Waterloo Community Schools Foundation FY2021 filing

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Waterloo, IA501(c)(3)Since 1989EducationEIN 42-1364293Revenue $620K in FY2021

On file with the IRSwcsfoundation.org201 Tower Park Dr Ste 106, 50701-9305 · Waterloo, IATax-exempt since Aug 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To fund, inspire and promote educational opportunities for all in the Waterloo Schools.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K 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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FY2021 · 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 $187K a year · 34% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
33 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 33.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
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
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$620K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$317K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$620K
FY2021▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$777K
FY2021$620K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$285K
FY2024$574K
FY2025$537K
Expenses
$317K
FY2021▼ -22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$407K
FY2021$317K
FY2022$503K
FY2023$241K
FY2024$355K
FY2025$330K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$823K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$962K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $222K Management & general 8% · $26K Fundraising 22% · $69K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former Executive Director
$64,620Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hannah Luce’s $72K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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
Hannah Luce$71,942$69,053$60,882$36,825——
Emily Hanson————$64,620$63,048

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

Promotes educational excellence and pride in the Waterloo School District.

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1 program · $222K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The waterloo community schools foundation raises funds which are used to encourage and promote the improvement of the quality of education within the waterloo community school district. The waterloo community schools foundation provides (1)a mechanism for contributions to be allocated to worthwhile charitable and educational programs and…

$222Kprogram 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$5K
Grants paid · 15 grants · $1.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,546
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,195
Waterloo Community School DistrictFY2023$156,712
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,880
Gallagher Bluedorn Performing ArtsIA · FY2023$9,700
Waterloo Community School DistrictFY2022$74,799
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,805
Waterloo Community School DistrictFY2021$81,006
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,118
Waterloo Community School DistrictFY2020$204,229
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,888
Waterloo Community School DistrictFY2019$276,507
Unitemized GrantFY2019$6,870

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$620K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$617K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$317K
Ln 25
Programscol B$222K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$69K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$874K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$617K
Government grantsLn 1e$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$620K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$694K
SavingsLn 2$180K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$874K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$250K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 652
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$842K$874K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$250K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$843K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$0
Net assetsLn 32$823K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$204K$204K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$6K$13K$45K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11K$1K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$544$1K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$245$245
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$412$824$4K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$360$719$3K
TravelLn 17$368$368
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$222$222
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$150$295$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$317K$222K$26K$69K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $537K$330K$207K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $574K$355K$219K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $285K$241K$44K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $482K$503K−$21K$962K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $620K$317K$303K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $777K$407K$370K$823K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $619,661 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $774,571$616,715
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,460$2,946
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $777,031$619,661
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $284,806$213,117
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $87,378$81,757
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $35,258$22,029
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $407,442$316,903
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $369,589$302,758
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $619,661 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$33,852
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$582,863
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$616,715
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,946$2,946
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,946$619,661
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $316,903 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $204,229$204,229
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,888$8,888
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $6,485 · Management $12,970 · Fundraising $45,391$64,846
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,147 · Fundraising $10,322$11,469
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $544 · Management $1,088 · Fundraising $3,810$5,442
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,521$7,521
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $245$245
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,632$1,632
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $412 · Management $824 · Fundraising $4,142$5,378
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $360 · Management $719 · Fundraising $2,518$3,597
IX-17 TravelManagement $368$368
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $222$222
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,496$1,496
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $150 · Management $295 · Fundraising $1,125$1,570
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $222,215 · Management $25,748 · Fundraising $68,940$316,903
Part X · Balance sheet $1,125,441 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $436,936$693,792
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $404,972$180,149
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,500$1,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securities$250,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $843,408$1,125,441
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,825$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $16,900$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,725$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $134,906$167,309
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $687,777$958,132
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $822,683$1,125,441
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $843,408$1,125,441
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,125,441 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$619,661
XI-2 Total expenses$316,903
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$302,758
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$822,683
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,125,441

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