Howard College Foundation

Tax-deductible

Big Spring, TX501(c)(3)EIN 75-1732455Revenue $398K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1001 Birdwell Ln, 79720-5015 · Big Spring, TXTax-exempt since Jun 1981Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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Provide financial support to Howard county junior College district by funding grants to the College and providing funding for scholarship awards administered by the College.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $278K a year · 43% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
34 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 34.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$398K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$158K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$7.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$398K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$636K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$480K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$430K
FY2025$398K
Expenses
$158K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$171K
FY2021$300K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$188K
FY2025$158K
Net assets
$7.5M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$6.7M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$6.7M
FY2025$7.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1981.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $152K Management & general 4% · $6K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds grants and scholarships for Howard County Junior College.

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1 program · $152K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Scholarships and grants for howard county junior college. The foundation only provides funding; all administration of awards is performed by the college.

$152Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $469K · 2019–2020
Howard CollegeFY2020$298,551
Howard CollegeFY2019$170,247

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$398K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Investment incomeLn 3$160K
Money outPt IX
$158K
Ln 25
Programscol B$152K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$448K
Total assetsLn 16$7.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Investment incomeLn 3$160K
Total revenueLn 12$398K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$448K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$448K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$7.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$7.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$456K$448K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.3M$7.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M$7.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M$7.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$152K$152K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$158K$152K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $398K$158K$241K$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $430K$188K$242K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $374K$1.1M−$723K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $480K$300K$180K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$300K$1.3M$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $636K$171K$465K$4.8M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $398,316 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $288,352$238,251
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $142,140$160,065
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $430,492$398,316
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $187,335$151,963
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,037$5,742
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $188,372$157,705
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $242,120$240,611
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $398,316 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$238,251
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$238,251
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $160,065$160,065
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $160,065$398,316
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $157,705 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $151,963$151,963
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,500$3,500
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,174$1,174
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,068$1,068
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $151,963 · Management $5,742 · Fundraising $0$157,705
Part X · Balance sheet $7,504,524 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $455,669$447,776
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,030$1,030
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,285,448$7,055,718
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,742,147$7,504,524
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,209,406$1,359,684
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,532,741$6,144,840
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,742,147$7,504,524
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,742,147$7,504,524
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,504,524 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$398,316
XI-2 Total expenses$157,705
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$240,611
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,742,147
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$521,766
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,504,524

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

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