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Dixie Education Foundation INC FY2023 filing

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Cross City, FL501(c)(3)Since 1999Education EIN 59-3487726Revenue $342K in FY2023

On file with the IRSmydcef.org99 Ne 121st St, 32628-3390 · Cross City, FLTax-exempt since Sep 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Dixie Education Foundation, INC. Is to provide assistance to the students of Dixie county schools in obtaining scholarships for higher Education and to support other activities beneficial to Dixie county students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ 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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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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 21% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $435K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 14.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
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
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$342K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$280K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$772K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$342K
FY2023▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$267K
FY2023$342K
FY2024$625K
FY2025$312K
Expenses
$280K
FY2023▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$187K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$477K
FY2025$283K
Net assets
$772K
FY2023▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$726K
FY2023$772K
FY2024$920K
FY2025$949K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Sep 1999.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $276K Management & general 2% · $4K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chris Barber
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cindy Bellot
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Beneathalake
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Smith’s $300 as Director is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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.

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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

Helps Dixie County students get scholarships for college and supports beneficial student activities.

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3 programs · $259K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Disbursements for scholarships were 208,855 disbursed to FL gateway take stock in children program 476 other grants 568

$209Kprogram expense
02

Grant from blue wolf for the purpose of developing technical educational opportunities for dixie county students who are not pursuing college education.

$48Kprogram expense
03

Expenses for scholarship recognition night

$1Kprogram 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
Central Florida Electric Cooperative Educational Charity inFY2025$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $1.0M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$217,080
Unitemized GrantFY2024$21,281
Unitemized GrantFY2023$204,670
Dixie District SchoolsFY2023$143,431
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$208,855
Unitemized GrantFY2022$46,473
Unitemized GrantFY2020$138,879
Unitemized GrantFY2020$30,933

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$342K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Money outPt IX
$280K
Ln 25
Programscol B$276K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$772K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$336K
Total assetsLn 16$772K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Total revenueLn 12$342K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$336K
SavingsLn 2$5
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$336K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$435K
Total assetsLn 16$772K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$772K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 627
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$337K$336K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$373K$435K
Total assetsLn 16$710K$772K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$710K$772K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$255K$255K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$10K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$10K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$280K$276K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $312K$283K$29K$949K 990 PDF
FY2024 $625K$477K$148K$920K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $342K$280K$62K$772K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $267K$187K$80K$726K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $342,198 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $236,367$273,638
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$43,686$68,560
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $192,681$342,198
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $197,804$256,372
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,673$24,051
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $208,477$280,423
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,796$61,775
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $342,198 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$273,638
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$273,638
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $68,560$68,560
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $68,560$342,198
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $280,423 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,044$1,044
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $255,328$255,328
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,671 · Management $3,022$12,693
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,149 · Management $1,209$11,358
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $276,192 · Management $4,231 · Fundraising $0$280,423
Part X · Balance sheet $771,776 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $336,601$336,316
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5$5
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $251,424$303,126
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $121,972$132,329
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $710,002$771,776
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $512,782$574,556
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $197,220$197,220
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $710,002$771,776
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $710,002$771,776
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $771,776 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$342,198
XI-2 Total expenses$280,423
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$61,775
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$710,002
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$771,776

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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