Tom Joyner Foundation INC EIN 75-2730557 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Tom Joyner Foundation INC

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Provides educational programs and scholarships for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $846K in revenue, $662K in expenses, and $3.0M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Dallas, TX
Website
tomjoynerfoundation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$846KFY2024
Expenses
$662K
Net assets
$3.0M
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  75-2730557 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Dallas, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides educational programs and scholarships for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Leadership
Kathleen Parsons · CFO/Treasurer · $137K
Money in and out
$846K revenue, $662K expenses
Bottom line
60% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$846K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$662K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $184K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.40 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
60%
of spending reaches programs▼ -14% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
67.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +33% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+22%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -46% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$846K
FY2024▼ -44%
Expenses
$662K
FY2024▼ -26%
Total assets
$6.1M
FY2024▼ -19%
Total liabilities
$3.1M
FY2024▼ -36%
Total revenue
$846K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$662K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$184K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$6.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B60%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $399K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Awarded over 100 scholarships to students attending 83 different historically black colleges and universities (hbcus).

$399Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTom Joyner Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D75-2730557
Principal addressHdr · item CDallas, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jtomjoynerfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B110)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1998

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CFO/Treasurer
$136,796Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Parsons’s $137K as CFO/Treasurer is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathleen Parsons$136,796$136,796$136,796$136,796$136,796

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$6.6M · 778%
Investment income$64K · 8%
Contributions & grants778%$6.6M
Investment income8%$64K
Total revenueLn 12$846K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.40 Fundraising $0.00
Program services60%$399K
Management & general40%$262K
Fundraising$703
Total functional expensesLn 25$662K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
Total net assetsLn 32$3.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed37.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.7M · Operating expenses/yr $662K
67.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $399K · Total expenses $662K
60%
Management & General
Management & general $262K · Total expenses $662K
40%
Fundraising
Fundraising $703 · Total expenses $662K
0.1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $14K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $4.7M
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $6.6M · Total revenue $846K
778%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $846K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $846K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $64K · Total revenue $846K
+8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $662K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $846K · Prior year $1.5M
-44%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $139K · FY2024 $846K
+57%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $846K · Expenses $662K
+22%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $6.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.0M · Total assets $6.1M
49%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.6M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $6.1M
27%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kathleen Parsons · Reported title CFO/TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $137K · Total expenses $662K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $171K · Total expenses $662K
26%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 60%
Overhead ratio 40%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.01%
Revenue growth -44%
Investment management fee ratio 0.2%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K
Grants paid · 129 grants · $2.3M · 2020–2024
The Howard UniversityDC · FY2024$56,952
Natl Museum of AfamcultureDC · FY2024$25,000
Tuskegee UniversityFY2024$23,590
Bennett CollegeNC · FY2024$20,000
Dillard UniversityLA · FY2024$8,200
Hampton UniversityVA · FY2024$7,240
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$846K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$87K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$602K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$139K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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