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.
$15K 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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FY2021 · 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$16K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$702K
×196 vs prior year
Spent
$623K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$736K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$702K
FY2021▲ ×196
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4K
FY2021$702K
FY2022$679K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$719K
Expenses
$623K
FY2021▲ ×10
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$61K
FY2021$623K
FY2022$598K
FY2023$617K
FY2024$642K
Net assets
$736K
FY2021▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$656K
FY2021$736K
FY2022$817K
FY2023$856K
FY2024$941K

From the FY2021 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% · $623K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$14,587Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 · $623K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Three day community festival celebrating Czechoslovakian culture.

$623Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$702K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$634K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$623K
Ln 25
Programscol B$623K
Owns and owesPt X
$736K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$343K
Total assetsLn 16$751K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40
Fees for servicesLn 2g$634K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Total revenueLn 12$702K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$238K
SavingsLn 2$104K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$343K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$392K
Total assetsLn 16$751K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$736K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$219K$343K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$406K$392K
Total assetsLn 16$663K$751K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$656K$736K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$40K$40K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$26K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$529K$529K
Total functional expensesLn 25$623K$623K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $719K$642K$77K$941K 990 PDF
FY2023 $657K$617K$39K$856K 990 PDF
FY2022 $679K$598K$81K$817K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $701,792 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$40
I-9 Program service revenue$633,591
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $943$1,951
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,639$66,210
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,582$701,792
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,500$42,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,365$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $50,877$580,082
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $60,742$622,582
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$57,160$79,210
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $701,792 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $69,605 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$40
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$40
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $633,591$633,591
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,951$1,951
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$3,395−$3,395
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $663,600 · Unrelated business $41,547 · Excluded from tax −$3,395$701,792
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $622,582 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $39,500$39,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,224$26,224
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,191$6,191
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,499$10,499
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,378$6,378
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $528,790$528,790
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $622,582 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$622,582
Part X · Balance sheet $751,347 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,000$238,458
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $218,386$104,210
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year −$2,503$322
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,853$6,853
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $33,422$9,800
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $406,049$391,704
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $663,207$751,347
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,813$15,742
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,813$15,742
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $656,394$735,605
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $663,207$751,347
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $735,605 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$701,792
XI-2 Total expenses$622,582
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$79,210
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$656,394
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$735,605

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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