Community festival to promote czechoslovakian heritage

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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 $44K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$7K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$719K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$642K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$941K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$719K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4K
FY2021$702K
FY2022$679K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$719K
Expenses
$642K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$61K
FY2021$623K
FY2022$598K
FY2023$617K
FY2024$642K
Net assets
$941K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$656K
FY2021$736K
FY2022$817K
FY2023$856K
FY2024$941K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1978.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $642K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Hurtick’s $15K as President is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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

NameFY2021FY2020
John Hurtick$14,587$1,365

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Celebrates Czechoslovakian heritage through community festivals.

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1 program · $642K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Three day community festival celebrating Czechoslovakian culture.

$642Kprogram expense

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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 · 10 grants · $64K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,750
West VfdFY2023$6,000
City of WestFY2022$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,000
West VfdFY2022$6,000
City of WestFY2021$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$719K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$655K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Money outPt IX
$642K
Ln 25
Programscol B$642K
Owns and owesPt X
$941K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$463K
Total assetsLn 16$948K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$655K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Total revenueLn 12$719K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$353K
SavingsLn 2$111K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$463K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$485K
Total assetsLn 16$948K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$941K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$449K$463K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$430K$485K
Total assetsLn 16$878K$948K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$856K$941K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$51K$51K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$43K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$420K$420K
All other expensesLn 24e$82K$82K
Total functional expensesLn 25$642K$642K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $719K$642K$77K$941K 990 PDF
FY2023 $657K$617K$39K$856K 990 PDF
FY2022 $679K$598K$81K$817K 990 PDF
FY2021 $702K$623K$79K$736K 990 PDF
FY2020 $4K$61K−$57K$656K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $718,566 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$40,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $647,493$654,567
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,572$4,264
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,449$19,735
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $656,514$718,566
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $57,750$57,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $559,340$585,007
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $617,090$642,007
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,424$76,559
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $718,566 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $34,087 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$40,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$40,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $654,567$654,567
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,264$4,264
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$14,352−$14,352
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $692,918 · Excluded from tax −$14,352$718,566
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $642,007 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $51,000$51,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,000$6,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,483$5,483
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $43,255$43,255
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,156$6,156
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,510$1,510
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,527$15,527
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,731$10,731
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $420,258$420,258
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $82,087$82,087
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $642,007 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$642,007
Part X · Balance sheet $948,364 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $342,147$352,681
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $106,744$110,753
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year −$125−$125
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $100$100
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $429,518$484,955
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $878,384$948,364
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,531$6,978
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,531$6,978
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $855,853$941,386
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $878,384$948,364
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $941,386 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$718,566
XI-2 Total expenses$642,007
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,559
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$855,853
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$8,974
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$941,386

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