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Conduit for Commerce FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Fayetteville, AR501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 45-4104056

IT is the mission of this corporation to serve as a research and educational organization that formulates and promotes conservative public policies, based on free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional american values, and a strong national defense, with a focus on the state of arkansas and in turn, effectively promoting these policies to the point they are incorporated into arkansas' laws and/or regulations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
44¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Is it a real charity?
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
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 years looks good.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
4 of 5
years in the black
Worth a look: 1 of the last 5 filings shows a deficit.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
How much reaches the programs?
44%
of spending
Concern: 44% of spending went to programs; under 50% is a concern.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Do they have reserves?
146 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 146.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more looks good.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
2
named funders · $260K
Worth a look: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3 is worth a look.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$50K
liabilities
Looks good: debts are 5% of assets; 50% or less looks good.
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
3
independent of 3 voting board members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$224K
Spent
$84K
To programs
44%
Net assets
$984K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$224K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$170K
FY2024$546K
Expenses
$84K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$114K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$119K
Net assets
$984K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$984K
FY2021$930K
FY2022$987K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.4M

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
Yes — exemption reinstated (2018-05-15)
Per the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CConduit for Commerce
EINHdr · item D45-4104056
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2020
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CFayetteville, AR
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R40)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.conduitforcommerce.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.44 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.43
Program services44%$37K
Management & general13%$11K
Fundraising43%$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$84K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
44%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
146.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+62%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.0M
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$980K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.5M
Total liabilities
$50K
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$50K
FY2021$50K
FY2022$50K
FY2023$50K
FY2024$50K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$140K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B44%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$50K
Total net assetsLn 32$984K
Months of cash on handcomputed146.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$221K · 98%
Investment income$3K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$221K
Investment income2%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$224K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.0M · Operating expenses/yr $84K
146.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $37K · Total expenses $84K
44%
Management & General
Management & general $11K · Total expenses $84K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $36K · Total expenses $84K
43%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $36K · Solicited contributions $221K
$0.16 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $221K · Total revenue $224K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $224K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $224K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $224K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $84K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $224K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $984K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $224K · Expenses $84K
+62%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.0M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $984K · Total assets $1.0M
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.0M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cece Blackwell · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $84K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $84K
—
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 44%——
Overhead ratio 13%——
Fundraising cost ratio 16%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 3Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 3Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Promotes conservative public policies based on free enterprise and limited government in Arkansas.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $37K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Educating the arkansas public on issues. CFC vigilantly advertised its mission across the state of arkansas, advocating its mission of educating the arkansas public via social media. CFC sponsored a spot on various platforms called the "CFC policy segment" where the public was educated on numerous different policies that were enacted in…

$37Kprogram expense
02

CFC also produced and disseminated a report called "CFC'S follow the money report," which educates arkansans on the various contributions and expenditures of arkansas political campaigns of elected officials throughout the state.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · FY2024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$250K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$260K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $17K · 2022–2023
Anthem Classical AcademyAR · FY2023$8,800
Anthem Classical AcademyAR · FY2022$8,075

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $546K$119K+220% 990 PDF
FY2023 $170K$145K-0.9% 990 PDF
FY2022 $172K$114K+13% 990 PDF
FY2021 $152K$215K-32% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $224K$84K 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2020

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $84,005 across 7 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $27,481 · Management $6,870 · Fundraising $34,352$68,703
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,138 · Fundraising $1,138$2,276
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $887 · Management $2,662$3,549
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $473 · Management $1,105$1,578
IX-17 TravelPrograms $163 · Fundraising $382$545
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,090$7,090
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5 · Management $124 · Fundraising $135$264
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $37,237 · Management $10,761 · Fundraising $36,007$84,005

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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