Max Credit Union FY2020 filing

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Montgomery, ALMutual-benefit / member-servingSince 1955EIN 36-4618706Revenue $78.2M in FY2020

On file with the IRSmymax.comPo Box 244040, 36124-4040 · Montgomery, ALTax-exempt since Jun 1971

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The Credit Union is a cooperative community financial institution which was organized to promote thrift among its members as well as to provide a source of Credit for its members.

$2.8M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19.1M a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.8M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
31 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 31.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $528
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5B
87% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 87% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$78.2M
Spent
$67.2M
Net assets
$221.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$78.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$78.2M
FY2021$76.8M
FY2022$81.3M
FY2023$110.3M
FY2024$123.8M
Expenses
$67.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$67.2M
FY2021$60.0M
FY2022$63.0M
FY2023$84.3M
FY2024$100.5M
Net assets
$221.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$221.6M
FY2021$217.9M
FY2022$140.1M
FY2023$179.4M
FY2024$209.4M

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 Jun 1971.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $2.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$504,366Pt VII · Sec A
VP Mortgage Services
$270,482Pt VII · Sec A
SVP/Chief Retail Officer
$250,058Pt VII · Sec A
$246,310Pt VII · Sec A
$223,223Pt VII · Sec A
SVP/Chief Support Officer
$223,060Pt VII · Sec A
Svc Ctr Consultant III
$197,001Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Advisor
$183,880Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Martin E Head$662,803$559,994$505,566——
Martin Edward Head———$481,088$504,366
Timothy Marquardt$308,014$296,664$279,075——
Mike Hart$300,185$260,204———
Dg Markwell——$292,906$182,988$161,882
Clinton Dale Watkins$260,944$286,218$213,616——
Cheryl Payson$274,621$264,614$249,583$243,096$223,060
Wayne Blackwell——$273,009$265,659$250,058

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

Promotes saving and offers loans to its members.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

In our efforts to promote thrift among our members, max provides competitive savings products, which include savings, checking, andcertificate of deposit accounts as well as ira savings accounts.

Pt IX · col B
02

To meet the financial needs of our members, max provides a source of credit by offering a variety of consumer, real estate, and business lending products at reasonable rates of interest.

Pt IX · col B
03

In addition to the savings and lending products we offer, max provides a variety of other financial services to meet the needs of our members.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$528
Grants paid · 19 grants · $193K · 2020–2024
River Region United WayAL · FY2024$16,500
Storybrook FarmsAL · FY2024$6,000
River Region United WayAL · FY2023$15,000
Storybook Farm INCAL · FY2023$6,000
River Region United WayAL · FY2022$15,000
River Region United WayAL · FY2022$15,000
River Region United WayAL · FY2021$15,000
Mercy House INCAL · FY2021$10,000
ManeAL · FY2021$5,550
River Region United WayAL · FY2020$12,000
Storybook Farm INCAL · FY2020$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$78.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$9.4M
Money outPt IX
$67.2M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$221.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$174.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8B
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5B
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$9.4M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$78.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$30.2M
SavingsLn 2$144.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$174.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$547.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37.1M
Other assetsLn 15$74.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8B
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5B
Net assetsLn 32$221.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5362
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$102.2M$174.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$353.7M$547.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36.9M$37.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.46B$1.77B
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.26B$1.55B
Net assetsLn 32$204.8M$221.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$95K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$10.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$18.8M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.4M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.0M
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.4M
Legal feesLn 11b$109K
Accounting feesLn 11c$126K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.3M
Office expensesLn 13$13.9M
OccupancyLn 16$1.6M
TravelLn 17$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.3M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11.0M
All other expensesLn 24e$98K
Total functional expensesLn 25$67.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $123.8M$100.5M$23.3M$209.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $110.3M$84.3M$26.0M$179.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $81.3M$63.0M$18.3M$140.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $76.8M$60.0M$16.8M$217.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $78.2M$67.2M$10.9M$221.6M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $78,182,943 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $65,330,563$68,808,960
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,414,762$9,373,983
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $74,745,325$78,182,943
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $108,716$95,225
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $9,592,430$9,999,452
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $25,857,828$26,625,630
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $27,762,518$30,526,188
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $63,321,492$67,246,495
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,423,833$10,936,448
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-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $78,182,943 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $67,457,906 · Unrelated business $1,351,054$68,808,960
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,880,988$7,880,988
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,492,995$1,492,995
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $67,457,906 · Unrelated business $1,351,054 · Excluded from tax $9,373,983$78,182,943
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $67,246,495 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$95,225
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$9,999,452
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$2,074,328
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$18,803,811
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$1,355,173
IX-9 Other employee benefits$2,985,371
IX-10 Payroll taxes$1,406,947
IX-11b Legal fees$109,274
IX-11c Accounting fees$125,739
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$1,275,590
IX-13 Office expenses$13,928,182
IX-16 Occupancy$1,572,868
IX-17 Travel$16,191
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$18,506
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$2,337,823
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$11,044,234
IX-24e All other expenses$97,781
IX-25 Total functional expenses$67,246,495
Part X · Balance sheet $1,769,448,467 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $926,496,100; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,724,497$30,226,335
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $79,440,015$144,002,487
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,175,099$6,426,270
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,925,867$3,721,622
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $36,929,468$37,100,833
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $352,417,276$545,596,473
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,271,100$1,357,100
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $45,925,485$74,521,247
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,460,586,194$1,769,448,467
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,757,911$13,314,238
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,243,235,114$1,533,452,882
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,255,813,087$1,547,841,679
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $204,773,107$221,606,788
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,460,586,194$1,769,448,467
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $221,606,788 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$78,182,943
XI-2 Total expenses$67,246,495
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,936,448
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$204,773,107
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,897,233
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$221,606,788

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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