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To provide financial assistance to jefferson city high school, helias high school, calvary lutheran high school and sikeston high school to enable each school to grant scholarships to worthy students of graduating classes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K 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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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $124K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $10.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+67% vs prior year
Spent
$741K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$10.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$313K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$482K
FY2023$562K
FY2024$669K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$741K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$546K
FY2021$542K
FY2022$657K
FY2023$616K
FY2024$635K
FY2025$741K
Net assets
$10.7M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.7M
FY2021$10.5M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$10.3M
FY2024$10.3M
FY2025$10.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2020.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $617K Management & general 17% · $125K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$120,315Pt VII · Sec A

Hawthorn Bank’s $120K as Trustee is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hawthorn Bank$120,315$106,456$87,027$88,342$93,248$75,024

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

Grants scholarships to worthy graduating students from four specific high schools.

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1 program · $617K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Financial assistance provided to jefferson city high school, helias high school, calvary lutheran high school, and sikeston high school to enable each school to grant scholarships to worthy students of graduating classes.

$617Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 16 grants · $1.6M · 2020–2025
Jefferson City High SchoolFY2025$216,415
Capital City High SchoolFY2025$200,058
Helias Catholic High SchoolMO · FY2025$111,353
Sikeston Public SchoolsFY2025$61,653
Capital City High SchoolFY2024$182,110
Jefferson City High SchoolFY2024$172,430
Helias Catholic High SchoolMO · FY2024$91,358
Sikeston Public SchoolsFY2024$52,435
Jefferson City Public SchoolsFY2020$289,458
Helias Catholic High SchoolMO · FY2020$110,158
Sikeston Public SchoolsFY2020$46,225

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$741K
Ln 25
Programscol B$617K
Managementcol C$125K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K
Total assetsLn 16$10.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$39
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$250K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$250K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.5M
Total assetsLn 16$10.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$10.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K$250K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.1M$10.5M
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M$10.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$10.3M$10.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$617K$617K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K$120K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$741K$617K$125K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 27, 2026 $1.1M$741K$379K$10.7M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 11, 2025 $669K$635K$34K$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2024 $562K$616K−$54K$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 15, 2023 $482K$657K−$175K$10.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 15, 2022 $1.3M$542K$789K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 28, 2021 $313K$546K−$232K$9.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,120,358 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $666,318$1,120,358
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,870$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $669,188$1,120,358
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $524,348$616,531
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $106,456$120,315
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,001$4,250
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $634,805$741,096
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $34,383$379,262
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,120,358 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,120,319$1,120,319
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $39$39
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,120,358$1,120,358
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $741,096 across 3 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $616,531$616,531
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $120,315$120,315
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,250$4,250
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $616,531 · Management $124,565 · Fundraising $0$741,096
Part X · Balance sheet $10,723,589 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $250,000$250,000
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $10,094,327$10,473,589
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,344,327$10,723,589
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $9,967,718$9,967,718
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $376,609$755,871
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,344,327$10,723,589
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,344,327$10,723,589
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,723,589 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,120,358
XI-2 Total expenses$741,096
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$379,262
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,344,327
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,723,589

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

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