Four County Community Foundation FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Romeo, MI501(c)(3)Since 1987Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 38-2736601

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
5 of 6
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
How much reaches the programs?
72%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$79K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
6
named funders · $538K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$791K
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
17
independent of 17 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$997K
Spent
$883K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$19.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$997K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$997K
FY2021$9.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$883K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$883K
FY2021$985K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$19.9M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$19.9M
FY2021$23.6M
FY2022$19.1M
FY2023$22.1M
FY2024$24.3M
FY2025$26.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CFour County Community Foundation
EINHdr · item D38-2736601
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1988
Year of formationHdr · item L1987
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CRomeo, MI
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T31)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.4ccf.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.05
Program services72%$631K
Management & general24%$208K
Fundraising5%$43K
Total functional expensesLn 25$883K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
273.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$20.7M
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20.7M
FY2021$24.7M
FY2022$20.1M
FY2023$22.9M
FY2024$25.2M
FY2025$28.3M
Total liabilities
$791K
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$791K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$803K
FY2024$905K
FY2025$1.4M
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$114K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$20.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$670K
Total assetsLn 16$20.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$791K
Total net assetsLn 32$19.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed9.1

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$723K · 72%
Investment income$274K · 27%
Contributions & grants72%$723K
Investment income27%$274K
Other revenue$771
Total revenueLn 12$997K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $20.1M · Operating expenses/yr $883K
273.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $631K · Total expenses $883K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $208K · Total expenses $883K
24%
Fundraising
Fundraising $43K · Total expenses $883K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $43K · Solicited contributions $723K
$0.06 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $723K · Total revenue $997K
72%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $997K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $997K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $274K · Total revenue $997K
+27%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $883K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $997K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $19.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $997K · Expenses $883K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $20.7M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $19.9M · Total assets $20.7M
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $19.5M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $20.7M
94%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kathy White-Dickens · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $79K · Total expenses $883K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $173K · Total expenses $883K
20%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%——
Overhead ratio 24%——
Fundraising cost ratio 6%——
Investment management fee ratio 0.1%——
Legal fee ratio 1%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$79,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathy White-Dickens’s $116K as Executive Director is at the 44th 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
Kathy White-Dickens$116,000$112,500$101,154$92,000$87,000$79,000

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 17Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 17Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Connects donors with local needs by managing endowment funds to support education, health, youth, and community development programs that improve the local quality of life.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $631K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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There are many funds that were created by individuals, families, corporations, and nonprofit organizations to benefit the community through grants to other local nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, and educational organizations. All grants are created to help benefit the community for all age groups.

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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
Elevate EnergyFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$538K
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Grants paid · 128 grants · $4.4M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$885,750
Hispanic Service Center INCMI · FY2025$24,000
Almont Community SchoolsFY2025$21,180
Imlay City Community SchoolsFY2025$15,264
Immanuel Congregational UccFY2025$14,900
Capac Community SchoolsFY2025$13,368
Crossroads for YouthMI · FY2025$12,000
Friends of Foster KidsMI · FY2025$12,000
R&e Family FoundationMI · FY2025$10,000
Dutton Farm INCMI · FY2025$10,000
Starbase INCMI · FY2025$9,984
Dryden Community SchoolsFY2025$9,180
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $2.7M$2.2M+20% 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$1.8M+27% 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.3M+55% 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.2M-87% 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.1M$985K+808% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $997K$883K 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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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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