The Foundation operates as a Community trust in Thomas County, kansas with a population of approximately 8,000 persons. The foundation's purpose is to provide religious, charitable, educational, literary, scientific, and related programs in Thomas County, kansas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $68K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $146K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$196K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$868K
+130% vs prior year
Spent
$449K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$868K
FY2024▲ +130%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$309K
FY2021$301K
FY2022$410K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$868K
Expenses
$449K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$405K
FY2021$261K
FY2022$293K
FY2023$518K
FY2024$449K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2024▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.4M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2001.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $330K Management & general 19% · $87K Fundraising 7% · $31K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$61,933Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jada Tubbs’s $62K as Executive Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jada Tubbs$61,933$60,275$9,167——
Barry Kaaz——$27,301$30,000$28,019

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports religious, charitable, educational, and scientific programs in Thomas County, Kansas.

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1 program · $330K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Grants and scholarships to local non-profits, charities and government agencies from funds contributed and endowments established.

$330Kprogram expense

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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 · 53 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2024
City of ColbyFY2024$245,210
Genesis-Thomas County INCKS · FY2024$8,750
Usd 315 Colby Public SchoolsFY2024$8,048
Usd 316 Golden Plains SchoolsFY2024$5,900
Usd 315 Colby Public SchoolsFY2023$35,647
First Presbyterian ChurchFY2023$10,000
Colby Rotary ClubFY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,950
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,725
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,075
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$868K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$697K
Investment incomeLn 3$154K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Money outPt IX
$449K
Ln 25
Programscol B$330K
Managementcol C$87K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$525K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$697K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$154K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7$103K
Total revenueLn 12$868K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$78K
SavingsLn 2$447K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$525K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 630
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$180K$525K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$179K$196K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$329K$329K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$43K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$909$909
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$15K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$449K$330K$87K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $868K$449K$419K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $378K$518K−$140K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $410K$293K$117K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $301K$261K$40K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $309K$405K−$96K$2.0M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $867,555 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $277,589$696,564
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $100,035$154,434
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $88$16,557
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $377,712$867,555
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $403,023$330,185
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $65,754$66,288
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $49,236$52,339
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $518,013$448,812
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$140,301$418,743
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $867,555 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$696,564
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,054
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$696,564
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $51,444$51,444
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $102,990$102,990
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $16,557$16,557
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,557 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $154,434$867,555
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $448,812 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $328,685$328,685
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $42,955 · Fundraising $18,978$61,933
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,903 · Fundraising $1,452$4,355
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,797$14,797
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,137$2,137
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,725$2,725
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,179$4,179
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,683$1,683
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $909$909
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $15,391 · Fundraising $8,581$23,972
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,937$1,937
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $330,185 · Management $87,479 · Fundraising $31,148$448,812
Part X · Balance sheet $2,579,325 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,084$78,282
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $171,420$446,799
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,887,767$2,054,244
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,067,271$2,579,325
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $178,821$195,667
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $178,821$195,667
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,888,450$2,383,658
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,888,450$2,383,658
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,067,271$2,579,325
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,383,658 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$867,555
XI-2 Total expenses$448,812
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$418,743
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,888,450
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$94,406
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$17,941
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,383,658

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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