Foundation for Information Technology Education

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 1975Arts & CultureEIN 51-0177031Revenue $99K in FY2025

On file with the IRSedfoundation.org205 N Michigan Ave Ste 810, 60601-5902 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since May 1975Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The foundation's mission is to promote Information Technology research and Education and to encourage and support individuals entering and considering entering the Information Technology profession.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $26K a year · 37% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 85% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 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
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$99K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$115K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$885K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$99K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$28K
FY2021$79K
FY2022$23K
FY2023$94K
FY2024$103K
FY2025$99K
Expenses
$115K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$77K
FY2021$51K
FY2022$66K
FY2023$130K
FY2024$145K
FY2025$115K
Net assets
$885K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$934K
FY2021$972K
FY2022$779K
FY2023$818K
FY2024$843K
FY2025$885K

From the FY2025 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 May 1975.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $94K Management & general 18% · $21K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $2K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
Regent
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Grimes’s $2K as Regent is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Mark Grimes$2,500$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports IT research, education, and individuals entering the tech profession.

Provided by the organization

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3 programs · $94K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Conference

Promoted educational and research goals of the foundation. Provided an avenue for it students to exhibit their skills, learn new techniques and meet potential employers. Provide an avenue for it faculty to publish and present research papers that further information technology education.

$67Kprogram expense
02

Scholarships and Awards

Assisted information technology students and recognized information technology professionals and educators in business, government and other areas.

$27Kprogram expense
03

Itsa

Provided guidance to information technology-related student organizations and provided a means for those student organizations to be associated with a national organization, which is required by many colleges / universities.

$98program expense

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 · 7 grants · $178K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$27,088
Unitemized GrantFY2025$22
Unitemized GrantFY2024$34,243
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,811
Unitemized GrantFY2022$32,796
Unitemized GrantFY2021$28,506
Unitemized GrantFY2020$34,342

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$99K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$500
Money outPt IX
$115K
Ln 25
Programscol B$94K
Managementcol C$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$885K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$60K
Total assetsLn 16$885K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$500
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Total revenueLn 12$99K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$60K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$60K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$825K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$885K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$885K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$78K$60K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$757K$825K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$456$0
Total assetsLn 16$843K$885K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$843K$885K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$27K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$1K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$39K$39K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$455$455
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$808$458$350
Total functional expensesLn 25$115K$94K$21K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $99K$115K−$16K$885K 990 PDF
FY2024 $103K$145K−$42K$843K 990 PDF
FY2023 $94K$130K−$36K$818K 990 PDF
FY2022 $23K$66K−$43K$779K 990 PDF
FY2021 $79K$51K$28K$972K 990 PDF
FY2020 $28K$77K−$48K$934K 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 $98,618 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,000$500
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $62,441$52,814
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36,623$45,304
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $103,064$98,618
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $34,743$27,110
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,385$87,772
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $145,128$114,882
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$42,064−$16,264
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $98,618 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$500
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $52,814$52,814
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $45,304$45,304
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,814 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $45,304$98,618
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $114,882 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $27,110$27,110
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,933$14,933
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,179$4,179
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,250$15,250
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,351 · Management $1,402$4,753
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,977$7,977
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $39,417$39,417
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $455$455
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $458 · Management $350$808
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $94,018 · Management $20,864 · Fundraising $0$114,882
Part X · Balance sheet $885,039 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $78,293$59,651
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,631$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $456$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $756,934$825,388
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $843,314$885,039
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $65,919$53,144
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $777,395$831,895
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $843,314$885,039
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $843,314$885,039
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $885,039 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$98,618
XI-2 Total expenses$114,882
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$16,264
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$843,314
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$57,989
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$885,039

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

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