Foster College

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The mission of Foster College is to equip students to live, serve, and lead with Godly influence and impact in their communities and throughout the world.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 75-0891475) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 6 employees.
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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $123K a year · 17% of revenue · last 7 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
52% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.3 mo
of spending, in cash
0.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $257K
5 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$749K
130% of total assets
Liabilities are 130% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
8 of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$591K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$977K
To programs
52%
Net assets
−$173K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$591K
FY2025▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$598K
FY2020$661K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$794K
FY2023$334K
FY2024$780K
FY2025$591K
Expenses
$977K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$863K
FY2020$751K
FY2021$703K
FY2022$851K
FY2023$995K
FY2024$905K
FY2025$977K
Net assets
−$173K
FY2025▼ -182%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$421K
FY2020$331K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$998K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$212K
FY2025−$173K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1953.

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

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $504K Management & general 18% · $176K Fundraising 30% · $297K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$86,044Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Terrance Ford’s $86K as President is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Terrance Ford$86,044$87,023$69,643$58,109——
Martin E Hawkins————$13,591$9,409

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $504K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Our focus is to prepare individuals through rigorous academic instruction in truth of Holy Scripture, for more effective service in their home, church, community, and in the world. The desire is to produce graduates who are servant leaders in the ministry field regardless of denominational affiliation and distinctively marked by Foster…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 75-0891475) · Dispute this line
$504Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$591K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$576K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$204
Money outPt IX
$977K
Ln 25
Programscol B$504K
Managementcol C$176K
Fundraisingcol D$297K
Owns and owesPt X
−$173K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K
Total assetsLn 16$576K
LiabilitiesLn 26$749K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$576K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$204
Total revenueLn 12$591K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21K
Accounts receivableLn 4$49K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$301K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$576K
LiabilitiesLn 26$749K
Net assetsLn 32−$173K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$49K$21K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$324K$301K
Total assetsLn 16$912K$576K
LiabilitiesLn 26$699K$749K
Net assetsLn 32$212K−$173K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$307K$116K$50K$142K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$7K$28K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$63K$12K$11K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$21K$13K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$64K$36K$10K$18K
InterestLn 20$31K$15K$5K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$16K$6K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$41K$23K$6K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$346K$248K$47K$50K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$11K$1K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$977K$504K$176K$297K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $591K$977K−$386K−$173K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025 $780K$905K−$125K$212K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $334K$995K−$661K$337K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $794K$851K−$57K$998K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $1.4M$703K$724K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 $661K$751K−$90K$331K 990 PDF
FY2019Filed with the IRS Sep 29, 2021 $598K$863K−$265K$421K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments E · Schools L · Interested persons O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $591,471 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $701,680$575,673
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $92,105$82,508
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$204
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$13,589−$66,914
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $780,197$591,471
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $322,077$306,773
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $582,966$670,361
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $905,043$977,134
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$124,846−$385,663
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $591,471 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $763 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$575,673
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,175
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$575,673
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $82,508$82,508
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $204$204
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission −$67,677−$67,677
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,497 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$591,471
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $977,134 across 10 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $115,616 · Management $49,523 · Fundraising $141,634$306,773
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,877 · Management $27,507$34,384
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,528 · Management $11,168 · Fundraising $40,180$62,876
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,997 · Management $13,239 · Fundraising $7,008$41,244
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,872 · Management $9,544 · Fundraising $18,325$63,741
IX-20 InterestPrograms $14,595 · Management $5,161 · Fundraising $11,198$30,954
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,773 · Management $5,578 · Fundraising $12,102$33,453
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,040 · Management $6,130 · Fundraising $11,770$40,940
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $248,422 · Management $47,188 · Fundraising $49,898$345,508
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,363 · Management $1,407 · Fundraising $4,491$17,261
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $504,083 · Management $176,445 · Fundraising $296,606$977,134
Part X · Balance sheet $576,184 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,068$21,201
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $31,711$49,392
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $190,541$190,680
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $323,664$301,456
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,025$13,455
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $911,603$576,184
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $199,133$249,377
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $500,000$500,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $699,133$749,377
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$268,163−$330,368
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $480,633$157,175
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $212,470−$173,193
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $911,603$576,184
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$173,193 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$591,471
XI-2 Total expenses$977,134
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$385,663
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$212,470
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$173,193

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

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