Foster College FY2023 filing

Dallas, TX · Higher education institution · Since 1927 · Education

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$334K
-58% vs prior year
Spent
$995K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$337K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$334K
FY2023▼ -58%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$598K
FY2020$661K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$794K
FY2023$334K
FY2024$780K
FY2024$591K
Expenses
$995K
FY2023▲ +17%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$863K
FY2020$751K
FY2021$703K
FY2022$851K
FY2023$995K
FY2024$905K
FY2024$977K
Net assets
$337K
FY2023▼ -66%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$421K
FY2020$331K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$998K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$212K
FY2024−$173K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CFoster College
EINHdr · item D75-0891475
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 1953
Year of formationHdr · item L1927
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CDallas, TX
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99Z)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.foster.edu

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.53 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.29
Program services53%$525K
Management & general19%$186K
Fundraising29%$284K
Total functional expensesLn 25$995K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Operating surplus
-198%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity
Payroll share
39%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits
Program spending
53%
of expenses reach program services

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.0M
FY2023▼ -41%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2019$573K
FY2020$512K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$912K
FY2024$576K
Total liabilities
$698K
FY2023▼ -8%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2019$153K
FY2020$182K
FY2021$120K
FY2022$762K
FY2023$698K
FY2024$699K
FY2024$749K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$661K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B53%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$179K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$698K
Total net assetsLn 32$337K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$262K · 78%
Program service revenue$67K · 20%
Other revenue$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants78%$262K
Program service revenue20%$67K
Other revenue1%$5K
Investment income$14
— government grantsLn 1e$235
Total revenueLn 12$334K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $179K · Operating expenses/yr $995K
2.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $525K · Total expenses $995K
53%
Management & General
Management & general $186K · Total expenses $995K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $284K · Total expenses $995K
29%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $202K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $755K
$0.27 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $262K · Total revenue $334K
78%
Government reliance
Government grants $235 · Total revenue $334K
0.07%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $67K · Total revenue $334K
20%
Investment reliance
Investment income $14 · Total revenue $334K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $67K · Total expenses $995K
7%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $334K · Prior year $794K
-58%
Revenue CAGR
FY2018 $598K · FY2022 $334K
-14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $337K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $334K · Expenses $995K
-198%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.0M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $337K · Total assets $1.0M
33%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.0M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Terrance Ford · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $70K · Total expenses $995K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $387K · Total expenses $995K
39%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 53%——
Overhead ratio 19%——
Fundraising cost ratio 109%——
Revenue growth -58%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$69,643Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 6Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 6Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Equips students to live, serve, and lead with Godly influence globally.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $525K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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 SBIC's…

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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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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 $780K$905K+134% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $334K$995K-58% 990 PDF
FY2022 $794K$851K-44% 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$703K+116% 990 PDF
FY2020 $661K$751K+11% 990 PDF
FY2019 $598K$863K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

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

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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