Triangle Community Foundation INC FY2021 filing

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Durham, NC501(c)(3)Since 1983Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 56-1380796

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$844K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8.4M a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$844K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $346K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20.5M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$28.3M
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$26.7M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$282.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$28.3M
FY2021▼ -31%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$40.7M
FY2021$28.3M
FY2022$54.3M
FY2023$30.2M
FY2024$45.4M
FY2024$42.5M
Expenses
$26.7M
FY2021▼ -18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$32.7M
FY2021$26.7M
FY2022$35.5M
FY2023$31.6M
FY2024$30.5M
FY2024$34.1M
Net assets
$282.1M
FY2021▲ +25%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$226.3M
FY2021$282.1M
FY2022$252.1M
FY2023$263.4M
FY2024$293.2M
FY2024$317.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Mar 1984.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $24.6M Management & general 7% · $1.8M Fundraising 1% · $247K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $844K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$206,780Pt VII · Sec A
$144,118Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel (thru 3/31/21)
$134,475Pt VII · Sec A
VP Comm Eng (thru 7/13/20)
$121,369Pt VII · Sec A
VP Donor Dev
$120,919Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$116,341Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lori O'Keefe’s $233K as President & CEO is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lori O'Keefe$232,553$216,888$203,789$205,764$206,780$196,935
Robert Naylor$183,507$167,592$153,990$152,224$144,118$141,110
Latoya King$147,771$134,277$26,029———
Kenneth Baroff——$146,368$135,886$120,919$118,272
Lindsay Harrell$142,594$126,173$121,539$121,451$116,341$104,997
Robin Barefoot————$134,475$126,452
Jessica Aylor————$121,369$102,101
Jennifer Weld$106,110—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects local donors with community needs by providing philanthropic education, networking, and strategic grantmaking services to foster positive regional change.

Provided by the organization

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3 programs · $24.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Triangle community foundation connects philanthropic resources with community needs, creates opportunity for enlightened change and encourages philanthropy as a way of life.

$23.2Mprogram expense
02

Special Services

Services to area non-profits include: meetings with the foundation's president; non-profit capacity building; networking; and trainings.

$877Kprogram expense
03

Philanthropic Events

Philanthropic events include: donor education forums; capacity buildings workshops for nonprofits.

$537Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$346K
Grants paid · 3,647 grants · $152.8M · 2019–2024
National Philanthropic TrustPA · FY2024$1,393,677
First Baptist Church of Winston SalemFY2024$540,000
Triangle Land Conservancy INCNC · FY2024$516,401
Duke UniversityNC · FY2024$383,768
Meredith CollegeNC · FY2024$311,632
Perspectives Charter SchoolsIL · FY2024$258,000
LatinxedNC · FY2024$250,000
Durham Academy INCNC · FY2024$229,500
Code the Dream INCNC · FY2024$220,000
The Hope Center at Pullen INCNC · FY2024$216,297
See all 3,647 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$28.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$10.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$299K
Money outPt IX
$26.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$24.6M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Fundraisingcol D$247K
Owns and owesPt X
$282.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.6M
Total assetsLn 16$302.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$10.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$299K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7.2M
Total revenueLn 12$28.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$281.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$520K
Other assetsLn 15$6.4M
Total assetsLn 16$302.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.5M
Net assetsLn 32$282.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 630
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.4M$13.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$225.5M$281.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$603K$520K
Total assetsLn 16$242.4M$302.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.1M$20.5M
Net assetsLn 32$226.3M$282.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$23.0M$23.0M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$35K$35K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$411K$250K$127K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$755K$384K$103K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$62K$38K$19K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$146K$89K$45K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$112K$68K$35K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$41K$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$74K$74K
Investment management feesLn 11f$841K$841K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$60K$5K$54K$680
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$94K$57K$29K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$96K$58K$30K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$165K$100K$51K$14K
TravelLn 17$1K$894$454$121
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$6K$3K$764
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$113K$69K$35K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$10K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$57K$20K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$136K$75K$50K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$26.7M$24.6M$1.8M$247K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $45.4M$30.5M$14.9M$293.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $30.2M$31.6M−$1.4M$263.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $54.3M$35.5M$18.8M$252.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $28.3M$26.7M$1.5M$282.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $40.7M$32.7M$8.0M$226.3M 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $28,260,487 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,693,660
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,096,218
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,693,660
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$145,552 · Excluded from tax $3,197,823$3,052,271
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business −$9,852 · Excluded from tax $7,225,705$7,215,853
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $298,703$298,703
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business −$155,404 · Excluded from tax $10,722,231$28,260,487
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $26,718,046 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $22,974,774$22,974,774
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $35,011$35,011
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $250,178 · Management $127,311 · Fundraising $33,988$411,477
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $754,592 · Management $383,998 · Fundraising $102,515$1,241,105
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $37,807 · Management $19,239 · Fundraising $5,136$62,182
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $88,650 · Management $45,112 · Fundraising $12,044$145,806
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $68,160 · Management $34,685 · Fundraising $9,260$112,105
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20,440 · Fundraising $20,440$40,880
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $73,777$73,777
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $841,047$841,047
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,006 · Management $54,311 · Fundraising $680$59,997
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $6,744$6,744
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $56,979 · Management $29,032 · Fundraising $7,777$93,788
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $58,263 · Management $29,649 · Fundraising $7,916$95,828
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $100,353 · Management $51,067 · Fundraising $13,633$165,053
IX-17 TravelPrograms $894 · Management $454 · Fundraising $121$1,469
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,622 · Management $2,861 · Fundraising $764$9,247
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $68,914 · Management $35,069 · Fundraising $9,363$113,346
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,643 · Management $4,908 · Fundraising $1,310$15,861
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,433 · Management $20,038 · Fundraising $5,349$82,820
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $75,241 · Management $50,266 · Fundraising $10,222$135,729
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $24,647,520 · Management $1,823,264 · Fundraising $247,262$26,718,046
Part X · Balance sheet $302,593,887 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,426,478$13,557,519
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $151,379$123,254
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$17,485
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $602,833$519,649
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $123,298,234$148,613,189
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $102,180,445$133,319,702
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,724,436$6,443,089
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $242,383,805$302,593,887
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $230,363$151,668
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,126,049$1,996,910
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $368,455$316,538
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,052,217$20,517,028
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $220,607,152$275,633,769
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,724,436$6,443,090
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $226,331,588$282,076,859
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $242,383,805$302,593,887
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $282,076,859 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$28,260,487
XI-2 Total expenses$26,718,046
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,542,441
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$226,331,588
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$53,190,707
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,012,123
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$282,076,859

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