Sycamore Education Foundation

Tax-deductible

Sycamore, IL501(c)(3)Since 1984EIN 36-3329746Revenue $68K in FY2025

On file with the IRSsycamoresef.org245 W Exchange St, 60178-1495 · Sycamore, ILTax-exempt since Mar 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To enhance and enrich educational opportunities in the Sycamore school district by engaging the energy and resources of the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 7% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
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
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$68K
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$107K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$207K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$68K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$110K
FY2022$203K
FY2023$94K
FY2024$91K
FY2025$68K
Expenses
$107K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$105K
FY2023$117K
FY2024$95K
FY2025$107K
Net assets
$207K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$175K
FY2022$273K
FY2023$250K
FY2024$246K
FY2025$207K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1985.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $78K Management & general 27% · $29K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $20K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$20,119Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past-Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Rachel Sauber$20,119$31,786$27,083$31,821

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

Enriches Sycamore schools by connecting community energy and resources to educational opportunities.

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1 program · $78K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Foundation provides funding to the sycamore school district for different programs that assist teachers with their classrooms and education expenses so they can utilize their abilities to the fullest extent.

$78Kprogram expense

Funders

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$14K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $173K · 2021–2024
Sycamore Cusd #427FY2024$71,589
Sycamore Cusd #427FY2023$33,780
Sycamore Cusd #427FY2022$46,484
Sycamore Cusd #427FY2021$21,267

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$68K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$34
Money outPt IX
$107K
Ln 25
Programscol B$78K
Managementcol C$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$207K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$206K
Total assetsLn 16$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57K
Investment incomeLn 3$34
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$68K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$206K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$206K
Total assetsLn 16$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$207K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$246K$206K
Total assetsLn 16$246K$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$246K$207K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$72K$72K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$20K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$681$681
Information technologyLn 14$882$882
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K$676
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$107K$78K$29K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $68K$107K−$40K$207K 990 PDF
FY2024 $91K$95K−$4K$246K 990 PDF
FY2023 $94K$117K−$22K$250K 990 PDF
FY2022 $203K$105K$97K$273K 990 PDF
FY2021 $110K$175K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $67,786 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $37,680$56,862
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24$34
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $53,538$10,890
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $91,242$67,786
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,780$71,589
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,792$21,658
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $26,690$14,207
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $95,262$107,454
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,020−$39,668
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $67,786 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,862
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$56,862
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34$34
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $10,890$10,890
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,924$67,786
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $107,454 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $71,589$71,589
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $20,119$20,119
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,539$1,539
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $681$681
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $882$882
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,609 · Management $676$7,285
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,359$3,359
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $78,198 · Management $29,256 · Fundraising $0$107,454
Part X · Balance sheet $206,626 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $245,971$205,729
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $323$897
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $246,294$206,626
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $246,294$206,626
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $246,294$206,626
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $206,626 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$67,786
XI-2 Total expenses$107,454
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,668
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$246,294
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$206,626

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

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