Recognizegood the Foundation EIN 45-4099813

Recognizegood the Foundation

EIN  45-4099813 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Austin, TX
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Recognizes good deeds and promotes ethical behavior in the community.
Leadership
Leslie Leuenhagen · Program Director · $30K
Money in and out
$399K revenue, $252K expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency

Recognizes good deeds and promotes ethical behavior in the community. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $399K in revenue, $252K in expenses, and $370K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$399K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$252K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$370K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $147K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.16
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
17.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +71% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+37%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +435% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$399K
FY2025▲ +70%
Expenses
$252K
FY2025▼ -3%
Total assets
$370K
FY2025▲ +66%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$399K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$252K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$370K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$147K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$370K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $178K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Ethics in Business Awards

We conducted our annual ethics in business awards luncheon in person. There were over 400 people in attendance, including leaders in the community. We were able to recognize large and small businesses, individuals and nonprofits for outstanding ethical practices using students from concordia university texas as researchers.

$96Kprogram expense
02

Legends

We were able to recognize 10 individuals at austin city hall with special guest city councilperson paige ellis. We received over 90,000 votes and donated $20,000 to participants' charities of choice.

$53Kprogram expense
03

Lighthouses

We were able to recognize 10 civic service organizations through individual presentations, donating to charities of each group's choice.

$28Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRecognizegood the Foundation
EINHdr · item D45-4099813
Principal addressHdr · item CAustin, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jrecognizegood.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S12)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Program Director
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leslie Leuenhagen’s $30K as Program Director is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1711 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Leslie Leuenhagen$30,000$5,000
Joel Coffman$25,165$24,000
Stephanie Lebens$11,250

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$399K
Total revenueLn 12$399K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.16
Program services84%$213K
Management & general16%$39K
Total functional expensesLn 25$252K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$370K
Total assetsLn 16$370K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$370K
Months of cash on handcomputed17.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $370K · Operating expenses/yr $252K
17.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $213K · Total expenses $252K
84%
Management & General
Management & general $39K · Total expenses $252K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $252K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $292K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $399K · Total revenue $399K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $399K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $399K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $399K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $252K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $399K · Prior year $234K
+70%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $166K · FY2024 $399K
+25%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $370K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $399K · Expenses $252K
+37%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $370K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $370K · Total assets $370K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $370K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Leslie Leuenhagen · Reported title PROGRAM DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $30K · Total expenses $252K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $50K · Total expenses $252K
20%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 70%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $155K · 2022–2024
Concordia University TexasTX · FY2024$20,000
Schoolyard DogsTX · FY2024$11,000
The Arc of TexasTX · FY2024$7,000
Concordia University TexasTX · FY2023$20,000
Austin Mutual AidTX · FY2023$6,000
Start Up Kids ClubTX · FY2022$42,000
Concordia University TexasTX · FY2022$20,000
Gracies Canned GoodsTX · FY2022$11,000
Merlin Tuttle's Bat ConservancyFY2022$6,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$399K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$234K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$244K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$327K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$166K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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