The Caring Community Foundation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes, including for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations described under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$66K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $375K a year · 66% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
44 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 44.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $45K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$700K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$806K
-46% vs prior year
Spent
$199K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$806K
FY2025▼ -46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$312K
FY2021$226K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$806K
Expenses
$199K
FY2025▼ -57%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$65K
FY2021$137K
FY2022$118K
FY2023$155K
FY2024$468K
FY2025$199K
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2025▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $158K Management & general 21% · $41K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$66,346Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Valerie Ramage’s $66K as Executive Di is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

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3 programs · $157K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Grants to local governments & non-profits for community needs.

$129Kprogram expense
02

Scholarships awarded from scholarship funds.

$27Kprogram expense
03

Grants to individuals for disasters.

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 91 grants · $674K · 2020–2025
Christ Lutheran ChurchFY2025$20,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$19,400
Unitemized GrantFY2025$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,250
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,200
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$800
Unitemized GrantFY2025$500
Unitemized GrantFY2025$180
Unitemized GrantFY2024$243,500
Saint Marys Academy & CollegeFY2024$20,040
Individual RecipientFY2024$19,780
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$806K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$621K
Investment incomeLn 3$179K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$199K
Ln 25
Programscol B$158K
Managementcol C$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$731K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$700K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$621K
Investment incomeLn 3$179K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$806K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$345K
SavingsLn 2$386K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$731K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$700K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$440K$731K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.1M$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$686K$700K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$63K$63K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$27K$27K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$56K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K$798
Management feesLn 11a$500$425$75
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$950$2K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17−$173−$173
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$199K$158K$41K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $806K$199K$607K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$468K$1.0M$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $313K$155K$159K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $251K$118K$134K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $226K$137K$89K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $312K$65K$247K$1.6M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $806,088 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,323,764$621,487
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $115,180$178,613
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $42,981$5,988
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,481,925$806,088
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $379,322$89,967
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$71,667
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $88,882$37,582
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $468,204$199,216
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,013,721$606,872
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $806,088 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$621,487
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$621,487
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $178,613$178,613
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $861$861
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,127$5,127
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,127 · Excluded from tax $179,474$806,088
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $199,216 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $62,537$62,537
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $27,430$27,430
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,394 · Management $9,952$66,346
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,523 · Management $798$5,321
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $425 · Management $75$500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,715$7,715
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $16,619$16,619
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,644$5,644
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $950 · Management $1,670$2,620
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,160$2,160
IX-17 TravelPrograms −$173−$173
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,497$2,497
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $157,730 · Management $41,486 · Fundraising $0$199,216
Part X · Balance sheet $4,522,349 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $120,540$344,556
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $319,425$386,322
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $94,942$20,296
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,123,061$3,771,175
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,657,968$4,522,349
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,296$10,204
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $90,436$104,367
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $559,197$585,346
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $685,929$699,917
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $693,536$945,156
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,278,503$2,877,276
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,972,039$3,822,432
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,657,968$4,522,349
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,822,432 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$806,088
XI-2 Total expenses$199,216
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$606,872
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,972,039
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$243,521
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,822,432

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