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Reflections Foundation EIN 51-0677821

Reflections Foundation FY2020 filing

EIN  51-0677821 Public foundation / grantmaker Chicago, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers girls aged 7-17 with vital communication skills through mentoring.
Leadership
Marita Thomas · Trustee
Money in and out
$418K revenue, $376K expenses
Bottom line
64% program efficiency

Empowers girls aged 7-17 with vital communication skills through mentoring. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $418K in revenue, $376K in expenses, and $107K in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2020
Total revenue
$418K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$376K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$107K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $43K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.19
Program efficiency
64%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$418K
FY2020
Expenses
$376K
FY2020
Total assets
$371K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$265K
FY2020
Total revenue
$418K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$376K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$107K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$43K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$371K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $241K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Over the last ten years we have served over 2000 girls at our programing sites, whichincludes university of chicago charter schools, chicago public schools and thechicago housing authority. We have expanded our work in the states of indiana andduke university.

$241Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CReflections Foundation
EINHdr · item D51-0677821
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mae Bys Taylor
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andre Fair
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelly Fair
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Betsy Covell
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$372K · 89%
Program service revenue$46K · 11%
Contributions & grants89%$372K
Program service revenue11%$46K
Other revenue$4
— government grantsLn 1e$251K
Total revenueLn 12$418K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.19
Program services64%$241K
Management & general17%$64K
Fundraising19%$70K
Total functional expensesLn 25$376K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$336K
Total assetsLn 16$371K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$265K
Total net assetsLn 32$107K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $336K · Operating expenses/yr $376K
10.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $241K · Total expenses $376K
64%
Management & General
Management & general $64K · Total expenses $376K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $70K · Total expenses $376K
19%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $70K · Solicited contributions $121K
$0.58 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $372K · Total revenue $418K
89%
Government reliance
Government grants $251K · Total revenue $418K
60%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $46K · Total revenue $418K
11%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $418K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $46K · Total expenses $376K
12%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $418K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $107K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $418K · Expenses $376K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $371K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $107K · Total assets $371K
29%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $371K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Marita Thomas · Reported title TRUSTEE · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $376K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $206K · Total expenses $376K
55%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%——
Overhead ratio 17%——
Fundraising cost ratio 19%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
National Basketball Association FoundationFY2024$100K
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management INCFY2024$50K
Illinois Women's ForumFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$175K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2022 (Latest)$974K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$784K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$418K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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