Franklin-Simpson Educational Excellence Foundation

Tax-deductible

Franklin, KY501(c)(3)Since 1986EIN 61-1107893Revenue $258K in FY2025

On file with the IRSfseef.orgPo Box 94, 42135-0094 · Franklin, KYTax-exempt since Mar 1987Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Create and foster a climate of Educational opportunities for Simpson county, kentucky residents by providing grants and funding support to achieve this goal

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 $31K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
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
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$258K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$158K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$258K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$140K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$204K
FY2025$258K
Expenses
$158K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$67K
FY2021$149K
FY2022$196K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$201K
FY2025$158K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 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 1987.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $114K Management & general 25% · $40K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$4,560Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021
Jill Kelly$4,560$3,876——
Jill Hendricks——$3,876$3,876

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides grants and funding to create educational opportunities for Simpson County residents.

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1 program · $114K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Funding used to provide equipment, classes, supplies and support for the various levels of education and teacher appreciation in efforts to provide a quality education experience to the simpson county school system and staff. Funds were also used to honor alumni and current graduates with programs and scholarships for education.

$114Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17
Grants paid · 4 grants · $223K · 2020–2022
Simpson Co Board of EducationFY2022$110,497
Simpson Co Board of EducationFY2021$63,782
Simpson Co Board of EducFY2020$37,627

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$258K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$154K
Investment incomeLn 3$88K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17K
Money outPt IX
$158K
Ln 25
Programscol B$114K
Managementcol C$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$88K
Other incomeLn 4–11$154K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$258K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$109K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$109K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K$109K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$45K$45K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$69K$69K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$200$200
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$158K$114K$40K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $258K$158K$100K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $204K$201K$3K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $160K$266K−$106K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $194K$196K−$2K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $270K$149K$122K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $140K$67K$73K$1.2M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $258,305 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $58,179$16,531
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65,804$88,180
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $80,147$153,594
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $204,130$258,305
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $165,583$113,579
I-14 Benefits paid to members$200
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,004$18,592
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $24,718$25,665
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $201,305$158,036
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,825$100,269
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $258,305 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $99,942 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,531
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,531
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $88,180$88,180
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$53,652
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $188,122$258,305
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $158,036 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $44,679$44,679
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $68,900$68,900
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $200$200
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$4,560
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $12,960$12,960
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $1,072$1,072
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,550$9,550
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $11,429$11,429
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,656$1,656
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,104$1,104
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,926$1,926
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $113,779 · Management $39,697 · Fundraising $0$158,036
Part X · Balance sheet $1,411,070 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,893$109,380
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,148,948$1,261,655
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $89,204$40,035
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,270,045$1,411,070
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,480$2,633
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,480$2,633
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,267,565$1,408,437
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,270,045$1,411,070
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,408,437 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$258,305
XI-2 Total expenses$158,036
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$100,269
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,267,565
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$36,043
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,408,437

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