The primary purpose of Kcef Foundation is to promote education by providing achievement-based incentives to students in area schools and by providing financial support to other education oriented charitable organizations.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 76-0579810) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
25¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$33K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
25%
of spending
25% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
6.5 mo
of spending, in cash
6.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 21 voting members
19 of 21 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$288K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$323K
To programs
25%
Net assets
$178K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$288K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$168K
FY2021$158K
FY2022$234K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$271K
FY2025$288K
Expenses
$323K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$195K
FY2023$228K
FY2024$274K
FY2025$323K
Net assets
$178K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$150K
FY2021$139K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$216K
FY2024$213K
FY2025$178K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2006.

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

Where the money goes

25 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 25% · $80K Management & general 15% · $48K Fundraising 60% · $195K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $33K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$32,912Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Glenda Michael$32,912$30,266$38,896$35,904$37,904$23,936

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rewards students for achievements and funds other education charities.

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2 programs · $76K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Kcef donated funds to the houston livestock show and rodeo for the purpose of providing scholarships to area students.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 76-0579810) · Dispute this line
$55Kprogram expense
02

Kcef provided a bicycle or gift certificate of equivalent value to each student making the honor roll at ketelson elementary school and blackshear elementary school in houston, texas.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 76-0579810) · Dispute this line
$21Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 12 grants · $236K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,922
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,939
Unitemized GrantFY2023$19,592
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,750
Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,239
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,985
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,417
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,195

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$288K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$288K
Money outPt IX
$323K
Ln 25
Programscol B$80K
Managementcol C$48K
Fundraisingcol D$195K
Owns and owesPt X
$178K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K
Total assetsLn 16$178K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$288K
Total revenueLn 12$288K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$176K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$176K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$178K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$178K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$210K$176K
Total assetsLn 16$213K$178K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$213K$178K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$59K$59K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$21K$21K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$33K$16K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$449$449
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$599$599
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$199K$22K$177K
All other expensesLn 24e$635$635
Total functional expensesLn 25$323K$80K$48K$195K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $288K$323K−$35K$178K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 4, 2025 $271K$274K−$3K$213K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $266K$228K$38K$216K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $234K$195K$39K$178K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $158K$139K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 12, 2021 $168K$150K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $288,119 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $270,901$288,119
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $270,901$288,119
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $67,092$80,308
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $38,651$35,430
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $168,243$207,069
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $273,986$322,807
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,085−$34,688
Part VI · Governance 19 of 21 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $288,119 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$288,119
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$288,119
VIII-12 Total revenue$288,119
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $322,807 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $59,447$59,447
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,861$20,861
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $16,456 · Fundraising $16,456$32,912
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $1,259 · Fundraising $1,259$2,518
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,360$2,360
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $449$449
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,035$2,035
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,877$1,877
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $599$599
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $22,075 · Fundraising $177,039$199,114
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $635$635
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $80,308 · Management $47,745 · Fundraising $194,754$322,807
Part X · Balance sheet $178,180 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $210,468$175,780
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,400$2,400
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $212,868$178,180
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $212,868$178,180
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $212,868$178,180
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $212,868$178,180
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $178,180 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$288,119
XI-2 Total expenses$322,807
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$34,688
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$212,868
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$178,180

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