Sturgis Area Community Foundation

Tax-deductible

Sturgis, MI501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 38-3649922Revenue $2.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSsturgisfoundation.org214 W Chicago Rd, 49091-1709 · Sturgis, MITax-exempt since Jul 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Promote the use of pooled funds for charitable, benevolent, industrial development, and educational uses to meet the changing needs of the local Community by allowing persons of all means to help contribute to these causes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 2 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $777K a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$159K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 65% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $651K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$36.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$2.9M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$36.6M
FY2025▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$28.1M
FY2022$28.6M
FY2023$26.0M
FY2024$30.6M
FY2025$36.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · 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 Jul 2002.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.7M Management & general 18% · $403K Fundraising 4% · $95K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $159K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$105,784Pt VII · Sec A
Operations M
$53,515Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Youth Truste
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lindsay Aguilar’s $106K as Executive Di is at the 35th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lindsay Aguilar$105,784$108,937$101,250——
Lindsay Richardson———$88,333$80,833
Shelly Luce$53,515$51,289———

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

Pools funds for community needs, enabling everyone to contribute to charitable, educational, and development causes.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Managing and administering a donor-advised funds, field of interest funds, nonprofit endowment funds, scholarship funds, and unrestricted funds. These activities include promoting philanthropy, overseeing fund distributions, and supporting charitable organizations and initiatives through grants and scholarships.

$1.7Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$651K
Grants paid · 124 grants · $5.0M · 2020–2024
Camp Fort Hill INCMI · FY2024$185,350
Unitemized GrantFY2024$159,869
Sturgis DdaFY2024$140,546
Sturgis Public High SchoolFY2024$122,150
City of SturgisFY2024$113,322
Sturgis Historical SocietyMI · FY2024$75,500
Sturgis Youth CenterFY2024$40,090
Klinger Lake Association INCMI · FY2024$28,000
Thurston Woods Village INCMI · FY2024$23,602
Sturgis Area Chamber of CommerceFY2024$17,857
St Joseph County United FundMI · FY2024$17,502
Open Door Art Center INCMI · FY2024$12,502
Sturgis Womans ClubMI · FY2024$12,000
Doyle Community CenterFY2024$11,875
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$407K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$403K
Fundraisingcol D$95K
Owns and owesPt X
$36.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$38.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$407K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$206K
SavingsLn 2$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$36.5M
Other assetsLn 15$27K
Total assetsLn 16$38.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$36.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$289K$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$31.6M$36.5M
Total assetsLn 16$32.2M$38.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$30.6M$36.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.0M$1.0M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$166K$166K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$159K$38K$80K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$78K$20K$40K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$4K$24K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$4K$9K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Investment management feesLn 11f$132K$132K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$3K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$30K$23K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$405$405
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$4K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$439K$382K$57K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$4K$9K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.7M$403K$95K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.9M$2.2M$685K$36.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.0M$2.3M$749K$30.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$2.4M−$1.1M$26.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.6M$1.3M$3.3M$28.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.2M$308K$28.1M 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 $2,875,634 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,122,230$1,280,777
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $561,438$1,187,566
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $325,752$407,291
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,009,420$2,875,634
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,325,475$1,202,527
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $242,592$290,013
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $692,520$698,351
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,260,587$2,190,891
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $748,833$684,743
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $2,875,634 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,280,777
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,948
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,280,777
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,187,566$1,187,566
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,032−$3,032
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $410,323$410,323
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $410,323 · Excluded from tax $1,184,534$2,875,634
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,190,891 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,036,928$1,036,928
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $165,599$165,599
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,232 · Management $79,649 · Fundraising $41,418$159,299
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,044 · Management $39,943 · Fundraising $17,582$77,569
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,079 · Management $23,682 · Fundraising $7,811$35,572
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,458 · Management $8,601 · Fundraising $4,514$17,573
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,526$5,526
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,600$14,600
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $131,518$131,518
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,288$10,288
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $11,500$11,500
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,401 · Fundraising $4,871$8,272
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $23,235 · Management $6,661$29,896
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $15,000$15,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $405$405
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,912 · Management $3,218 · Fundraising $3,217$10,347
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,488$5,488
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $381,693 · Management $56,650 · Fundraising $1,117$439,460
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,500 · Management $9,175 · Fundraising $3,376$16,051
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,692,373 · Management $403,112 · Fundraising $95,406$2,190,891
Part X · Balance sheet $38,809,650 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $287,969; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $289,405$206,390
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,798,189
X-4 Accounts receivable$14,400
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $28,319,440$34,137,054
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,308,556$2,338,851
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,371$26,797
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $32,204,128$38,809,650
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,565$4,457
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $297,089$346,650
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,306,324$1,810,701
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,614,978$2,161,808
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,669,658$5,384,032
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $26,919,492$31,263,810
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $30,589,150$36,647,842
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $32,204,128$38,809,650
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $36,647,842 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,875,634
XI-2 Total expenses$2,190,891
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$684,743
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$30,589,150
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$346,416
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$5,027,533
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$36,647,842

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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