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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$69K 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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FY2024 · 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
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.4 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
$146K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$574K
+101% vs prior year
Spent
$355K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$574K
FY2024▲ +101%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$777K
FY2021$620K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$285K
FY2024$574K
FY2025$537K
Expenses
$355K
FY2024▲ +47%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$407K
FY2021$317K
FY2022$503K
FY2023$241K
FY2024$355K
FY2025$330K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +26%
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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 FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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.

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Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $200K Management & general 11% · $39K Fundraising 33% · $116K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$69,053Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 · $200K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The waterloo community schools foundation (WSF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that exists to enhance academic opportunities in the waterloo community schools district (WCSD). The WSF solicits funding from local businesses, organizations, households, and other private entities to sustain their mission and ensure ongoing community…

$200Kprogram expense

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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$574K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$550K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Money outPt IX
$355K
Ln 25
Programscol B$200K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$116K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$752K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$146K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$550K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8K
Total revenueLn 12$574K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$670K
SavingsLn 2$82K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$752K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$744K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$146K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$612K$752K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$641K$744K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$181K$146K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$169K$169K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$13K$13K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$8K$16K$55K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$5K$43K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$145$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$889$2K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$712$712
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$713$1K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$350$700$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$28$28
InsuranceLn 23$753$753
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$297$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$355K$200K$39K$116K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $537K$330K$207K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $574K$355K$219K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $285K$241K$44K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $482K$503K−$21K$962K 990 PDF
FY2021 $620K$317K$303K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $777K$407K$370K$823K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $573,982 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $286,117$549,811
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,053$32,033
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$13,130−$7,862
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $285,040$573,982
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $92,534$181,792
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $113,014$136,703
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $35,249$36,381
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $240,797$354,876
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,243$219,106
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $573,982 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,538
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$537,273
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,807
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$549,811
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24,246$24,246
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,787$7,787
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$7,862−$7,862
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,171$573,982
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $354,876 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $168,912$168,912
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,880$12,880
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $7,807 · Management $15,614 · Fundraising $54,645$78,066
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,830 · Fundraising $43,470$48,300
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $145 · Fundraising $1,304$1,449
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $889 · Management $1,778 · Fundraising $6,221$8,888
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,940$10,940
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,331$3,331
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $712$712
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,951$1,951
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $713 · Management $1,427 · Fundraising $4,994$7,134
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $350 · Management $700 · Fundraising $2,450$3,500
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,086$1,086
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,289$2,289
IX-20 InterestManagement $28$28
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $753$753
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,313 · Management $297 · Fundraising $1,047$4,657
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $199,839 · Management $38,955 · Fundraising $116,082$354,876
Part X · Balance sheet $1,496,847 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $534,649$670,023
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $77,195$82,365
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $641,467$744,459
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,253,311$1,496,847
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,151$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $180,000$146,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $181,151$146,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $115,082$176,403
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $957,078$1,174,444
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,072,160$1,350,847
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,253,311$1,496,847
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,350,847 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$573,982
XI-2 Total expenses$354,876
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$219,106
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,072,160
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$59,581
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,350,847

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