The primary purpose of the Foundation is to provide for and carry on such activities to allow the growth, expansion, and development of Black Hawk College, quad-cities campus and other quad-cities facilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ 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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FY2020 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $481K a year · 61% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $43K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$300K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$6.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$675K
FY2022$741K
FY2023$757K
FY2024$264K
FY2025$829K
Expenses
$300K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$300K
FY2021$319K
FY2022$294K
FY2023$279K
FY2024$322K
FY2025$322K
Net assets
$6.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$6.6M
FY2023$7.2M
FY2024$8.0M
FY2025$8.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1983.

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Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $177K Management & general 25% · $74K Fundraising 16% · $49K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

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1 program · $177K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The foundation awards scholarships to individuals attending black hawk college & funds to black hawk college for programs & capital expenses & emergency funds to individuals

$177Kprogram 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 · 18 grants · $1.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$218,726
Black Hawk CollegeFY2024$18,552
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,954
Unitemized GrantFY2023$183,354
Black Hawk CollegeFY2023$61,474
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,025
Unitemized GrantFY2022$137,613
Black Hawk CollegeFY2022$58,587
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,423
Unitemized GrantFY2021$143,524
Black Hawk CollegeFY2021$75,415
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$106,655
Black Hawk CollegeFY2020$47,870
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,718
Unitemized GrantFY2019$112,445
Black Hawk CollegeFY2019$9,514
Unitemized GrantFY2019$3,570

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$84K
Money outPt IX
$300K
Ln 25
Programscol B$177K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$335K
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$151K
Investment incomeLn 3$84K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$19K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$335K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$335K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$310K$335K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.8M$5.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K$45K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M$6.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$128K$128K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$95K$23K$41K$31K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$5K$17K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$2K$5K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$100$100
Office expensesLn 13$5K$456$3K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$320$14$64$242
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$10K$2K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$300K$177K$74K$49K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $829K$322K$508K$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $264K$322K−$58K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $757K$279K$478K$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $741K$294K$447K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $675K$319K$356K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.5M$300K$1.2M$6.5M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,454,172 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,071,843$1,370,108
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $76,052$84,064
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,599$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,156,494$1,454,172
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $166,524$137,289
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$121,955
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $50,564$41,015
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $217,088$300,259
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $939,406$1,153,913
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,454,172 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,370,108
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$150,842
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,370,108
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $103,290$103,290
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$19,226−$19,226
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$19,226 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $103,290$1,454,172
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $300,259 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $9,514$9,514
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $127,775$127,775
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $22,519 · Management $41,450 · Fundraising $30,771$94,740
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,554 · Management $16,676 · Fundraising $5,985$27,215
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,518$5,518
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,047 · Management $5,052 · Fundraising $6,799$13,898
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $100$100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $456 · Management $2,748 · Fundraising $1,564$4,768
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14 · Management $64 · Fundraising $242$320
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,980 · Management $2,435 · Fundraising $3,996$16,411
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $176,959 · Management $73,943 · Fundraising $49,357$300,259
Part X · Balance sheet $6,582,739 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $310,270$335,158
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $825,608$910,189
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $45,000$45,000
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,793,282$5,281,073
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $214,330$11,319
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,188,490$6,582,739
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,849$31,333
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,778$19,233
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,627$50,566
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $595,198$629,805
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,563,665$5,902,368
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,158,863$6,532,173
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,188,490$6,582,739
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,532,173 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,454,172
XI-2 Total expenses$300,259
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,153,913
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,158,863
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$213,382
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$6,015
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,532,173

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