Spoon River College Foundation

Tax-deductible

Canton, IL501(c)(3)Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 37-1068663Revenue $614K in FY2025

On file with the IRSsrc.edu/foundation23235 N County Highway 22, 61520-8907 · Canton, ILTax-exempt since Oct 1979College/university support org — 170(b)(1)(A)(iv)

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Education is the key to a successful future. The Spoon River College Foundation actively seeks resources to provide excellent educational opportunities at Spoon River College.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $481K a year · 57% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
70 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 69.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $19K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$90K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$614K
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$443K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$7.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$614K
FY2025▼ -47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$499K
FY2021$880K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$779K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$614K
Expenses
$443K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$238K
FY2021$298K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$380K
FY2024$455K
FY2025$443K
Net assets
$7.8M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$7.2M
FY2025$7.8M

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 Oct 1979.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $295K Management & general 17% · $73K Fundraising 17% · $74K

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

23 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Src President (non-Voting)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fiscal Officer (non-Voting)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Fiscal Officer (non-Voting)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ex-Officer, Immediate Past Chair (non-Voting)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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

Programs and updates

Funds educational opportunities at Spoon River College for a successful future.

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2 programs · $295K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

266 recipients of 490 scholarships awarded

$165Kprogram expense
02

Institutional support represents expenditures for equipment and expenses to help meet the institutional needs of spoon river college.

$130Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$19K
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Grants paid · 12 grants · $1.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$165,318
Spoon River CollegeFY2024$129,559
Unitemized GrantFY2023$183,899
Spoon River CollegeFY2023$130,340
Unitemized GrantFY2022$139,713
Spoon River CollegeFY2022$84,919
Spoon River CollegeFY2021$141,764
Unitemized GrantFY2021$119,753
Spoon River CollegeFY2020$117,814
Unitemized GrantFY2020$98,789
Spoon River CollegeFY2019$113,424
Unitemized GrantFY2019$100,939

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$614K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$428K
Investment incomeLn 3$191K
Money outPt IX
$443K
Ln 25
Programscol B$295K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$7.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$428K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$191K
Gains on assetsLn 7$577
Total revenueLn 12$614K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$510K
SavingsLn 2$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K
Other assetsLn 15$972K
Total assetsLn 16$7.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
Net assetsLn 32$7.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 617
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.7M$4.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K$40K
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M$7.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$199K$90K
Net assetsLn 32$7.2M$7.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$130K$130K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$165K$165K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$66K$66K
Investment management feesLn 11f$30K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$19$19
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$11K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$443K$295K$73K$74K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $614K$443K$171K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$455K$697K$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $779K$380K$399K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$346K$778K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $880K$298K$582K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $499K$238K$261K$4.5M 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 $613,570 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $902,819$428,357
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $227,215$190,643
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,127−$5,430
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,152,161$613,570
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $314,239$294,877
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $58,796$66,342
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,064$81,406
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $455,099$442,625
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $697,062$170,945
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $613,570 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,790
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$412,567
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$428,357
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $190,066$190,066
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $577$577
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$5,430−$5,430
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $185,213$613,570
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $442,625 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $129,559$129,559
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $165,318$165,318
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,677$19,677
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $66,342$66,342
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $29,622$29,622
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,901$4,901
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,213$7,213
IX-17 TravelManagement $19$19
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,378$1,378
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $10,583 · Fundraising $8,013$18,596
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $294,877 · Management $73,393 · Fundraising $74,355$442,625
Part X · Balance sheet $7,850,257 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $327,129$510,308
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,101,127$2,063,276
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $296,186$296,186
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $40,000$40,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,676,739$3,968,775
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $912,798$971,712
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,353,979$7,850,257
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $199,031$90,182
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $199,031$90,182
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $266,323$239,775
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,888,625$7,520,300
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,154,948$7,760,075
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,353,979$7,850,257
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,760,075 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$613,570
XI-2 Total expenses$442,625
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$170,945
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,154,948
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$265,935
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$109,334
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$58,913
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,760,075

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

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