Fundamental Literacy Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 47-3123367)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$9.2M
FY2022	$2.4M
FY2023	$2.1M
FY2024	$778K
FY2025	$269K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$127K
FY2022	$1.4M
FY2023	$12.8M
FY2024	$1.2M
FY2025	$247K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$18.9M
FY2022	$19.9M
FY2023	$9.3M
FY2024	$8.8M
FY2025	$8.8M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2015.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

64%

33%

Program services 64% · $158K Management & general 33% · $82K Fundraising 3% · $7K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Roger D Lowe

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Packebush

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dee Rolph

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cody Rolph

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marietta Wetzel

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bill Pickert

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeanine Phillips

President

$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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empower individuals to contribute to a fundamental learning center.

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1 program · $158K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

The foundation provides support to phillips fundamental learning center, inc. So that it could better serve its constituents.

$158Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023

1440 Ventures Foundation INCFY2023$400K

The Sheppard FoundationFY2023$100K

Wichita FoundationFY2023$14K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$514K

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Grants paid · 4 grants · $14.3M · 2021–2024

Phillips Fundamental Learning Center INCKS · FY2024$157,891

Phillips Fundamental Learning Center INCKS · FY2023$1,174,690

Phillips Fundamental Learning Center INCKS · FY2022$12,666,382

Phillips Fundamental Learning Center INCKS · FY2021$344,908

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$269K

Ln 12

Investment incomeLn 3$248K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21K

Money outPt IX

$247K

Ln 25

Programscol B$158K

Managementcol C$82K

Fundraisingcol D$7K

Owns and owesPt X

$8.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.1M

Total assetsLn 16$8.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$87K

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21K

Investment incomeLn 3$248K

Total revenueLn 12$269K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$6.1M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M

Total assetsLn 16$8.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$87K

Net assetsLn 32$8.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 615

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$5.7M	$6.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$2.1M	$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16	$8.9M	$8.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$102K	$87K
Net assetsLn 32	$8.8M	$8.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$158K	$158K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$28K		$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1K		$1K
OccupancyLn 16	$11K		$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$42K		$42K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$7K		$285	$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$247K	$158K	$82K	$7K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$269K	$247K	$22K	$8.8M	990 PDF
FY2024	$778K	$1.2M	−$440K	$8.8M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.1M	$12.8M	−$10.7M	$9.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.4M	$1.4M	$1.0M	$19.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$9.2M	$127K	$9.0M	$18.9M	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

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Part I · Summary $269,361 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $591,964$21,467

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $185,848$247,894

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $777,812$269,361

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,174,690$157,891

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $43,605$89,016

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,218,295$246,907

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$440,483$22,454

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $269,361 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,467

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,467

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $247,894$247,894

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $247,894$269,361

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $246,907 across 6 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $157,891$157,891

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $27,744$27,744

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,230$1,230

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $11,000$11,000

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $41,945$41,945

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $285 · Fundraising $6,812$7,097

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $157,891 · Management $82,204 · Fundraising $6,812$246,907

Part X · Balance sheet $8,923,073 assets, 10 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,724,350$6,058,392

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,139,944$561,089

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,051,106$2,303,592

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,915,400$8,923,073

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $102,135$87,354

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $102,135$87,354

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,719,562$4,582,801

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,093,703$4,252,918

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,813,265$8,835,719

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,915,400$8,923,073

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,835,719 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$269,361

XI-2 Total expenses$246,907

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,454

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,813,265

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,835,719

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

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Fundamental Literacy Foundation

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV