Praters Mill Foundation INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Varnell, GA501(c)(3)EIN 58-1381108Revenue $117K in FY2023

On file with the IRSpratersmill.orgPo Box H, 30756-1008 · Varnell, GATax-exempt since Aug 1981Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Prater's Mill preservation

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$5K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $49
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$631
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$117K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$93K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$207K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$117K
FY2023▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$101K
FY2021$39K
FY2022$92K
FY2023$117K
FY2023$75K
FY2024$6K
FY2025$57K
Expenses
$93K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$46K
FY2022$91K
FY2023$93K
FY2023$37K
FY2024$31K
FY2025$34K
Net assets
$207K
FY2023▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$181K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$207K
FY2023$245K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$245K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1981.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $93K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $5K 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
Director
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2023FY2021
Michael Sims$2,890$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

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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

Praters Mill Foundation INC is a nonprofit based in Varnell, GA.

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1 program · $93K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Prater's mill fair (held once a year)

$93Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$49

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$117K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$93K
Ln 25
Programscol B$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$207K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$631
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$777
Total revenueLn 12$117K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15K
SavingsLn 2$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$95K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$28K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43K
Other assetsLn 15$42K
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$631
Net assetsLn 32$207K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 670
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$75K$95K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22K$28K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K$43K
Total assetsLn 16$183K$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$881$631
Net assetsLn 32$183K$207K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$630$630
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$93K$93K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $57K$34K$24K$245K 990 PDF
FY2024 $6K$31K−$24K$221K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $117K$93K$25K$207K 990 PDF
FY2022 $92K$91K$2K$183K 990 PDF
FY2021 $39K$46K−$7K$181K 990 PDF
FY2020 $101K$70K$31K$188K 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 $117,262 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,034$5,404
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $85,606$103,584
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,246$3,665
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,482$4,609
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $92,404$117,262
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,032$8,865
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $80,871$83,804
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $90,903$92,669
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,501$24,593
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $117,262 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,150
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,254
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,404
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $103,584$103,584
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,888$2,888
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $777$777
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,609$4,609
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $104,361 · Excluded from tax $7,497$117,262
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $92,669 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,235$8,235
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $630$630
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,011$9,011
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,962$11,962
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,047$3,047
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,105$2,105
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,291$3,291
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,600$6,600
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,080$26,080
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,708$21,708
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $92,669 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$92,669
Part X · Balance sheet $207,782 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,839$15,268
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $57,074$79,590
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $44,306$42,946
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $22,393$28,151
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $41,827$41,827
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $183,439$207,782
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $881$631
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $881$631
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $182,558$207,151
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $183,439$207,782
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $207,151 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$117,262
XI-2 Total expenses$92,669
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,593
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$182,558
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$207,151

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