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Leader Valley Foundation FY2024 filing

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Cedar Falls, IA501(c)(3)Community Development EIN 45-3120883Revenue $754K in FY2024

On file with the IRSleadervalley.org6711 Chancellor Dr Unit 2, 50613-7066 · Cedar Falls, IATax-exempt since May 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Lead a business-education partnership to develop the leadership skills of cedar Valley students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ 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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $139K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $256K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$232K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% 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
$754K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$719K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$347K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$754K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$463K
FY2022$676K
FY2023$610K
FY2024$754K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$719K
FY2024▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$427K
FY2022$430K
FY2023$567K
FY2024$719K
FY2025$745K
Net assets
$347K
FY2024▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$24K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$347K
FY2025$688K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2012.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $487K Management & general 28% · $203K Fundraising 4% · $29K

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

23 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Carolyn Darrah
Former Presi
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Melissa Reade
President/Ce
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jamekia Sanders
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bryan Earnest
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gina Weekley
At-Large
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects businesses and schools to build leadership skills in local students.

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1 program · $487K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The leader valley program helps fund area schools in having programs which are intended to reduce dropouts from school as well as gain skills necessary to be successful in school and in life.

$487Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$147K
The Hws Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$80K
Veridian Credit UnionFY2024$10K
Otto Schoitz FoundationFY2024$8K
Cedar Valley United WayFY2024$5K
Duroe Family FoundationFY2024$5K
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable FoundationFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$256K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $30K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$754K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$673K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$719K
Ln 25
Programscol B$487K
Managementcol C$203K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$347K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$576K
Total assetsLn 16$578K
LiabilitiesLn 26$232K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$673K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Total revenueLn 12$754K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$149K
SavingsLn 2$428K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$576K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$578K
LiabilitiesLn 26$232K
Net assetsLn 32$347K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
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$632K$576K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$690K$578K
LiabilitiesLn 26$378K$232K
Net assetsLn 32$312K$347K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$29K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$703$703
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$627K$460K$168K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$4K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$719K$487K$203K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$745K$339K$688K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $754K$719K$34K$347K 990 PDF
FY2023 $610K$567K$43K$312K 990 PDF
FY2022 $676K$430K$246K$270K 990 PDF
FY2021 $463K$427K$36K$24K 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 $753,557 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $534,351$673,266
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $74,705$64,879
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $465$15,412
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $609,521$753,557
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$10,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $33,901$29,110
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $533,007$680,082
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $566,908$719,192
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,613$34,365
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 $753,557 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$5,945
VIII-1e Government grants$10,392
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$656,929
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$673,266
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,879$64,879
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,412$15,412
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $64,879 · Excluded from tax $15,412$753,557
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $719,192 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,938$23,938
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $29,110$29,110
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,771$2,771
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,961$4,961
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,182$6,182
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,180$4,180
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $703$703
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $459,516 · Management $167,563$627,079
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,069 · Management $6,199$10,268
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $487,499 · Management $202,583 · Fundraising $29,110$719,192
Part X · Balance sheet $578,481 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $579,163$148,749
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $52,447$427,678
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $57,000$1,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,757$1,054
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $690,367$578,481
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$3,327
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $179,004$23,816
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $198,912$204,522
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $377,916$231,665
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $312,451$346,816
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $690,367$578,481
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $346,816 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$753,557
XI-2 Total expenses$719,192
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,365
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$312,451
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$346,816

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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