Fondren Renaissance Foundation

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Jackson, MS501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 64-0873626

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Fondren Renaissance Foundation promotes the preservation and revitalization of the greater Fondren community and empowers people, organizations, and neighborhoods to contribute to the economic growth, stability and quality of life in Fondren.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 53% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$274K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$243K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$539K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$274K
FY2024▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$267K
FY2022$240K
FY2023$238K
FY2024$274K
Expenses
$243K
FY2024▼ -6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$232K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$243K
Net assets
$539K
FY2024▲ +10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$490K
FY2021$528K
FY2022$512K
FY2023$492K
FY2024$539K

From the FY2024 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 1997.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $190K Management & general 11% · $28K Fundraising 10% · $26K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$70,583Pt VII · Sec A
Emeritus
$0Pt 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 Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy R Simmon’s $71K as Executive Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community 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.

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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

Revitalizes and preserves the Fondren community, empowering people and neighborhoods for economic growth and better quality of life.

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1 program service account for $190K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Fondren Renaissance Foundation promotes the preservation and revitalization of the greater Fondren community and empowers people, organizations, and neighborhoods to contribute to the economic growth, stability, and quality of life in Fondren.

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$274K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$243K
Ln 25
Programscol B$190K
Managementcol C$28K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$539K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$195K
Total assetsLn 16$578K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$274K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$195K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$195K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$61K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$324K
Other assetsLn 15−$2K
Total assetsLn 16$578K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$539K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$161K$195K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$60K$61K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$340K$324K
Total assetsLn 16$562K$578K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$492K$539K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$63K$9K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$0$12K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$0$0$2K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$6K$2K$921
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$674$337
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$17K$12K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$56K$635$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$243K$190K$28K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $274K$243K$31K$539K 990 PDF
FY2023 $238K$259K−$21K$492K 990 PDF
FY2022 $240K$211K$29K$512K 990 PDF
FY2021 $267K$244K$23K$528K 990 PDF
FY2020 $230K$232K−$2K$490K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $273,767 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$125,205
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$49,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$174,205
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $56,680 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,175$87,855
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,707 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,707
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $68,387 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,175$273,767
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $243,014 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,813 · Management $8,973 · Fundraising $17,947$89,733
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $12,200 · Fundraising $0$12,200
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,510$1,510
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,448 · Management $1,843 · Fundraising $921$9,212
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,359 · Management $674 · Fundraising $337$3,370
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,047 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$34,047
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,269 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,269
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,083 · Management $3,452 · Fundraising $1,726$17,261
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,712 · Management $635 · Fundraising $3,065$59,412
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $189,731 · Management $27,777 · Fundraising $25,506$243,014
Part X · Balance sheet $577,774 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $145,312$194,774
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,007$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $340,465$324,196
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $59,932$60,611
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0−$1,807
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $561,716$577,774
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,483$5,977
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $56,557$35,273
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,029−$2,324
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,069$38,926
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $491,647$538,848
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $491,647$538,848
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $561,716$577,774
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $538,848 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$273,767
XI-2 Total expenses$243,014
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,753
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$491,647
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$16,448
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$538,848

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