Arnold Foundation FY2020 filing

EIN 74-2295878 Private foundation / grantmaker Austin, TX

Form 990 (PDF)

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Size

$100K–1M

What they do

A private foundation based in Austin, TX. It reported about $421K in revenue for 2020.

Money in and out

$421K revenue, $250K expenses

Bottom line

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A private foundation based in Austin, TX. It reported about $421K in revenue for 2020. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $421K in revenue, $250K in expenses, and $1.9M in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2020

Total revenue

$421K

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$250K

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$1.9M

Pt X · Ln 32

Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $171K

Total assets

1.9M

deployed as grants and operations

Grants paid

248K

in FY2020

Grants made

71grants

total in period

Payout rate

13%

of assets (5% rule)

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 71 grants · $396K · 2025–2025

Foundation CommunitiesFY2025$35,000

Communities in SchoolFY2025$35,000

Central Texas Food BankFY2025$35,000

Vol Healthcare ClinicFY2025$30,000

Better AtxFY2025$25,000

Safe AllianceFY2025$25,000

Michael J Fox FoundationFY2025$12,500

Community Foundation Tx Hill CountryFY2025$10,000

Project HopeFY2025$10,000

Doctors Without BordersFY2025$10,000

Austin Classical GuitarFY2025$10,000

UmcorFY2025$7,500

Salvation ArmyFY2025$7,500

CareFY2025$7,500

Any Baby CanFY2025$7,500

Settlement HomeFY2025$7,000

Boys and Girls ClubFY2025$6,500

Bookspring (fka Rif)FY2025$6,500

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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving

Average grantPart XV$6K

Median grantPart XV$2K

Largest grantPart XV$35K

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990-PF

Revenue

$421K

FY2020

Expenses

$250K

FY2020

Total assets

$1.9M

FY2020

Total liabilities

FY2020

Total revenue

$421K

Pt VIII · Ln 12

Total expenses

$250K

Pt IX · Ln 25

Net assets

$1.9M

Pt X · Ln 32

Total assetsPt II$1.9M

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File

Legal nameHdr · item CArnold Foundation

EINHdr · item D74-2295878

Principal addressHdr · item CAustin, TX

WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported

State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX

Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active

NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit

Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1985

Governance & Policies

Part VI

Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending

Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending

Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a—

Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13—

Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14—

CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a—

Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2—

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Officers, directors & key employeesPt VII · Sec ANot reported

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII

Contributions & grants$249K · 59%

Investment income$172K · 41%

Contributions & grants59%$249K

Investment income41%$172K

Total revenueLn 12$421K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising

Allocation · columns B–D

99%

Grants & contributions paid $0.99 Operating & administrative $0.01

Grants & contributions paid99%$248K

Operating & administrative1%$2K

Total functional expensesLn 25$250K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year

CashLn 1$63K

Total assetsLn 16$1.9M

Total liabilitiesLn 26$0

Total net assetsLn 32$1.9M

Months of cash on handcomputed3.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it

Liquidity & Payout

Payout rate

Grants paid $0 · Total assets $1.9M

Where the money comes from

Contribution dependence

Contributions & grants — · Total revenue $421K

—

Government reliance

not reported

Earned-income share

not reported

Investment reliance

Investment income $0 · Total revenue $421K

Program self-sufficiency

not reported

Growth & trend

Revenue growth (YoY)

This year $421K · Prior year —

No prior year on file

Net-asset trend (YoY)

End of year $1.9M · Beginning of year —

Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change

Balance sheet

Surplus Margin

Revenue $421K · Expenses $250K

+41%

Liabilities-to-Assets

Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.9M

—

Net-asset ratio

Net assets $1.9M · Total assets $1.9M

100%

People & payroll

Highest Reported Total Compensation

Individual — · Reported title — · Highest reported compensation — · Total expenses $250K

No individual compensation reported on this filing

Personnel share

not reported

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

FY2025 (Latest)$560K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2024$470K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2023$209K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2022$402K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2021$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2020$421K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings

Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS

Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File

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