Ralph L Armstrong Trust FY2023 filing

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$30K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 42% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 124% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 124% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $622K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 27.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$30K
-77% vs prior year
Spent
$25K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$679K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$30K
FY2023▼ -77%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2021$35K
FY2022$130K
FY2023$30K
FY2024$28K
FY2025$31K
Expenses
$25K
FY2023▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$26K
FY2021$25K
FY2022$27K
FY2023$25K
FY2024$30K
FY2025$29K
Net assets
$679K
FY2023-0.04%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$567K
FY2021$576K
FY2022$679K
FY2023$679K
FY2024$677K
FY2025$676K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1997.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $25K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$30,378Pt VII · Sec A

Community National Bank’s $6K as Trustee is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 133 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2020
Community National Bank$6,475$30,378$5,531

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

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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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Support the Wesley United Methodist Church Iola KS

For CARE/ MAINTENANCE/ ORGANIZATION/ & perpetuation of the church

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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $123K · 2020–2025

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$30K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$25K
Ln 25
Programscol B$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$679K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K
Total assetsLn 16$679K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Gains on assetsLn 7$51
Total revenueLn 12$30K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$56K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$622K
Total assetsLn 16$679K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$679K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K$56K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$622K$622K
Total assetsLn 16$679K$679K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$679K$679K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$24K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$625$625
Total functional expensesLn 25$25K$25K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 12, 2026 $31K$29K$1K$676K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 26, 2025 $28K$30K−$2K$677K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2024 $30K$25K$6K$679K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 16, 2023 $130K$27K$103K$679K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 18, 2022 $35K$25K$11K$576K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 11, 2021 $25K$26K−$901$567K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $30,051 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $130,042$30,051
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $130,042$30,051
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,203$23,880
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,753$625
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $26,956$24,505
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $103,086$5,546
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $30,051 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,000$30,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $51$51
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51 · Excluded from tax $30,000$30,051
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,505 across 2 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $23,880$23,880
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $625$625
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $24,505 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24,505
Part X · Balance sheet $678,788 assets, 6 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $56,614$56,393
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $622,419$622,395
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $679,033$678,788
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $679,033$678,788
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $679,033$678,788
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $678,788 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$30,051
XI-2 Total expenses$24,505
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,546
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$679,033
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$5,791
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$678,788

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