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Sheldon Community School Educational Foundation FY2020 filing

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Sheldon, IA501(c)(3)Since 1987EIN 42-1316980

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The corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for Educational, charitable, and scientific purposes and, to maintain, develop, increase and extend the facilities, services, and resources of the Sheldon Community School district, and to provide broader Educational service opportunities to its students, staff, faculty, and the residents of the geographical area which IT serves.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $131K a year · 63% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names 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
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$83K
Spent
$98K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$686K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$83K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$83K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$776K
FY2023$96K
FY2024$116K
FY2025$109K
Expenses
$98K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$40K
FY2022$60K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$78K
FY2025$78K
Net assets
$686K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$686K
FY2021$747K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2020 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 Mar 1989.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $95K Management & general 3% · $3K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jane Debates
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Goeb
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Justin Jonas
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tracy Meyer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cory Myer
Director
$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

Supports educational opportunities and resources for a school district and its community.

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1 program · $95K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The school foundation annually awards post-secondary school scholarships for graduating seniors and funds to the school to enhance the learning experience of the students.

$95Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Minnesota Twins Community FundFY2023$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $339K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$38,000
Sheldon Community SchoolsFY2025$27,813
Unitemized GrantFY2024$38,800
Sheldon Community SchoolsFY2024$24,470
Unitemized GrantFY2023$49,750
Sheldon Community SchoolsFY2023$32,107
Sheldon Community SchoolsFY2023$15,000
Sheldon Community SchoolsFY2022$32,766
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,000
Sheldon Community SchoolsFY2021$21,950
Unitemized GrantFY2021$14,750
Unitemized GrantFY2020$23,641

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$83K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$98K
Ln 25
Programscol B$95K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$686K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$163K
Total assetsLn 16$686K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$179
Total revenueLn 12$83K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$134K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$163K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$522K
Total assetsLn 16$686K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$686K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K$163K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$513K$522K
Total assetsLn 16$672K$686K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$672K$686K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$71K$71K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$24K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$22$22
Total functional expensesLn 25$98K$95K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $109K$78K$31K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $116K$78K$38K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $96K$108K−$12K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $776K$60K$716K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $67K$40K$27K$747K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $83K$98K−$15K$686K 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 FY2020 990 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $82,825 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $82,924$72,195
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,178$10,630
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $111,102$82,825
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $45,710$95,075
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,119$2,562
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $47,829$97,637
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $63,273−$14,812
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $82,825 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$72,195
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$72,195
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,451$10,451
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $179$179
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $10,630$82,825
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $97,637 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $71,434$71,434
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $23,641$23,641
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,540$1,540
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $22$22
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $95,075 · Management $2,562 · Fundraising $0$97,637
Part X · Balance sheet $685,701 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,913$29,493
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $134,488$133,927
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $512,716$522,281
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $672,117$685,701
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $159,403$163,419
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $512,714$522,282
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $672,117$685,701
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $672,117$685,701
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $685,701 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$82,825
XI-2 Total expenses$97,637
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,812
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$672,117
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$28,396
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$685,701

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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