Schenectady Foundation INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Schenectady, NY501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 61-1600398

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To provide administrative and operational support to the Schenectady Foundation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$149K 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
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$149K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$939K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$648K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2022▲ +17%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$946K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$737K
FY2024$959K
Expenses
$939K
FY2022<0.01%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$933K
FY2021$938K
FY2022$939K
FY2023$917K
FY2024$886K
Net assets
$648K
FY2022▲ +34%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$475K
FY2021$482K
FY2022$648K
FY2023$468K
FY2024$541K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2010.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $690K Management & general 18% · $164K Fundraising 9% · $85K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $149K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$148,734Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Carreau’s $168K as Executive Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Carreau$168,331$155,586$148,734$137,641$153,143

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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2 program services account for $690K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Strategic Initiatives

The schenectady foundation's community priorities and strategic initiatives are carried out through the work of the schenectady foundation, inc. New priorities are adopted from time to time by the foundation.

$574Kprogram expense
02

Grants and Scholarships Made

The schenectady foundation, inc. Provides administrative and operating support to the grants and scholarship programs of the schenectady foundation, including the creation of grant applications and processes, providing technical assistance to grant applications and grantees, reviewing and evaluating applications, ensuring due diligence…

$116Kprogram expense

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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$6K
Grants paid · 34 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2024
Albany Barn INCNY · FY2024$17,824
Schenectady Municipal Housing AuthorityFY2024$16,837
Sycamore CollaborativeNY · FY2024$10,000
Electric City Food Co-OpFY2023$20,000
Schenectady Municipal Housing AuthorityFY2023$10,350
Albany Barn INCNY · FY2021$46,150
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$939K
Ln 25
Programscol B$690K
Managementcol C$164K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$648K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$459K
Total assetsLn 16$667K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$358K
SavingsLn 2$101K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$459K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$667K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$648K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$411K$459K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$543K$667K
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$482K$648K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$227K$227K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$167K$102K$38K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$221K$136K$51K$35K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$3K$1K$828
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$14K$5K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$16K$6K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$420$420
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$180K$152K$28K$434
Advertising and promotionLn 12$380$301$79
Office expensesLn 13$25K$17K$4K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$12K$4K$3K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$727$490
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$874$874
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$1K$941
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$5K$2K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$939K$690K$164K$85K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $959K$886K$73K$541K 990 PDF
FY2023 $737K$917K−$180K$468K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.1M$939K$166K$648K 990 PDF
FY2021 $946K$938K$8K$482K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$933K$98K$475K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,104,395 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$788,522
VIII-1e Government grants$55,764
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$257,807
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,102,093
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,302$2,302
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,302$1,104,395
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $938,530 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $226,666$226,666
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $102,471 · Management $37,892 · Fundraising $26,569$166,932
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $135,509 · Management $50,610 · Fundraising $35,022$221,141
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,250 · Management $1,198 · Fundraising $828$5,276
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,442 · Management $5,335 · Fundraising $3,722$23,499
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,434 · Management $6,095 · Fundraising $4,323$26,852
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $420$420
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,129$21,129
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $151,567 · Management $28,200 · Fundraising $434$180,201
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $301 · Fundraising $79$380
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,679 · Management $3,935 · Fundraising $4,522$25,136
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,696 · Management $4,324 · Fundraising $3,029$19,049
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,019 · Management $727 · Fundraising $490$3,236
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $874$874
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,632 · Management $1,343 · Fundraising $941$5,916
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,024 · Management $2,164 · Fundraising $4,635$11,823
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $689,690 · Management $164,246 · Fundraising $84,594$938,530
Part X · Balance sheet $666,789 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $50,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $288,895$357,661
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $121,886$101,211
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $96,050$156,510
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,015$315
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,966$1,092
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $542,812$666,789
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,519$18,631
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $60,519$18,631
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $81,708$259,836
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $400,585$388,322
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $482,293$648,158
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $542,812$666,789
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $648,158 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,104,395
XI-2 Total expenses$938,530
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$165,865
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$482,293
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$648,158

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