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Center for Independence Foundation INC

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Huron, SD501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 71-0876701Revenue $59K in FY2025

On file with the IRS258 3rd St Sw, 57350-2403 · Huron, SDTax-exempt since Oct 2002Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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IT is the mission of the Center for Independence Foundation to solicit and manage both current and advance gifts of money and property exclusively for charitable and educational purposes to promote community access and Independence for persons with developmental disabilities, especially those persons served by the huron area Center for Independence

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers.
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $29K a year · 50% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
212 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 212.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$59K
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$28K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$606K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$59K
FY2025▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$104K
FY2022$43K
FY2023$48K
FY2024$37K
FY2025$59K
Expenses
$28K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$30K
FY2022$31K
FY2023$31K
FY2024$27K
FY2025$28K
Net assets
$606K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$513K
FY2022$516K
FY2023$543K
FY2024$562K
FY2025$606K

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 Oct 2002.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $21K Management & general 24% · $7K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Cordts
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ted Haeder
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kristin Kline
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Doug Pietz
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Manages gifts to promote community access and independence for people with developmental disabilities.

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3 programs · $14K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Assist with accessibility for the SD state fair

$6Kprogram expense
02

Community Activity and Training

Provide education and education opportunities to connect community members with persons of developmental disability

$5Kprogram expense
03

Scholarship Fund

Provided scholarships to 4 recipients that enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education. All recipients are the children of full time employees of the supported organization.

$3Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 18 grants · $123K · 2021–2025
Huron Area Center for IndependenceSD · FY2025$6,825
Unitemized GrantFY2025$6,172
Unitemized GrantFY2025$5,259
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,800
Huron Area Center for IndependenceSD · FY2024$11,573
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,472
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,406
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,761
Huron Area Center for IndependenceSD · FY2023$8,897
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,200
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,449
Huron Area Center for IndependenceSD · FY2022$11,645
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,711
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,900
Huron Area Center for IndependenceSD · FY2021$10,305
Huron Area Center for IndependenceSD · FY2021$8,013
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,300

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$59K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$28K
Ln 25
Programscol B$21K
Managementcol C$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$606K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$487K
Total assetsLn 16$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34K
Government grantsLn 1e$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$59K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$112K
SavingsLn 2$375K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$487K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$119K
Total assetsLn 16$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$606K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$456K$487K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$106K$119K
Total assetsLn 16$562K$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$562K$606K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K$7K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$549$549
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$210$210
Total functional expensesLn 25$28K$21K$7K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $59K$28K$31K$606K 990 PDF
FY2024 $37K$27K$10K$562K 990 PDF
FY2023 $48K$31K$17K$543K 990 PDF
FY2022 $43K$31K$12K$516K 990 PDF
FY2021 $104K$30K$74K$513K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $58,625 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,215$34,179
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,128$13,587
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,989$10,859
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $37,332$58,625
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $23,951$21,056
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,005$6,503
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $26,956$27,559
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,376$31,066
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $58,625 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,817 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$34,179
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$34,179
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $13,587$13,587
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$3,851
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $191$191
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,404 · Excluded from tax $191$58,625
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $27,559 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,825$6,825
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $14,231$14,231
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,651$3,651
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,093$2,093
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $549$549
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $210$210
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $21,056 · Management $6,503 · Fundraising $0$27,559
Part X · Balance sheet $605,848 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,763$111,829
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $375,000$375,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $106,005$119,019
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $561,768$605,848
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $561,768$605,848
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $561,768$605,848
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $561,768$605,848
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $605,848 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$58,625
XI-2 Total expenses$27,559
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,066
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$561,768
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,014
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$605,848

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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