Barefoot Republic INC

Tax-deductible

Nashville, TN501(c)(3)Since 2000Youth DevelopmentEIN 62-1841336Revenue $2.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSbarefootrepublic.org15354 Old Hickory Blvd, 37211-6210 · Nashville, TNTax-exempt since Jul 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to facilitate christ-centered relationships between individuals from diverse racial, cultural & socioeconomic backgrounds through a diverse platform of artistic, athletic & team-building programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 539 volunteers and 28 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 $147K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$201K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $14K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +0.7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$3.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2001.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $2.4M Management & general 13% · $403K Fundraising 10% · $313K

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; $201K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Dire
$81,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Rhodes’s $120K as Executive Di is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Thomas Rhodes$120,000$120,000$110,817$102,007$102,007—
Tommy Rhodes—————$98,065
Scott Williams$81,000$65,667————
Aucretia Carey——$75,789$63,760$63,760$58,566

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

Offers summer camp sessions for children of all backgrounds.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Summer Camp

Our camp is unlike any other at barefoot, we strive to facilitate christ-centered relationships between individuals from diverse racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. We believe that camp is special, and that every child should be able to have shared experiences, like camp, to help them grow into who god created them to be.

$2.4Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $26K · 2020–2021
Masterpiece Ministries INCTN · FY2021$10,000
Campfire MinistriesTN · FY2021$6,200
Masterpiece Ministries INCTN · FY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$987K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$428K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$403K
Fundraisingcol D$313K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$209K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$428K
Other incomeLn 4–11$987K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$209K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.4M
Other assetsLn 15$455K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 6539
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K$11K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$209K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.3M$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$3.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$201K$137K$28K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$856K$571K$125K$160K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$763$981
Other employee benefitsLn 9$102K$74K$12K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$81K$62K$8K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$178K$100K$40K$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$45K$33K$450$12K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$13K$11K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$322K$274K$38K$10K
TravelLn 17$16K$15K$822$493
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$288K$288K
InsuranceLn 23$124K$109K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$715K$631K$84K
All other expensesLn 24e$84K$59K$8K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.4M$403K$313K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.6M$3.1M−$492K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.6M$2.8M−$221K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$2.7M$99K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.1M$54K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$1.8M$1.0M$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.4M$419K$3.1M 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 $2,592,227 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,207,113$1,177,355
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $509,956$428,351
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,118$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $856,825$986,521
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,575,012$2,592,227
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,347,348$1,245,230
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,448,942$1,839,443
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,796,290$3,084,673
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$221,278−$492,446
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $2,592,227 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $37,380 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$209,278
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$968,077
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,177,355
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $93,540 · Unrelated business $334,811$428,351
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $746,857 · Unrelated business $4,910$751,767
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$163,981
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $33,393$33,393
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $911,170 · Unrelated business $339,721$2,592,227
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,084,673 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $136,680 · Management $28,140 · Fundraising $36,180$201,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $570,659 · Management $124,735 · Fundraising $160,374$855,768
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,707 · Management $763 · Fundraising $981$5,451
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $74,104 · Management $12,368 · Fundraising $15,901$102,373
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $61,607 · Management $8,326 · Fundraising $10,705$80,638
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,631$32,631
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $100,042 · Management $39,914 · Fundraising $37,886$177,842
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $32,845 · Management $450 · Fundraising $11,698$44,993
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,740 · Management $10,617 · Fundraising $12,033$35,390
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $273,502 · Management $37,843 · Fundraising $10,422$321,767
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,129 · Management $822 · Fundraising $493$16,444
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $287,866$287,866
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $109,132 · Management $14,882$124,014
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $631,113 · Management $83,528$714,641
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $59,201 · Management $8,107 · Fundraising $16,547$83,855
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,368,327 · Management $403,126 · Fundraising $313,220$3,084,673
Part X · Balance sheet $5,172,449 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,600$11,165
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $39,340$88,169
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$23,383
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,334,105$4,386,443
X-12 Other securities$208,646
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $578,923$454,643
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,124,284$5,172,449
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,412$248,392
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $151,205$248,938
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $961,215$690,418
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,209,363$1,614,344
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,848,015$3,444,239
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $66,906$113,866
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,914,921$3,558,105
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,124,284$5,172,449
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,558,105 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,592,227
XI-2 Total expenses$3,084,673
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$492,446
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,914,921
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$92,459
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$43,171
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,558,105

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