Black River Falls Area Foundation

Tax-deductible

Blk River Fls, WI501(c)(3)Since 1986Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 39-1563654Revenue $687K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbrfareafoundation.org503 N 11th St, 54615-1104 · Blk River Fls, WITax-exempt since Oct 1987Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We address a broad range of community goals rather than focusing on one particular issue. In this way, we are able to meet the changing needs and provide support to what matters most to the people who live and work in the Black River Falls Area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers.
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$22K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$438K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$687K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$758K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$687K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$492K
FY2021$753K
FY2022$572K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$661K
FY2025$687K
Expenses
$758K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$867K
FY2021$807K
FY2022$572K
FY2023$492K
FY2024$630K
FY2025$758K
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$5.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1987.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $678K Management & general 9% · $69K Fundraising 1% · $11K

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; $22K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$21,576Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Murray’s $22K as Executive Director is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M 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
Julie Murray$21,576$24,076$21,576$21,576$21,576$28,800

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

Improves the quality of life in the Black River Falls area.

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2 programs · $678K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Foundation Annual Grants Program

Applications approved by the board of trustees and paid from earnings foundation has dedicated for this purpose to various applicant organizations that will benefit the black river falls area.

$587Kprogram expense
02

Grants made directly from specific funds identified as scholarship funds. Students must apply for scholarships during a designated time period. All payments are made directly to student's school.

$92Kprogram 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$16K
Grants paid · 90 grants · $3.4M · 2020–2025
City of Black River Falls Skyline Golf CourseFY2025$223,265
Unitemized GrantFY2025$91,500
City of Black River Falls Public LibraryFY2025$27,000
Mighty TableWI · FY2025$19,800
City of Black River FallsFY2025$19,182
Black River Falls School DistrictFY2025$10,245
Village of Alma CenterFY2025$10,000
Blair Taylor School DistrictFY2025$10,000
Alma Center Community Fire District (county Line Fire & Rescue)FY2025$6,300
Jackson County Depart Health & Human ServicesFY2025$5,500
Brf School DistrictFY2024$115,283
Unitemized GrantFY2024$99,500
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$687K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$388K
Investment incomeLn 3$291K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$758K
Ln 25
Programscol B$678K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$422K
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$438K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$388K
Investment incomeLn 3$291K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$687K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$172K
SavingsLn 2$250K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$422K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.8M
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$438K
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$525K$422K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.1M$5.8M
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K$438K
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M$5.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$564K$564K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$92K$92K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$22K$10K$10K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9K$4K$4K$772
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$700$700$220
Office expensesLn 13$8K$1K$3K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$4K$4K$915
OccupancyLn 16$8K$3K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$472$472
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$250$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$758K$678K$69K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $687K$758K−$71K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $661K$630K$31K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$492K$624K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $572K$572K$270$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $753K$807K−$54K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $492K$867K−$375K$5.4M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $686,917 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $312,411$388,213
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $345,507$291,209
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,111$7,495
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $661,029$686,917
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $497,361$655,566
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $38,231$30,348
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $94,472$72,490
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $630,064$758,404
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,965−$71,487
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $686,917 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$388,213
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$388,213
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $287,078$287,078
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,131$4,131
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $7,495$7,495
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $298,704$686,917
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $758,404 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $564,066$564,066
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $91,500$91,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,000 · Management $10,000 · Fundraising $1,576$21,576
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,000 · Management $4,000 · Fundraising $772$8,772
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,791$31,791
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,187$2,187
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,780$6,780
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $700 · Management $700 · Fundraising $220$1,620
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,370 · Management $2,838 · Fundraising $4,035$8,243
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,540 · Management $3,540 · Fundraising $915$7,995
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,000 · Management $3,000 · Fundraising $1,500$7,500
IX-17 TravelManagement $472$472
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,326$1,326
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $250 · Management $2,659 · Fundraising $1,667$4,576
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $678,426 · Management $69,293 · Fundraising $10,685$758,404
Part X · Balance sheet $6,221,405 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $320,718$172,451
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $204,517$249,544
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,100,583$5,799,410
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,625,818$6,221,405
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,500$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $159,016$438,325
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $160,516$438,325
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,240,467$5,544,783
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $224,835$238,297
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,465,302$5,783,080
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,625,818$6,221,405
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,783,080 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$686,917
XI-2 Total expenses$758,404
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$71,487
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,465,302
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$389,265
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,783,080

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