Jericho Foundation INC

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Jericho is a faith-based 501(c)(3) charity. Our faith drives our mission to serve youth in bih. Our programs are designed to promote unity between various ethnic, religious, or socio-economic groups. Our scholarship program seeks to empower marginalized youth in bih through education. We bring together an ethnically and religiously diverse group of bih youth to promote unity and diversity. We go beyond traditional aid with our holistic approach by providing additional educational support through tutoring, room and board, english lessons, and more to ensure each scholar has the tools necessary to succeed. Together, through higher education and unity of the youth, we are building a better bih.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 38-3575834) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
81% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
33.3 mo
of spending, in cash
33.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
6% of total assets
Liabilities are 6% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$110K
-79% vs prior year
Spent
$218K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$567K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$110K
FY2024▼ -79%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$300K
FY2021$347K
FY2022$448K
FY2023$524K
FY2024$110K
Expenses
$218K
FY2024▼ -50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$233K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$338K
FY2023$433K
FY2024$218K
Net assets
$567K
FY2024▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$378K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$584K
FY2023$675K
FY2024$567K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2002.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $176K Management & general 9% · $19K Fundraising 10% · $23K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kellie Simmons’s $64K as Executive Di is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kellie Simmons$64,115———
Joanna Shields$19,648$38,500$38,500$34,057

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers marginalized youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina through education and programs promoting unity.

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1 program · $176K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Education

Our foundation awards college scholarship to students, studying in bosnia and herzegovina, with a commitment to rebuild bih. Our foundation seeks academically gifted students in marginalized groups (socio- economically disadvantaged, roma, rural villages AND/OR orphans) promoting inter-ethnic unity and higher education.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 38-3575834) · Dispute this line
$176Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$110K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$218K
Ln 25
Programscol B$176K
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$567K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$603K
Total assetsLn 16$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$114K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Total revenueLn 12$110K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$310K
SavingsLn 2$293K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$603K
Total assetsLn 16$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$567K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$102K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$687K$603K
Total assetsLn 16$687K$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$675K$567K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$105K$105K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$32K$21K$4K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$54K$44K$2K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$336$864
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$645$613$32
Office expensesLn 13$636$547$89
Information technologyLn 14$5K$19$337$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$191$10K$19
Total functional expensesLn 25$218K$176K$19K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2025 $110K$218K−$108K$567K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2025 $524K$433K$91K$675K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $448K$338K$110K$584K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $347K$251K$96K$474K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 14, 2021 $300K$233K$67K$378K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support F · Foreign I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $109,651 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $535,454$114,305
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,511$11,014
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$34,573−$15,668
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $524,392$109,651
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $222,865$105,442
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $171,640$90,998
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $38,663$21,076
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $433,168$217,516
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $91,224−$107,865
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $109,651 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$38,942
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$75,363
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$114,305
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,014$11,014
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$15,668
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $11,014$109,651
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $217,516 across 11 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $105,442$105,442
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $20,741 · Management $4,108 · Fundraising $7,020$31,869
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $43,907 · Management $1,926 · Fundraising $8,496$54,329
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,600 · Management $336 · Fundraising $864$4,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $1,710$1,710
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $613 · Fundraising $32$645
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $547 · Fundraising $89$636
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19 · Management $337 · Fundraising $4,436$4,792
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,913$1,913
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,561$1,561
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $191 · Management $9,609 · Fundraising $19$9,819
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $175,813 · Management $19,037 · Fundraising $22,666$217,516
Part X · Balance sheet $602,754 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $385,521$309,961
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $301,385$292,793
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $686,906$602,754
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,111$35,824
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,111$35,824
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $674,795$566,930
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $674,795$566,930
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $686,906$602,754
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $566,930 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$109,651
XI-2 Total expenses$217,516
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$107,865
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$674,795
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$566,930

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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