Foundation for Fair Contracting - Choice FY2021 filing

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To promote compliance with laws and regulations relating to public works construction.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $43K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$410K
Spent
$334K
Net assets
$385K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$410K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$410K
FY2022$501K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$305K
FY2025$368K
Expenses
$334K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$334K
FY2022$515K
FY2023$503K
FY2024$510K
FY2025$316K
Net assets
$385K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$385K
FY2022$371K
FY2023$229K
FY2024−$7K
FY2025$52K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2016.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Employer Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Employer Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Employer Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Labor Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Monroe’s $149K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1216 $100K–1M employment 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
John Monroe$148,910$148,910$145,168$124,250

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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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Ensures public works construction projects follow all laws and regulations.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The foundation for fair contracting promotes compliance with laws and regulations relating to public works construction. Specifically, we focus on issues concerning wages, classification of workers, licensing and apprenticeship standards.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$410K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$320K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$90K
Money outPt IX
$334K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$385K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$344K
Total assetsLn 16$395K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$90K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$320K
Total revenueLn 12$410K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$344K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$344K
Total assetsLn 16$395K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$385K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$297K$344K
Total assetsLn 16$316K$395K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$309K$385K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$147K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$51K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$69K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K
Office expensesLn 13$10K
OccupancyLn 16$687
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$100
InsuranceLn 23$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$334K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $368K$316K$51K$52K 990 PDF
FY2024 $305K$510K−$205K−$7K 990 PDF
FY2023 $382K$503K−$121K$229K 990 PDF
FY2022 $501K$515K−$14K$371K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $410K$334K$76K$385K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $409,974 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $89,648$89,543
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $259,099$320,431
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $348,747$409,974
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $243,179$241,600
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $93,054$92,469
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $336,233$334,069
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,514$75,905
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $409,974 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$89,543
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$89,543
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $320,431$320,431
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $320,431 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$409,974
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $334,069 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$146,532
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$50,985
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$13,724
IX-9 Other employee benefits$17,825
IX-10 Payroll taxes$12,534
IX-11b Legal fees$68,846
IX-11c Accounting fees$8,601
IX-13 Office expenses$10,458
IX-16 Occupancy$687
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$100
IX-23 Insurance$3,777
IX-25 Total functional expenses$334,069
Part X · Balance sheet $394,553 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $297,087$344,243
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,370$49,317
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $372$993
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $315,829$394,553
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,004$9,823
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,004$9,823
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $308,825$384,730
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $308,825$384,730
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $315,829$394,553
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $384,730 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$409,974
XI-2 Total expenses$334,069
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,905
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$308,825
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$384,730

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