Lenawee Community Foundation FY2023 filing

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Adrian, MI501(c)(3)Since 1959Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 38-6095474Revenue $4.2M in FY2023

On file with the IRSlenaweecf.com1440 W Maumee St, 49221-1804 · Adrian, MITax-exempt since Feb 1961Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To enhance the quality of life of Lenawee county citizens primarily through permanent endowments by identifying and addressing current and anticipated needs, and raising, managing, and distributing funds for charitable purposes in the areas of civic, cultural, health, education, and human services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$145K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.6M a year · 38% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.2M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$34.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.2M
FY2023▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$9.6M
FY2025$11.5M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2023▼ -40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$6.8M
FY2025$7.5M
Net assets
$34.7M
FY2023▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28.5M
FY2021$35.8M
FY2022$29.5M
FY2023$34.7M
FY2024$39.2M
FY2025$44.0M

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 Feb 1961.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $2.2M Management & general 4% · $98K Fundraising 3% · $78K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Ce
$145,150Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Youth Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bronna Kahle’s $178K as President/Ce is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bronna Kahle$177,529$164,682$145,150———
Joe Williams———$118,924$155,769—
Suann Courtright Hammersmith—————$109,182

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

Manages permanent endowments and distributes grants to support education, health, culture, and community development programs for residents of Lenawee County.

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2 programs · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Providing educational scholarships to eligible students from lenawee county.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Receive and administer funds for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes, including, but not limited to the promotion and support of education, community development, art and culture, health and social services, and civic affairs.

$477Kprogram 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
Bell TrustFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 237 grants · $15.2M · 2020–2025
City of TecumsehFY2025$241,200
Unitemized GrantFY2025$70,123
Hospice of Lenawee INCMI · FY2025$30,831
The Dollywood FoundationTN · FY2025$27,486
Lenawee Humane SocietyMI · FY2025$24,845
Hope Community Center INCMI · FY2025$24,323
Daily Bread of Lenawee INCMI · FY2025$21,852
Share the WarmthMI · FY2025$20,550
Tecumseh Center for the ArtsFY2025$15,000
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$98K
Fundraisingcol D$78K
Owns and owesPt X
$34.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$35.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$691K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Gains on assetsLn 7$488K
Total revenueLn 12$4.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$31.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$897K
Total assetsLn 16$35.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$34.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 656
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$2.2M$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27.4M$31.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$947K$897K
Total assetsLn 16$30.9M$35.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$29.5M$34.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.5M$1.5M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$215K$215K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$162K$128K$13K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$189K$149K$15K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$78K$62K$6K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$21K$2K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$53K$41K$4K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$440$714
Office expensesLn 13$22K$17K$2K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$27K$3K$4K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$210$342
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$343$559
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$50K$50K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$663$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$15K$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$2.2M$98K$78K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $11.5M$7.5M$4.0M$44.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.6M$6.8M$2.8M$39.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $4.2M$2.4M$1.8M$34.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.7M$3.9M$806K$29.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.4M$2.0M$4.4M$35.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$2.4M$1.6M$28.5M 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 $4,179,550 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,873,625$3,049,091
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,650,201$1,054,484
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $181,066$75,975
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,704,892$4,179,550
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,205,988$1,704,637
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $458,499$455,688
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $233,957$198,205
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,898,444$2,358,530
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $806,448$1,821,020
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 $4,179,550 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$8,928
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,040,163
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$690,648
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,049,091
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $566,677$566,677
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $487,807$487,807
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $68,401$68,401
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,274 · Excluded from tax $300$7,574
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $495,081 · Excluded from tax $635,378$4,179,550
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,358,530 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,489,301$1,489,301
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $215,336$215,336
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $127,980 · Management $12,960 · Fundraising $21,060$162,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $149,385 · Management $15,127 · Fundraising $24,583$189,095
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $61,711 · Management $6,249 · Fundraising $10,154$78,114
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,919 · Management $2,118 · Fundraising $3,442$26,479
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $41,499 · Management $4,201 · Fundraising $6,830$52,530
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,342 · Management $440 · Fundraising $714$5,496
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,085 · Management $1,730 · Fundraising $2,811$21,626
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,823 · Management $2,715 · Fundraising $4,414$33,952
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,076 · Management $210 · Fundraising $342$2,628
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,393 · Management $343 · Fundraising $559$4,295
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $50,222$50,222
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,551 · Management $663 · Fundraising $1,079$8,293
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,406 · Management $1,432 · Fundraising $2,325$19,163
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,181,807 · Management $98,410 · Fundraising $78,313$2,358,530
Part X · Balance sheet $35,805,710 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,186,502$2,448,527
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $126,915$386,998
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $258,731$239,131
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $947,054$896,832
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $27,350,223$31,777,607
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $57,860$56,615
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,931,910$35,805,710
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $120,150$13,837
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $186,062$111,494
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $213,558$207,002
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,406,439$1,059,297
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,198,738$33,338,674
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,326,733$1,407,739
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $29,525,471$34,746,413
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,931,910$35,805,710
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $34,746,413 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,179,550
XI-2 Total expenses$2,358,530
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,821,020
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$29,525,471
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,399,922
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$34,746,413

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