364,109$4,511,532
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $52,500$112,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $318,402$300,362
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $20,422,661$23,217,069
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $26,158,754$28,144,119
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,534$205,720
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $9,884$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,000,000$4,417,405
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,013,418$4,623,125
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,830,764$9,669,244
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,314,572$13,851,750
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,145,336$23,520,994
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $26,158,754$28,144,119
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,520,994 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,046,439
XI-2 Total expenses$1,665,569
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,380,870
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,145,336
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$890,752
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$104,036
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,520,994

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