Arnold E Menke Memorial Trust

Tax-deductible

Cincinnati, OH501(c)(3)Since 1989EIN 35-6500493

Trust assets are invested to provide income to support organizations named in the governing document

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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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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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $111K a year · 55% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$62K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 1 voting members
Concern: none of 1 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$238K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$328K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$238K
FY2025▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$103K
FY2021$421K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$70K
FY2024$225K
FY2025$238K
Expenses
$328K
FY2025▲ +9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$300K
FY2021$304K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$301K
FY2024$303K
FY2025$328K
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2025▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.

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% · $272K Management & general 17% · $56K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$61,827Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Fifth Third Bank N A$61,827$60,839$56,246$55,727$58,819—
Fifth Third Bank NA—————$53,083

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

Invests assets to generate income supporting designated organizations.

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1 program service account for $272K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science

$272Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.5M · 2020–2025

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$238K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$238K
Money outPt IX
$328K
Ln 25
Programscol B$272K
Managementcol C$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$192K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$238K
Gains on assetsLn 7$132K
Total revenueLn 12$238K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$192K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$192K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$174K$192K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$263K$263K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$9K$53K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$328K$272K$56K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $238K$328K−$91K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $225K$303K−$78K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $70K$301K−$232K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $149K$334K−$185K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $421K$304K$117K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $103K$300K−$197K$3.6M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $237,599 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $105,742$105,742
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $131,857$131,857
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $237,599$237,599
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $328,500 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $263,100$263,100
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $9,274 · Management $52,553$61,827
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,073$2,073
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $272,374 · Management $56,126 · Fundraising $0$328,500
Part X · Balance sheet $3,098,946 assets, 7 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $173,810$192,106
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,464,367$1,373,136
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,551,815$1,533,704
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,189,993$3,098,946
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,189,993$3,098,946
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,189,993$3,098,946
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,098,946 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$237,599
XI-2 Total expenses$328,500
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$90,901
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,189,993
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$146
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,098,946

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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