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Ndsc Foundation INC FY2021 filing

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Cincinnati, OH501(c)(3)Since 1995Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 58-2171570Revenue $330K in FY2021

On file with the IRSndsccenter.org3825 Edwards Rd Ste 103, 45209-1262 · Cincinnati, OHTax-exempt since Mar 1996Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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The Foundation provides support to the national down syndrome congress, a 501(c)(3) organization. The mission of the national down syndrome congress is to provide information, advocacy, and support concerning all aspects of life for individuals with down syndrome.Ndsc exists with the purpose to promote the interests of people with down syndrome, to educate through awareness, to advocate and ensure their rights are recognized and protected, to empower, and to inspire and reshape the way people understand and experience down syndrome.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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 deficit $55K a year · 31% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $47K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
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
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Revenue
$330K
+44% vs prior year
Spent
$212K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$3.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$330K
FY2021▲ +44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$229K
FY2021$330K
FY2022−$537K
FY2023$204K
FY2024$489K
FY2025$352K
Expenses
$212K
FY2021▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$150K
FY2023$553K
FY2024$156K
FY2025$135K
Net assets
$3.4M
FY2021▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.2M

From the FY2021 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 Mar 1996.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $118K Management & general 44% · $94K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Brooks Robinson
Trustee/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jay Freeland
Trustee/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Ndsc Foundation INC is a grantmaking supporting organization based in Cincinnati, OH, formed in 1995.

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1 program · $118K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Provide support to the national down syndrome congress, a 501(c)(3) organization.

$118Kprogram 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 · FY2022
National Down Syndrome CongressFY2022$47K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$47K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$330K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$300K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K
Money outPt IX
$212K
Ln 25
Programscol B$118K
Managementcol C$94K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$206K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$300K
Gains on assetsLn 7$253K
Total revenueLn 12$330K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$206K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$206K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$126K$206K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.1M$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Investment management feesLn 11f$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$55K$55K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$118K$118K
Total functional expensesLn 25$212K$118K$94K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $352K$135K$217K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $489K$156K$333K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $204K$553K−$349K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 −$537K$150K−$687K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $330K$212K$118K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $229K$188K$41K$3.2M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $330,385 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,000$30,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $203,834$300,385
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $228,834$330,385
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
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 $188,081$212,321
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $188,081$212,321
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,753$118,064
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $330,385 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$30,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $47,424$47,424
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $252,961$252,961
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $252,961 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $47,424$330,385
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $212,321 across 4 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,625$14,625
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $24,796$24,796
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $55,000$55,000
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $117,900$117,900
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $117,900 · Management $94,421 · Fundraising $0$212,321
Part X · Balance sheet $3,434,096 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $125,686$205,989
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,053,858$3,226,107
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$2,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,179,544$3,434,096
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $28,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,000$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,136,449$1,267,321
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,015,095$2,166,775
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,151,544$3,434,096
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,179,544$3,434,096
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,434,096 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$330,385
XI-2 Total expenses$212,321
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$118,064
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,151,544
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$164,488
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,434,096

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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