As the community Foundation serving mclennan county, texas, Waco Foundation is an independent public charity that stewards philanthropic resources from institutional and individual donors and directs their use for the benefit of community-based charities. The goal of Waco Foundation is to increase quality of life in the geographic area IT serves, mclennan county. Waco Foundation devotes the resources in its care to efforts that identify and address the community's greatest needs. Activities are governed by a voluntary, rotating board of trustees comprised of people from the community, which uses its variance power to ensure that the interests of the entire community are the focus of the work and that the work remains relevant over time.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$269K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7.2M a year · 46% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$269K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $136.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $2.8M
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$780K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.6M
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$7.2M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$141.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.6M
FY2024▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$20.3M
FY2021$8.9M
FY2022$26.5M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$8.6M
FY2025$16.8M
Expenses
$7.2M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.5M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$7.5M
FY2024$7.2M
FY2025$12.5M
Net assets
$141.5M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$87.3M
FY2021$115.5M
FY2022$131.8M
FY2023$126.4M
FY2024$141.5M
FY2025$147.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending March 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1963.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $5.9M Management & general 18% · $1.3M Fundraising 1% · $52K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $269K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$213,251Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance (apr-Aug)
$56,243Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashley Allison’s $228K as Executive Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ashley Allison$228,250$213,251$196,502———
Ashley Allison Dulski———$180,152——
Ashley Dulski————$176,552$176,247
Isabel Weeden$167,499—————
Martha Stuhr——$66,976$80,907$28,021—
Leslie Mitchell————$53,964$73,541
Valerie Holland—$56,243————
Tangela Penny——$29,188———

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Stewards philanthropic resources and awards grants to local nonprofits and community initiatives to improve the quality of life for residents in McLennan County, Texas.

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Waco Foundation Operating Fund

This fund is the organization's primary competitive grantmaking fund, providing grants to nonprofits that serve mclennan county residents, along with other funds (discretionary and selected field of interest funds) that support our competitive grant program.

$813Kprogram expense
02

Organizational Mission" Program

This fund provides grants and services that promote nonprofit and public sector efforts to address community challenges. Program activities include, but are not limited to: (a) the award of small assistance grants to help nonprofits secure nonprofit management guidance, service or expertise.

$693Kprogram expense
03

Duncan Scholars Program

This fund will take the place of the mac college money program and serves as an enhanced effort to increase college completion rates while eliminating student debt. Qualifying students graduating from waco high and university high schools are invited to participate in duncan scholars.

$304Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
New Venture FundFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 14 funders$2.8M
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Grants paid · 497 grants · $31.9M · 2019–2024
Texas Rural FundersTX · FY2024$750,000
Transformation WacoTX · FY2024$417,018
Mission Waco Mission World INCTX · FY2024$260,050
Unitemized GrantFY2024$174,327
Talitha Koum InstituteTX · FY2024$140,200
Caritas of WacoTX · FY2024$133,433
Waco Civic TheatreTX · FY2024$106,000
Baylor UniversityTX · FY2024$88,325
Midway Little League INCTX · FY2024$85,000
Historic Waco Foundation INCTX · FY2024$82,001
Texas Tribune INCTX · FY2024$69,396
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$7.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.9M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$141.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$142.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$780K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$805K
Total revenueLn 12$8.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$388K
SavingsLn 2$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$136.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$67K
Total assetsLn 16$142.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$780K
Net assetsLn 32$141.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$124.6M$136.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$127.5M$142.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$780K
Net assetsLn 32$126.4M$141.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4.1M$4.1M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$176K$176K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$281K$107K$161K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$765K$391K$351K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$64K$33K$28K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K$18K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$33K$36K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K$5K$54K$113
Investment management feesLn 11f$290K$4K$286K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$542K$505K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50K$3K$43K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$57K$21K$28K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$119K$45K$73K
OccupancyLn 16$106K$39K$68K
TravelLn 17$14K$7K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$61K$34K$27K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$5K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$354K$320K$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.2M$5.9M$1.3M$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $16.8M$12.5M$4.3M$147.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $8.6M$7.2M$1.4M$141.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.8M$7.5M$4.2M$126.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $26.5M$7.2M$19.2M$131.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.9M$6.8M$2.2M$115.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $20.3M$8.5M$11.8M$87.3M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $8,580,319 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,181,731$5,800,400
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,550,480$2,764,373
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,041$15,546
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,751,252$8,580,319
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,753,684$4,299,341
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,147,072$1,230,472
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,621,275$1,670,351
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,522,031$7,200,164
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,229,221$1,380,155
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,580,319 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,800,400
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,821,111
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,800,400
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,569,662$3,569,662
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$805,289−$805,289
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15,546$15,546
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,546 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,764,373$8,580,319
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,200,164 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,123,687$4,123,687
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $175,654$175,654
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $107,415 · Management $161,285 · Fundraising $11,935$280,635
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $390,926 · Management $351,001 · Fundraising $22,700$764,627
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $32,842 · Management $28,495 · Fundraising $2,270$63,607
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,405 · Management $31,227$49,632
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,365 · Management $36,078 · Fundraising $2,528$71,971
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,419$4,419
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,339 · Management $53,787 · Fundraising $113$59,239
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $3,532 · Management $286,134$289,666
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $505,484 · Management $36,623$542,107
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,941 · Management $42,539 · Fundraising $4,467$49,947
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,958 · Management $28,099 · Fundraising $8,188$57,245
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $45,123 · Management $73,440$118,563
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,849 · Management $67,517$106,366
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,774 · Management $6,774$13,548
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $33,768 · Management $27,356$61,124
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,398$1,398
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,961 · Management $7,441$12,402
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $319,591 · Management $34,736$354,327
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,869,614 · Management $1,278,349 · Fundraising $52,201$7,200,164
Part X · Balance sheet $142,304,864 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,063,848; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $588,299$388,038
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,155,639$2,066,501
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $104,389$25,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,056$1,658
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $111,974,109$119,038,344
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $12,650,549$17,654,622
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $70,351$66,853
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $127,546,392$142,304,864
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $142,680$77,277
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,012,559$702,643
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,155,239$779,920
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $63,558,196$68,576,572
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $62,832,957$72,948,372
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $126,391,153$141,524,944
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $127,546,392$142,304,864
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $141,524,944 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,580,319
XI-2 Total expenses$7,200,164
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,380,155
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$126,391,153
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,753,653
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$17
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$141,524,944

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