Four Way Community Foundation

Tax-deductible

Grants Pass, OR501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 51-0173092Revenue $1.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSfourwaycommunityfoundation.orgPo Box 652, 97528-0056 · Grants Pass, ORTax-exempt since Nov 1975Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Support of charitable organizations benefitting the residents of Josephine and Western Jackson counties in the State of Oregon through building a permanent endowment for the community, promoting effective stewardship of assets and uniting resources to address important community needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $659K a year · 44% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
$90K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 82% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $137K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$510K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$1.6M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$15.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$512K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$522K
FY2021$656K
FY2022$856K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$965K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$15.4M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.4M
FY2021$10.5M
FY2022$9.7M
FY2023$12.3M
FY2024$14.0M
FY2025$15.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Nov 1975.

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% · $809K Management & general 15% · $151K Fundraising 6% · $61K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$82,800Pt VII · Sec A
$7,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kate Dwyer’s $83K as Executive Director is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kate Dwyer$82,800$72,000$52,046$52,046$41,624$14,673
Cynthia Harelson CPA$7,200—$7,200$6,000$7,200—

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

Builds a permanent endowment and awards grants to support charitable organizations and community needs in Josephine and western Jackson counties, Oregon.

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1 program · $809K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The foundation administers charitable funds and makes grants from those funds for charitable and educational purposes, primarily in Josephine and western Jackson Counties in the State of Oregon. In 2024-25 the foundation gave 82 grants totaling $1,584,003 to 53 organizations.

$809Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 193 grants · $2.7M · 2019–2024
Rogue Valley Humane SocietyOR · FY2024$39,565
Grants Pass School District #7FY2024$37,735
Family SolutionsOR · FY2024$29,838
Glendale Mat ClubOR · FY2024$10,000
Siskiyou Field InstituteOR · FY2024$10,000
Mid Rouge FoundationOR · FY2024$10,000
Josephine County Food BankOR · FY2024$10,000
Healing Hearts & HoovesOR · FY2024$10,000
City of Gold HillFY2024$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$812K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$587K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$178K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$809K
Managementcol C$151K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$488K
Total assetsLn 16$15.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$510K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$587K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$199K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$178K
Investment incomeLn 3$812K
Gains on assetsLn 7$514K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$85
SavingsLn 2$488K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$488K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.4M
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$15.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$510K
Net assetsLn 32$15.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$287K$488K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.2M$15.4M
Total assetsLn 16$14.5M$15.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$502K$510K
Net assetsLn 32$14.0M$15.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$551K$551K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$43K$29K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50K$25K$12K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$619$309$309
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$5K$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$87K$87K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$164K$161K$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$4K$3K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$3K$2K$906
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$660$660
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$17K$2K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$809K$151K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.0M$557K$15.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$965K$377K$14.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$1.0M$1.9M$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$856K$626K$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$656K$542K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $512K$522K−$10K$8.4M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,577,611 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $842,794$587,454
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $155,303$178,093
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $343,469$812,064
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,341,566$1,577,611
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $553,559$551,459
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $131,034$153,669
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $280,411$315,694
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $965,004$1,020,822
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $376,562$556,789
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 $1,577,611 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$587,454
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$198,612
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$587,454
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $178,093$178,093
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $297,808$297,808
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $514,256$514,256
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $178,093 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $812,064$1,577,611
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,020,822 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $551,459$551,459
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,642 · Management $28,521 · Fundraising $21,321$92,484
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $24,776 · Management $12,388 · Fundraising $12,388$49,552
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $619 · Management $309 · Fundraising $309$1,237
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,198 · Management $2,599 · Fundraising $2,599$10,396
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $86,799$86,799
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $161,075 · Management $1,238 · Fundraising $1,237$163,550
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,251 · Management $2,834 · Fundraising $1,417$8,502
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,132$8,132
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,720 · Management $1,813 · Fundraising $906$5,439
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,642 · Fundraising $1,641$3,283
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $660 · Fundraising $660$1,320
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,482$1,482
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,639 · Management $2,261 · Fundraising $18,287$37,187
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $809,379 · Management $150,678 · Fundraising $60,765$1,020,822
Part X · Balance sheet $15,895,352 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1$85
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $286,559$487,567
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $14,226,917$15,402,781
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $34,975$4,919
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,548,452$15,895,352
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,497$4,276
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $52,859$78,859
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $501,540$509,571
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,860,108$5,680,437
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,186,804$9,705,344
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,046,912$15,385,781
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,548,452$15,895,352
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,385,781 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,577,611
XI-2 Total expenses$1,020,822
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$556,789
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,046,912
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$780,101
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,979
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,385,781

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