Truth in Accounting FY2022 filing

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Glencoe, IL501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 35-2185292

Educating and empowering citizens with understandable, reliable, and transparent governmental financial information.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 9% 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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $78K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$41K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$275K
-71% vs prior year
Spent
$224K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$223K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$275K
FY2022▼ -71%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$558K
FY2021$952K
FY2022$275K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$246K
Expenses
$224K
FY2022▼ -65%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$735K
FY2021$636K
FY2022$224K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$218K
Net assets
$223K
FY2022▲ +30%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$144K
FY2021$172K
FY2022$223K
FY2023$199K
FY2024$226K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $188K Management & general 11% · $24K Fundraising 5% · $11K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO/Board Member/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Chair of Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joan Colmar’s $86K as President Through 12/31/21 is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1044 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2021FY2020
Joan Colmar$86,500$87,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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1 program service account for $188K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Educational Programs and Materials

Educating the public about federal, state and local governments' financial conditions through web pages, online posting, meetings with and speaking to groups and individuals, preparing and distributing research documents and educational material, and promoting accurate and consistent governmental accounting standards.

$188Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$78K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$275K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$271K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$163
Money outPt IX
$224K
Ln 25
Programscol B$188K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$223K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$221K
Total assetsLn 16$264K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$271K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$163
Gains on assetsLn 7−$849
Total revenueLn 12$275K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$194K
SavingsLn 2$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$221K
Total assetsLn 16$264K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
Net assetsLn 32$223K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$221K
Total assetsLn 16$202K$264K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$41K
Net assetsLn 32$172K$223K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$37K$34K$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K$117$118
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$109K$99K$2K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$288$1K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$60
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$28$139
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$20K$215$354
Total functional expensesLn 25$224K$188K$24K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $246K$218K$27K$226K 990 PDF
FY2023 $215K$239K−$24K$199K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $275K$224K$51K$223K 990 PDF
FY2021 $952K$636K$315K$172K 990 PDF
FY2020 $558K$735K−$177K−$144K 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 $274,931 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$271,117
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,918
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$271,117
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,500$4,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $163$163
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$849−$849
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$686$274,931
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $223,939 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,144 · Management $1,339 · Fundraising $1,339$36,822
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,021$4,021
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,001 · Management $117 · Fundraising $118$3,236
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,645$1,645
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,393$18,393
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $98,542 · Management $2,111 · Fundraising $8,222$108,875
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,082 · Management $288 · Fundraising $1,083$3,453
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,713$19,713
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,424$3,424
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,654 · Management $60$1,714
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,662 · Management $28 · Fundraising $139$1,829
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,245 · Management $215 · Fundraising $354$20,814
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $188,488 · Management $24,196 · Fundraising $11,255$223,939
Part X · Balance sheet $263,525 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,316$194,454
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,433$26,611
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,700$34,702
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,944$7,758
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $201,511$263,525
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,819$7,904
X-19 Deferred revenue$32,937
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,819$40,841
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $96,692$222,684
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $75,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $171,692$222,684
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $201,511$263,525
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $222,684 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$274,931
XI-2 Total expenses$223,939
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$50,992
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$171,692
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$222,684

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

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