Four County Community Foundation FY2023 filing

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Romeo, MI501(c)(3)Since 1987Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 38-2736601Revenue $1.8M in FY2023

On file with the IRS4ccf.org141 S Main Street Suite A, 48065-5126 · Romeo, MITax-exempt since May 1988Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$101K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 53% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $538K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$803K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+55% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$22.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2023▲ +55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$997K
FY2021$9.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$883K
FY2021$985K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$22.1M
FY2023▲ +16%
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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 FY2023 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1988.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $949K Management & general 24% · $321K Fundraising 4% · $59K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$101,154Pt 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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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

Programs and updates

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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2 programs · $949K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Provide grants to local nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, and schools to improve the quality of life of those who live and work in our service area. Provide scholarships to students in our service area who are pursuing higher education.

$866Kprogram expense
02

See schedule o

$83Kprogram 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
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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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$429K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$949K
Managementcol C$321K
Fundraisingcol D$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$22.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$803K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$86K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$26K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$429K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$43K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$273K
Other assetsLn 15$244K
Total assetsLn 16$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$803K
Net assetsLn 32$22.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 665
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$827K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.6M$20.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$147K$273K
Total assetsLn 16$20.1M$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$803K
Net assetsLn 32$19.1M$22.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$448K$448K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$328K$328K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$13K$78K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$115K$37K$67K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$2K$3K$468
Other employee benefitsLn 9$486$159$283$44
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$4K$11K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$275$72$173$30
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$5K$11K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$49K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$42K$42K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$2K$8K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$26K$10K$9K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$5K$11K$2K
TravelLn 17$8K$2K$5K$890
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$421$1K$178
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$3K$8K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$347$841$147
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$90K$79K$5K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$190$190
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$949K$321K$59K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.7M$2.2M$461K$26.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$1.8M$446K$24.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.8M$1.3M$452K$22.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.2M−$60K$19.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.1M$985K$8.1M$23.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $997K$883K$114K$19.9M 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 $1,780,802 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $654,769$1,341,550
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $488,598$429,058
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,731$10,194
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,148,098$1,780,802
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $688,030$776,497
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $197,488$244,647
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $322,115$307,322
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,207,633$1,328,466
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$59,535$452,336
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $1,780,802 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$20,426
VIII-1e Government grants$85,511
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,235,613
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,542
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,341,550
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $471,687$471,687
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$56,306 · Excluded from tax $13,677−$42,629
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,113$1,113
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,081$9,081
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$47,225 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $486,477$1,780,802
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,328,466 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $448,347$448,347
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $328,150$328,150
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,591 · Management $77,888 · Fundraising $16,953$107,432
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,404 · Management $67,388 · Fundraising $10,489$115,281
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,694 · Management $3,008 · Fundraising $468$5,170
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $159 · Management $283 · Fundraising $44$486
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,736 · Management $10,563 · Fundraising $1,979$16,278
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $72 · Management $173 · Fundraising $30$275
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,525 · Management $10,966 · Fundraising $1,915$17,406
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $48,597$48,597
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,000 · Management $10,351$20,351
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $42,458$42,458
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,399 · Management $8,484 · Fundraising $8,940$19,823
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,594 · Management $9,253 · Fundraising $7,273$26,120
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,572 · Management $11,078 · Fundraising $1,934$17,584
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,374 · Management $5,096 · Fundraising $890$8,360
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $421 · Management $1,022 · Fundraising $178$1,621
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,415 · Management $8,276 · Fundraising $1,445$13,136
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $347 · Management $841 · Fundraising $147$1,335
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,073 · Management $5,114 · Fundraising $5,879$90,066
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $190$190
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $948,873 · Management $321,029 · Fundraising $58,564$1,328,466
Part X · Balance sheet $22,907,944 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200$200
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $827,211$1,132,729
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $362,300$365,949
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,815$25,436
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $147,214$273,047
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $18,566,077$20,866,307
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $146,847$244,276
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,074,664$22,907,944
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,086$33,754
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $163,770$146,726
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $61,702$56,586
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $72,947$126,489
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,001,835$802,506
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,063,884$22,098,493
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,945$6,945
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,072,829$22,105,438
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,074,664$22,907,944
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,105,438 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,780,802
XI-2 Total expenses$1,328,466
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$452,336
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,072,829
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,574,788
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$5,485
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,105,438

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