Historic Valley Junction Foundation

Tax-deductible

Wdm, IA501(c)(3)Since 1987Community DevelopmentEIN 42-1338090

To inspire and enhance the evolution of the original historic valley junction district by preserving and sharing the history, attracting and supporting small businesses and engaging and connecting the community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 190 volunteers and 4 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $51
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$319K
-43% vs prior year
Spent
$361K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$299K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$319K
FY2025▼ -43%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$477K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$466K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$565K
FY2025$319K
Expenses
$361K
FY2025▼ -34%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$367K
FY2021$326K
FY2022$449K
FY2023$558K
FY2024$551K
FY2025$361K
Net assets
$299K
FY2025▼ -12%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$282K
FY2021$365K
FY2022$383K
FY2023$327K
FY2024$341K
FY2025$299K

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 Nov 1990.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $249K Management & general 31% · $112K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$79,473Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steve Frevert’s $79K as Executive Director is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Steve Frevert$79,473$73,300$69,950$65,160$27,462—
Matt Hauge—————$54,927

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserve history, support small businesses, and connect the community in the historic Valley Junction district.

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1 program service account for $249K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The organization hosts special events throughout the year to promote and revitalize the historic valley junction area of west des moines ia. Some of these events include music in the junction, farmers market, jingle in the junction, all iowa bash, cinco de mayo, vintage in the valley and arts festival.

$249Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$51

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$319K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$171K
Other incomeLn 4–11$94K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Money outPt IX
$361K
Ln 25
Programscol B$249K
Managementcol C$112K
Owns and owesPt X
$299K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K
Total assetsLn 16$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$171K
Government grantsLn 1e$75K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$52K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$94K
Total revenueLn 12$319K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$86K
SavingsLn 2$221K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$307K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$299K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6190
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$353K$307K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$364K$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$341K$299K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$60K$20K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$84K$63K$21K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$1K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$4K$2K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$9K$3K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$0$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$0$9K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$0$28K$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$16K$16K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$0$3K$0
TravelLn 17$5K$0$5K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$84K$74K$10K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$7K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$361K$249K$112K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $319K$361K−$42K$299K 990 PDF
FY2024 $565K$551K$14K$341K 990 PDF
FY2023 $502K$558K−$56K$327K 990 PDF
FY2022 $466K$449K$17K$383K 990 PDF
FY2021 $409K$326K$84K$365K 990 PDF
FY2020 $477K$367K$110K$282K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $319,319 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$52,432
VIII-1e Government grants$75,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$95,793
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$170,793
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$45,610
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,613$8,613
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $94,303$94,303
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $45,610 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $102,916$319,319
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $361,012 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,606 · Management $19,868 · Fundraising $0$79,474
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $62,864 · Management $20,955 · Fundraising $0$83,819
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,674 · Management $1,225 · Fundraising $0$4,899
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,500 · Management $1,500 · Fundraising $0$6,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,369 · Management $3,123 · Fundraising $0$12,492
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,578 · Fundraising $0$2,578
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,780 · Fundraising $0$8,780
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $28,349 · Fundraising $0$28,349
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,808 · Fundraising $0$3,808
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,669 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,669
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $2,906 · Fundraising $0$2,906
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $5,095 · Fundraising $0$5,095
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,864 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,864
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,623 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,623
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $73,803 · Management $10,365 · Fundraising $0$84,168
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,348 · Management $3,140 · Fundraising $0$10,488
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $249,320 · Management $111,692 · Fundraising $0$361,012
Part X · Balance sheet $318,415 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,477$86,097
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $271,856$220,672
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,784$7,920
X-15 Other assets$3,726
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $364,117$318,415
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,569$19,560
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,569$19,560
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $340,548$298,855
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $340,548$298,855
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $364,117$318,415
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $298,855 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$319,319
XI-2 Total expenses$361,012
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$41,693
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$340,548
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$298,855

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