Usd 249 Education Foundation Fund: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 48-1133161)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$93K
FY2021	$130K
FY2022	$139K
FY2023	$228K
FY2024	$166K
FY2025	$196K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$63K
FY2021	$100K
FY2022	$105K
FY2023	$151K
FY2024	$69K
FY2025	$180K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$983K
FY2021	$1.0M
FY2022	$1.0M
FY2023	$1.1M
FY2024	$1.2M
FY2025	$1.2M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1993.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

93%

Program services 93% · $168K Management & general 6% · $11K Fundraising 1% · $1K

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.

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

Ann Brown

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tracy Comstock

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tara Grassie

Vice-Preside

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Johnson

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kenny Krumsick

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jenifer McDonald

Board Memebe

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather Spaur

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Terri Spigarelli

Board Member

$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 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Fundraises for school programs and scholarships for graduates of Frontenac School System.

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2 programs · $168K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Payments to school to support curriculum, student needs, and needs in classrooms

$91Kprogram expense

02

Scholarships to students who graduated from usd 249

$77Kprogram 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 · FY2025

Community Foundation of Southeast KansasFY2025$59K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$59K

Grants paid · 12 grants · $561K · 2019–2024

Unified School District 249FY2024$90,647

Unitemized GrantFY2024$77,404

Unitemized GrantFY2023$42,400

Unitemized GrantFY2023$19,452

Unitemized GrantFY2022$69,103

Unitemized GrantFY2022$50,294

Unitemized GrantFY2021$47,325

Unitemized GrantFY2021$33,909

Unitemized GrantFY2020$46,600

Unitemized GrantFY2020$31,737

Unitemized GrantFY2019$48,550

Unitemized GrantFY2019$4,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$196K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$132K

Investment incomeLn 3$59K

Other incomeLn 4–11$4K

Money outPt IX

$180K

Ln 25

Programscol B$168K

Managementcol C$11K

Fundraisingcol D$1K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$389K

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$132K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$14K

Investment incomeLn 3$59K

Other incomeLn 4–11$4K

Gains on assetsLn 7$16K

Total revenueLn 12$196K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$4K

SavingsLn 2$385K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$389K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$848K

Total assetsLn 16$1.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$1.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6250

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

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	$411K	$389K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$811K	$848K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.2M	$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$1.2M	$1.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$91K	$91K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$77K	$77K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$5K		$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$70		$70
Office expensesLn 13	$5K		$3K	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$180K	$168K	$11K	$1K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026	$196K	$180K	$16K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025	$166K	$69K	$97K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024	$228K	$151K	$76K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 13, 2023	$139K	$105K	$34K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 7, 2022	$130K	$100K	$30K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 8, 2021	$93K	$63K	$30K	$983K	990 PDF

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 $195,807 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $111,392$132,303

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,369$59,006

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,295$4,498

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $166,056$195,807

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $61,852$168,051

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,147$12,129

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $68,999$180,180

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $97,057$15,627

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

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

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $195,807 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$14,194

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$118,109

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$132,303

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,000 · Excluded from tax $37,838$42,838

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $16,168$16,168

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$4,498

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,000 · Excluded from tax $54,006$195,807

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $180,180 across 6 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $90,647$90,647

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $77,404$77,404

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,055$2,055

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,297$5,297

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $70$70

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,386 · Fundraising $1,321$4,707

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $168,051 · Management $10,808 · Fundraising $1,321$180,180

Part X · Balance sheet $1,236,792 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,137$4,031

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $379,373$384,895

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $810,655$847,866

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,221,165$1,236,792

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,221,165$1,236,792

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,221,165$1,236,792

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,221,165$1,236,792

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,236,792 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$195,807

XI-2 Total expenses$180,180

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,627

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,221,165

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,236,792

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

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Usd 249 Education Foundation Fund

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Usd 249 Education Foundation Fund

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV