Three Rivers Area Community Foundation FY2020 filing

Three Rivers, MIUnknown exempt organizationEIN 38-2051672Revenue $394K in FY2020

On file with the IRSthreeriversfoundation.comPo Box 453 · Three Rivers, MI

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The foundation's purpose is to receive and accept contributions to be administered exclusively for charitable purposes, primarily in and for the benefit of residents of st. Joseph county and the southwest michigan Area.

87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$12K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $205K a year · 40% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
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
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $3K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$467K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$394K
Spent
$333K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$4.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$394K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$394K
FY2021$578K
FY2022$624K
FY2023$375K
FY2024$567K
Expenses
$333K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$287K
FY2022$435K
FY2023$217K
FY2024$239K
Net assets
$4.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $288K Management & general 13% · $45K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$12,500Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melissa Bliss$25,000$25,000$22,917$22,917$12,500

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

Supports charitable causes benefiting St. Joseph County and Southwest Michigan residents.

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1 program · $288K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Multiple scholarships and grants were awarded to students and organizations in ST. Joseph county and the southwest michigan region during the fiscal year.

$288Kprogram 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 1 funder$3K
Grants paid · 27 grants · $416K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,250
St Joseph County Parks and RecFY2024$20,000
Grand Valley State UniversityFY2024$8,000
Southwestern Michigan CollegeFY2024$7,750
Western Michigan UniversityMI · FY2024$7,500
3r Pickleball AssocFY2024$7,085
Hillsdale CollegeMI · FY2024$6,250
Michigan State UniversityMI · FY2024$5,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$36,500
River Country Sports CommissionFY2023$14,000
Western Michigan UniversityMI · FY2023$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$38,800
River Country Sports CommissionFY2022$19,913
Three Rivers Rotary Club INCMI · FY2022$13,702
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$394K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Investment incomeLn 3$141K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Money outPt IX
$333K
Ln 25
Programscol B$288K
Managementcol C$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$567K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$467K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$141K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$394K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$548K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$567K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M
Other assetsLn 15$41K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$467K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$558K$567K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$748K$467K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$4.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$223K$223K
Management feesLn 11a$70K$45K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$21K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$34$34
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$333K$288K$45K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $567K$239K$328K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $375K$217K$159K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $624K$435K$189K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $578K$287K$291K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $394K$333K$61K$4.4M 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
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Part I · Summary $394,301 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $82,420$201,665
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $52,440$51,268
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $232,162$141,363
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $449$5
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $367,471$394,301
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $160,746$223,144
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $115,089$110,103
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $275,835$333,247
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $91,636$61,054
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $394,301 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$201,665
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$201,665
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $51,268$51,268
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $139,340$139,340
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,023$2,023
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5$5
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51,273 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $141,363$394,301
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $333,247 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $223,144$223,144
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $44,599 · Management $25,000$69,599
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,925$11,925
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $20,554$20,554
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,255$3,255
IX-17 TravelManagement $34$34
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,423$1,423
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $3,313$3,313
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $288,297 · Management $44,950 · Fundraising $0$333,247
Part X · Balance sheet $4,848,718 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,483$19,097
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $547,743$547,743
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,118$1,899
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,167,763$4,238,836
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $36,479$41,143
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,775,586$4,848,718
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,811$7,457
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $729,245$459,884
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $748,056$467,341
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,303,267$1,484,834
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,724,263$2,896,543
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,027,530$4,381,377
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,775,586$4,848,718
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,381,377 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$394,301
XI-2 Total expenses$333,247
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$61,054
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,027,530
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$292,793
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,381,377

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

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