Davey Obrien Educational & Charitable Trust

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The purpose of the Davey o'brien foundation is to recognize outstanding student-athletes for their achievements both on and off the field through the foundation's various awards programs. Since 1977, the foundation has given away more than $1,212,500 in scholarships.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 75-1620423) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 38 volunteers and 4 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
50% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
9.1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
9.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $104K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$271K
15% of total assets
Liabilities are 15% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
36
of 36 voting members
36 of 36 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$463K
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$356K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$463K
FY2025▲ +41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$117K
FY2022$444K
FY2023$471K
FY2024$327K
FY2025$463K
Expenses
$356K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$245K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$327K
FY2024$362K
FY2025$356K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 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 Mar 1979.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $177K Management & general 33% · $116K Fundraising 18% · $64K

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

37 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$101,800Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kendall Cason Iles$101,800$106,667$100,800$92,300$94,582
Scott Murray———$21,995$5,125

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

Awards outstanding student-athletes for achievements on and off the field with scholarships.

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1 program · $177K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Scholarship awards

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 75-1620423) · Dispute this line
$177Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$104K
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $218K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$42,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$40,000
Como Lions HeartTX · FY2022$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$40,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$463K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$489K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Money outPt IX
$356K
Ln 25
Programscol B$177K
Managementcol C$116K
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$271K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$271K
PeoplePt VI, VII
37
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a36
IndependentVI 1b36
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$489K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$413K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Gains on assetsLn 7$43K
Total revenueLn 12$463K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$271K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$271K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$92K
Accounts receivableLn 4$10K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$22K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$271K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 638
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$371K$360K$306K$320K$328K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$246K$271K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$281K$271K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.5M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$42K$42K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$102K$34K$34K$34K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$96K$48K$48K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$10K$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$10K
InterestLn 20$984$984
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$22K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$291$1K$290
Total functional expensesLn 25$356K$177K$116K$64K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 10, 2026 $463K$356K$107K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2024 $327K$362K−$34K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $471K$327K$144K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 13, 2023 $444K$289K$156K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2022 $117K$245K−$128K$1.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $462,935 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $398,872$488,889
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,400$68,425
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$99,041−$94,379
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $327,231$462,935
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $46,000$42,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $213,758$213,626
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $101,791$100,533
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $361,549$356,159
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$34,318$106,776
Part VI · Governance 36 of 36 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body36
VI-1b Independent voting members36
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 $462,935 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$413,320
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$75,569
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,345
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$488,889
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,162$25,162
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $43,000$43,000
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $43,263$43,263
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$137,379−$137,379
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$25,954$462,935
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $356,159 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $42,000$42,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $33,817 · Management $34,329 · Fundraising $34,329$102,475
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,567 · Management $48,046$95,613
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,944 · Management $2,797 · Fundraising $2,797$15,538
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,240$16,240
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,912 · Fundraising $12,911$25,823
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,873 · Fundraising $2,873$5,746
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,746$3,746
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,555$4,555
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $10,461$10,461
IX-20 InterestManagement $984$984
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,000$4,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,085 · Management $2,084$4,169
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,508 · Management $1,482$22,990
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $291 · Management $1,238 · Fundraising $290$1,819
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $176,743 · Management $115,755 · Fundraising $63,661$356,159
Part X · Balance sheet $1,795,602 assets, 25 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $246,186$271,045
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $65,000$92,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,658$9,986
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $33,850$21,678
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,213$2,591
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,000$4,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,352,468$1,393,802
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,000$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,726,375$1,795,602
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,365$8,849
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $179,815$77,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $69,000$93,500
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payable$91,374
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $281,180$270,723
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,210,039$1,275,226
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $235,156$249,653
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,445,195$1,524,879
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,726,375$1,795,602
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,524,879 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$462,935
XI-2 Total expenses$356,159
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$106,776
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,445,195
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$27,092
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,524,879

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