Triangle Community Foundation INC FY2023 filing

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Durham, NC501(c)(3)Since 1983Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 56-1380796Revenue $30.2M in FY2023

On file with the IRStrianglecf.orgPo Box 12729, 27709-2729 · Durham, NCTax-exempt since Mar 1984Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$652K 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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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8.4M a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$652K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$18.3M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$30.2M
-44% vs prior year
Spent
$31.6M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$263.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$30.2M
FY2023▼ -44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$40.7M
FY2021$28.3M
FY2022$54.3M
FY2023$30.2M
FY2024$45.4M
FY2025$42.5M
Expenses
$31.6M
FY2023▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$32.7M
FY2021$26.7M
FY2022$35.5M
FY2023$31.6M
FY2024$30.5M
FY2025$34.1M
Net assets
$263.4M
FY2023▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$226.3M
FY2021$282.1M
FY2022$252.1M
FY2023$263.4M
FY2024$293.2M
FY2025$317.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Mar 1984.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $29.2M Management & general 7% · $2.2M Fundraising 1% · $195K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $652K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$203,789Pt VII · Sec A
$153,990Pt VII · Sec A
VP Donor Dev (until 01/23)
$146,368Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$121,539Pt VII · Sec A
COO (as of 10/22)
$26,029Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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.

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3 programs · $29.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

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

$27.9Mprogram expense
02

Philanthropic Events

Events for nonprofits include: forums to connect with donors; capacity building workshops.

$761Kprogram expense
03

Donor Services

Services to donors include: meetings with foundation staff; networking; education around local issues.

$546Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$30.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$10.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$232K
Money outPt IX
$31.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$29.2M
Managementcol C$2.2M
Fundraisingcol D$195K
Owns and owesPt X
$263.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$281.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$10.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$232K
Gains on assetsLn 7$6.8M
Total revenueLn 12$30.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$271.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$319K
Other assetsLn 15$5.6M
Total assetsLn 16$281.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.3M
Net assetsLn 32$263.4M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.3M$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$255.5M$271.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$413K$319K
Total assetsLn 16$269.6M$281.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.5M$18.3M
Net assetsLn 32$252.1M$263.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$27.8M$27.8M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$533K$261K$236K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$668K$604K$91K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$72K$35K$32K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$169K$83K$75K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$134K$66K$59K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$79K$79K
Investment management feesLn 11f$835K$835K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$7K$68K$936
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$87K$42K$39K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$93K$45K$41K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$214K$105K$95K$14K
TravelLn 17$25K$12K$11K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$96K$46K$43K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$110K$54K$49K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$8K$7K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$147K$112K$30K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e−$177K−$87K−$79K−$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$31.6M$29.2M$2.2M$195K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $42.5M$34.1M$8.5M$317.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $45.4M$30.5M$14.9M$293.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $30.2M$31.6M−$1.4M$263.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $54.3M$35.5M$18.8M$252.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $30,227,826 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $39,757,777$19,556,148
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,255,419$10,440,080
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $272,172$231,598
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $54,285,368$30,227,826
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $31,857,166$27,763,458
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,942,415$2,270,817
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,693,989$1,610,173
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $35,493,570$31,644,448
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,791,798−$1,416,622
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $30,227,826 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,860,090
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,696,058
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,556,148
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$39,489 · Excluded from tax $3,710,597$3,671,108
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $872,842 · Excluded from tax $5,896,130$6,768,972
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $231,598$231,598
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $833,353 · Excluded from tax $9,838,325$30,227,826
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $31,644,448 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $27,754,058$27,754,058
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,400$9,400
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $261,121 · Management $236,182 · Fundraising $35,598$532,901
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $667,530 · Management $603,774 · Fundraising $91,002$1,362,306
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $35,473 · Management $32,085 · Fundraising $4,836$72,394
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $83,018 · Management $75,088 · Fundraising $11,317$169,423
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $65,559 · Management $59,297 · Fundraising $8,937$133,793
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,197 · Fundraising $3,196$6,393
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $79,035$79,035
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $835,147$835,147
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,868 · Management $68,183 · Fundraising $936$75,987
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,750$2,750
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,411 · Management $38,698 · Fundraising $6,120$87,229
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $45,395 · Management $41,059 · Fundraising $6,189$92,643
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $104,723 · Management $94,721 · Fundraising $14,277$213,721
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,045 · Management $10,895 · Fundraising $1,642$24,582
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $46,490 · Management $42,844 · Fundraising $7,131$96,465
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $53,914 · Management $48,765 · Fundraising $7,350$110,029
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,906 · Management $7,151 · Fundraising $1,077$16,134
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $112,279 · Management $30,433 · Fundraising $4,586$147,298
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$86,847 · Management −$78,556 · Fundraising −$11,837−$177,240
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $29,221,343 · Management $2,227,998 · Fundraising $195,107$31,644,448
Part X · Balance sheet $281,678,721 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,272,791$4,212,946
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $67,394$21,332
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,500$15,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $412,936$319,445
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $136,880,607$147,411,280
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $118,607,455$124,080,528
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,378,363$5,617,690
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $269,635,046$281,678,721
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $142,164$111,531
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,234,619$1,105,685
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $259,391$763,031
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,536,794$18,325,055
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $246,719,890$258,450,467
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,378,362$4,903,199
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $252,098,252$263,353,666
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $269,635,046$281,678,721
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $263,353,666 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$30,227,826
XI-2 Total expenses$31,644,448
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,416,622
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$252,098,252
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,609,472
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,062,564
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$263,353,666

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