Fellowship Open INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Milwaukee, WI501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 75-3070195Revenue $1.6M in FY2022

On file with the IRSfellowshipopen.com815 N Water Street, 53202-4079 · Milwaukee, WITax-exempt since Jul 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Fellowship open's principal mission is to support organizations that make a meaningful and demonstrable difference in the lives of the milwaukee-area low income youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ 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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FY2022 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $195K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $295K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
−$1K
-0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
62%
Net assets
$629K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2022▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$636K
FY2021$994K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$720K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$629K
FY2022▲ +63%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$556K
FY2021$386K
FY2022$629K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$733K
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2002.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $831K Management & general 37% · $492K Fundraising 30% · $396K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sec/Treas/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John W Daniels III’s $48K as President is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2020
John W Daniels III$48,400$4,800

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports groups improving lives of Milwaukee's low-income youth.

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2 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The fellowship open encourages youth to pursue and realize their dreams, and particularly to consider careers in business. The activities that the fellowship open supports affect all aspects of youth development, including the arts, technology, job skills and job readiness.

$831Kprogram expense
02

The fellowship open encourages youth to pursue and realize their dreams, and particularly to consider careers in business. The activities that the fellowship open supports affect all aspects of youth development, including the arts, technology, job skills and job readiness.

$808Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $391K · 2020–2020
Alive MkeFY2020$310,567
Church of God in Christ INCTN · FY2020$26,000
Moncrief Game Changer INCAR · FY2020$20,000
Marquette UniversityWI · FY2020$8,070

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$831K
Managementcol C$492K
Fundraisingcol D$396K
Owns and owesPt X
$629K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$628K
Total assetsLn 16$628K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$628K
Total assetsLn 16$628K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$1K
Net assetsLn 32$629K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.6M$1.7M$887K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$1.5M$485K$733K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.4M−$194K$248K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.6M$1.3M$228K$629K 990 PDF
FY2021 $994K$1.1M−$148K$386K 990 PDF
FY2020 $636K$720K−$85K$556K 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 FY2022 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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