The mission of the Morton Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life for Morton area residents, now and for generations to come. We do this by...Building community endowment; Investing in our community through strategic grant making; Turning donors' charitable dreams into permanent legacies; and Providing leadership to identify and address changing community needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$115K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $1.7M a year · 67% 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
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
172 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 172.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $1.3M
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$563K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$14.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2024▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$4.0M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2024▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$565K
FY2021$689K
FY2022$708K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$788K
Net assets
$14.6M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$8.8M
FY2022$10.3M
FY2023$12.2M
FY2024$14.6M
FY2025$17.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2000.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $848K Management & general 10% · $108K Fundraising 8% · $81K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$115,194Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Witzig’s $125K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Witzig$124,520$115,194$113,134$109,051$110,253$98,465

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Builds community endowment and makes grants to improve residents' quality of life.

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1 program · $848K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Primary efforts were informational regarding intent to accumulate a permanent endowment with annual grants to benefit residents of the Morton area to be made from earnings.

$848Kprogram 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 · 97 grants · $1.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$42,950
Morton Public LibraryFY2024$19,000
Morton Park DistrictFY2024$15,000
Morton Police DepartmentFY2024$11,180
Peoria Christian School INCIL · FY2024$9,500
Salem4youthIL · FY2024$7,200
Blessed Sacrament SchoolFY2024$6,000
ScholarshipsFY2023$35,400
Unitemized GrantFY2023$34,100
Salem4youthFY2023$22,500
Morton High SchoolFY2023$10,161
Historical Society of PrincevilleFY2023$9,500
Morton Chamber of CommerceIL · FY2023$8,700
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$417K
Other incomeLn 4–11$159K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$848K
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$81K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.9M
Total assetsLn 16$15.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$563K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$417K
Other incomeLn 4–11$159K
Gains on assetsLn 7$42K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$13.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59K
Other assetsLn 15$206K
Total assetsLn 16$15.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$563K
Net assetsLn 32$14.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.1M$14.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K$59K
Total assetsLn 16$13.2M$15.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$996K$563K
Net assetsLn 32$12.2M$14.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$598K$598K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$34K$34K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$123K$25K$49K$49K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25K$5K$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$2K$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$2K$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$603$5K$603
Investment management feesLn 11f$176K$176K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$2K$7K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$129$1K$129
OccupancyLn 16$17K$3K$7K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$255$2K$255
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$575$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$154$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$848K$108K$81K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.0M$788K$3.2M$17.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $2.1M$1.0M$1.0M$14.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$1.3M$1.4M$12.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.8M$708K$3.1M$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$689K$692K$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$565K$951K$6.6M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,081,130 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,247,426$1,505,444
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $337,198$416,845
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $138,592$158,841
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,723,216$2,081,130
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $926,326$632,335
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $159,650$168,156
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $196,395$236,875
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,282,371$1,037,366
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,440,845$1,043,764
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,081,130 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,505,444
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,505,444
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $375,181$375,181
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $41,664$41,664
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $38,720$38,720
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $120,121$120,121
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $161,785 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $413,901$2,081,130
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,037,366 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $598,235$598,235
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $34,100$34,100
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,561 · Management $49,121 · Fundraising $49,121$122,803
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,976 · Management $9,953 · Fundraising $9,953$24,882
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,835 · Management $3,669 · Fundraising $3,669$9,173
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,260 · Management $4,519 · Fundraising $4,519$11,298
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $603 · Management $4,819 · Fundraising $603$6,025
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $175,682$175,682
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,655 · Management $7,335 · Fundraising $2,640$11,630
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $129 · Management $1,027 · Fundraising $129$1,285
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,468 · Management $6,936 · Fundraising $6,936$17,340
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $255 · Management $2,036 · Fundraising $255$2,546
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,072$10,072
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $575 · Management $1,151 · Fundraising $1,151$2,877
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $154 · Management $7,700 · Fundraising $1,564$9,418
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $848,488 · Management $108,338 · Fundraising $80,540$1,037,366
Part X · Balance sheet $15,149,295 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,432,524$1,641,458
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,665,085$13,231,697
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $20,924$10,814
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $69,070$58,998
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$206,328
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,187,603$15,149,295
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,298$5,490
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $91,389$97,021
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $899,299$460,328
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $995,986$562,839
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,015,027$3,578,551
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,176,590$11,007,905
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,191,617$14,586,456
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,187,603$15,149,295
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,586,456 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,081,130
XI-2 Total expenses$1,037,366
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,043,764
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,191,617
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,116,725
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$234,350
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,586,456

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