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Fall Creek Area Foundation

Tax-deductible

Fall Creek, WI501(c)(3)Since 1990Community Development EIN 39-6522293Revenue $279K in FY2025

On file with the IRSfallcreekareafoundation.orgPo Box 412, 54742-0412 · Fall Creek, WITax-exempt since Feb 1995Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To encourage and promote charitable enterprise in the Fall Creek Area and provide a mechanism for people to make donations for the improvement of the quality of life for present and future generations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · 38% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $770K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 10.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $35K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$279K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$204K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$279K
FY2025▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$141K
FY2022$136K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$206K
FY2025$279K
Expenses
$204K
FY2025▲ +84%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$46K
FY2022$45K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$111K
FY2025$204K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$728K
FY2021$842K
FY2022$875K
FY2023$842K
FY2024$955K
FY2025$1.0M

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 Feb 1995.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $201K Management & general 1% · $3K Fundraising 0% · $250

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Clara Grohn
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stephanis Rapp
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dawn Schulz
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes charitable projects and donations for Fall Creek's quality of life.

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2 programs · $201K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To assist local government and organizations in providing (and increasing the value of) their services to the fall creek community and local school students.

$164Kprogram expense
02

Invested designated funds to provide scholarships to fall creek high school graduates in accordance with the criteria received and required from various donors.

$36Kprogram 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 · FY2024
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$25K
M&t FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$35K
Grants paid · 25 grants · $389K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$36,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$32,100
Fall Creek School (athletic Field)FY2024$25,000
Fall Creek School (athletic Field)FY2024$25,000
All Title ServicesFY2023$89,619
Unitemized GrantFY2023$27,200
Individual RecipientFY2023$25,000
Trinity Cemetery AssnFY2023$4,000
Village of Fall CreekFY2023$2,500
Fall Creek Baseball TeamFY2023$2,500
Fall Creek Valley Housing INCWI · FY2023$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$30,350
Trinity Cemetery AssnFY2022$4,000
Fall Creek PTOWI · FY2022$1,000
Fall Creek Valley Housing INCWI · FY2022$1,000
Fall Creek Area Fire DeptFY2022$1,000
Country Cousins 4-HFY2022$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$33,700
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$279K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$217K
Investment incomeLn 3$62K
Money outPt IX
$204K
Ln 25
Programscol B$201K
Managementcol C$3K
Fundraisingcol D$250
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$217K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$155K
Investment incomeLn 3$62K
Gains on assetsLn 7$28K
Total revenueLn 12$279K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$344
SavingsLn 2$183K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$184K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$770K
Other assetsLn 15$87K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K$184K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$701K$770K
Total assetsLn 16$955K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$955K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$164K$164K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$36K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$250$250
Office expensesLn 13$633$633
Information technologyLn 14$360$360
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$204K$201K$3K$250

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $279K$204K$75K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $206K$111K$96K$955K 990 PDF
FY2023 $108K$158K−$50K$842K 990 PDF
FY2022 $136K$45K$91K$875K 990 PDF
FY2021 $141K$46K$95K$842K 990 PDF
FY2020 $115K$44K$71K$728K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $279,053 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $166,340$217,140
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $40,020$61,913
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $206,360$279,053
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $108,398$200,858
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,150$2,781
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $110,548$203,639
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $95,812$75,414
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $279,053 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$217,140
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$155,400
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$217,140
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $34,332$34,332
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $27,581$27,581
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,913 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$279,053
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $203,639 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $164,358$164,358
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $36,500$36,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $250$250
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $633$633
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $360$360
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,538$1,538
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $200,858 · Management $2,531 · Fundraising $250$203,639
Part X · Balance sheet $1,041,519 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $393$344
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $168,104$183,424
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $700,831$770,426
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $85,841$87,325
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $955,169$1,041,519
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $125,138$128,811
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $830,031$912,708
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $955,169$1,041,519
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $955,169$1,041,519
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,041,519 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$279,053
XI-2 Total expenses$203,639
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,414
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$955,169
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,936
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,041,519

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

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