Donald Driver Foundation INC

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Milwaukee, WI501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 76-0678602Revenue $847K in FY2024

On file with the IRSdonalddriverfoundation.com1727 N Palmer St, 53212-3927 · Milwaukee, WITax-exempt since Feb 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Donald Driver Foundation is to display strong hands, strong minds, and loving hearts to serve as a hand up, not a hand out. The Donald Driver Foundation has a core focus in serving underprivileged children and families by addressing health, wellness, safety, education, and career development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $88K a year · 16% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 75% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$177K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$847K
+288% vs prior year
Spent
$759K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$431K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$847K
FY2024▲ +288%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$656K
FY2022$465K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$847K
Expenses
$759K
FY2024▲ +138%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$422K
FY2022$336K
FY2023$318K
FY2024$759K
Net assets
$431K
FY2024▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$78K
FY2021$312K
FY2022$442K
FY2023$342K
FY2024$431K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2003.

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

Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $414K Management & general 35% · $264K Fundraising 11% · $80K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$27,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Treasurer
$26,808Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Kass’s $27K as Director is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carley Sanfilippo$26,808$32,633———
Mark Kass$27,000————
Faye Gray——$20,000$20,000$20,769

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps underprivileged children and families with health, education, and career development.

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1 program · $414K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Assists underprivileged children and families in wisconsin, texas and mississippi, by providing aid, food and supplies to families in need; promoting health and wellness to children at camps; and awarding 5 scholarships annually to college students.

$414Kprogram expense

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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$10K
Grants paid · 22 grants · $662K · 2021–2024
Hunger Task Force INCWI · FY2023$10,000
Pauls Pantry INCWI · FY2023$10,000
Wisconsin Hall of Fame FoundationFY2022$38,006
The Yabuki Family FoundationWI · FY2022$25,000
More Too Life INCFL · FY2022$25,000
American Red Cross - WisconsinFY2022$25,000
D&d Health PartnersFY2022$10,342
Rotary Club of MilwaukeeFY2022$10,000
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern WIFY2021$80,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro MilwaukeeFY2021$40,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$847K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$759K
Ln 25
Programscol B$414K
Managementcol C$264K
Fundraisingcol D$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$431K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$597K
Total assetsLn 16$608K
LiabilitiesLn 26$177K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$562K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$847K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$108K
SavingsLn 2$489K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$597K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$608K
LiabilitiesLn 26$177K
Net assetsLn 32$431K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$471K$597K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$652K$608K
LiabilitiesLn 26$309K$177K
Net assetsLn 32$342K$431K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$213K$213K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$22K$20K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$58K$23K$21K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$4K$3K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$61K$0$61K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$0$17K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$0$0$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$0$2K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$0$8K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$9K$8K$5K
TravelLn 17$12K$0$5K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$393$0$393$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$262K$142K$119K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$759K$414K$264K$80K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $847K$759K$89K$431K 990 PDF
FY2023 $219K$318K−$100K$342K 990 PDF
FY2022 $465K$336K$130K$442K 990 PDF
FY2021 $656K$422K$234K$312K 990 PDF
FY2020 $96K$78K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $847,212 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $218,513$1,148,595
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$9,094
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$310,477
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $218,513$847,212
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $78,581$213,370
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $113,722$120,725
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $125,955$424,448
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $318,258$758,543
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$99,745$88,669
Part VI · Governance 12 of 14 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $847,212 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$561,514
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$587,081
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,148,595
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,094$9,094
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$310,477−$310,477
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$301,383$847,212
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $758,543 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $213,370$213,370
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,523 · Management $19,909 · Fundraising $12,376$53,808
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $23,183 · Management $21,444 · Fundraising $13,330$57,957
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,584 · Management $3,315 · Fundraising $2,061$8,960
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $61,000 · Fundraising $0$61,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $17,291 · Fundraising $0$17,291
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $36,400$36,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,551 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,551$3,102
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $7,709 · Fundraising $2,619$10,328
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,654 · Management $8,005 · Fundraising $4,976$21,635
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $5,442 · Fundraising $7,054$12,496
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $393 · Fundraising $0$393
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $142,433 · Management $119,370 · Fundraising $0$261,803
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $414,298 · Management $263,878 · Fundraising $80,367$758,543
Part X · Balance sheet $607,577 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $470,936$107,734
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$489,094
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $38,000$9,500
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,249
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,345$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $651,651$607,577
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,641$18,627
X-18 Grants payable$50,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $300,713$20,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $309,354$176,611
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $232,455$321,124
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $109,842$109,842
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $342,297$430,966
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $651,651$607,577
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $430,966 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$847,212
XI-2 Total expenses$758,543
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$88,669
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$342,297
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$430,966

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