Charitable Foundation established to enhance the present and future quality of life of the Wells County, in community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 39% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$31.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$4.3M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$31.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31.8M
FY2021$37.0M
FY2022$30.0M
FY2023$34.0M
FY2024$38.3M

From the FY2020 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 Jan 1959.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $972K Management & general 15% · $196K Fundraising 9% · $116K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director
$74,929Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tammy Slater’s $88K as Exec Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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
Tammy Slater$88,500$85,096$81,044$77,926$74,929

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

Improves Wells County's quality of life now and for the future.

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2 programs · $972K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide benefits and development of the wells county community by providing PROGRAM/PROJECT funding for qualified charitable organizations pursuant to the purpose of donor intentions and by funding programs or projects that improve the community.

$589Kprogram expense
02

Award scholarships to wells county residents to assist in pursuing post-secondary education. 137 students received scholarships in 2020.

$384Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 153 grants · $5.5M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$528,274
Bluffton Parks DepartmentFY2024$114,817
Bi-County Services INCIN · FY2024$62,850
City of BlufftonFY2024$25,000
Family Centered Services INCIN · FY2024$24,950
St Joseph Catholic ChurchFY2024$21,000
Bluffton-Harrison MsdFY2024$19,169
Wells County Ems INCIN · FY2024$16,750
St Vincent De Paul CatholicFY2024$14,000
First United Methodist ChurchFY2024$11,000
Pleasant Dale Cemetery AssocFY2024$10,300
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$261K
Other incomeLn 4–11$101K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$972K
Managementcol C$196K
Fundraisingcol D$116K
Owns and owesPt X
$31.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$872K
Total assetsLn 16$32.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$261K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$101K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.3M
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
SavingsLn 2$865K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$872K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$30.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$387K
Other assetsLn 15$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$32.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$31.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 630
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$945K$872K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27.0M$30.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$346K$387K
Total assetsLn 16$29.5M$32.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$28.2M$31.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$557K$557K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$349K$349K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$25K$25K$25K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$91K$32K$46K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$2K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$4K$5K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$200$200
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$44K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$94K$3K$17K$73K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$972K$196K$116K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.3M$1.9M$2.4M$38.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.6M$91K$34.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.9M−$153K$30.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.7M$1.5M$2.2M$37.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.1M$1.3M$829K$31.8M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,113,096 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $533,558$261,374
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,528,425$1,751,169
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $166,588$100,553
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,228,571$2,113,096
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $832,269$906,105
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $174,531$183,692
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $170,582$194,531
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,177,382$1,284,328
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,051,189$828,768
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $2,113,096 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $20 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$261,374
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$261,374
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $439,116$439,116
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,312,053$1,312,053
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $100,533$100,533
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,412,606 · Excluded from tax $439,116$2,113,096
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,284,328 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $557,269$557,269
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $348,836$348,836
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,976 · Management $24,977 · Fundraising $24,976$74,929
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $31,987 · Management $45,540 · Fundraising $13,554$91,081
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,709 · Management $2,116 · Fundraising $1,156$4,981
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,358 · Management $5,395 · Fundraising $2,948$12,701
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $200$200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $43,680$43,680
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $14,314$14,314
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,357$7,357
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $20,749$20,749
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,247$5,247
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,150 · Management $16,923 · Fundraising $73,490$93,563
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $9,421$9,421
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $972,285 · Management $195,919 · Fundraising $116,124$1,284,328
Part X · Balance sheet $32,856,870 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,515$6,825
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $938,063$864,858
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,138$1,138
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $345,921$387,382
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $26,965,136$30,260,790
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,240,908$1,335,877
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $29,497,681$32,856,870
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,538$4,182
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $344,779$85,722
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $919,392$968,833
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,270,709$1,058,737
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,716,824$1,932,732
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $26,510,148$29,865,401
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,226,972$31,798,133
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $29,497,681$32,856,870
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,798,133 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,113,096
XI-2 Total expenses$1,284,328
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$828,768
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,226,972
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,742,393
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,798,133

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