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The Plank Foundation FY2021 filing

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Bakersfield, CA501(c)(3)EIN 77-0114147Revenue $152K in FY2021

On file with the IRSPo Box 173, 93302-0173 · Bakersfield, CATax-exempt since Nov 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To support kern county fight against cancer, hospice efforts and immediate community needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ 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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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
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
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$152K
Spent
$57K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$995K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$152K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$152K
FY2022$92K
FY2023$2K
FY2024$43K
FY2025$58K
Expenses
$57K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$57K
FY2022$67K
FY2023$61K
FY2024$71K
FY2025$55K
Net assets
$995K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$995K
FY2022$786K
FY2023$780K
FY2024$827K
FY2025$859K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1986.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $44K Management & general 23% · $13K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Bob Parker
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Burch
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michele Brown
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Denise Thomas
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Burger
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Ramsey
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Supports local cancer fights, hospice care, and urgent community needs.

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3 programs · $44K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Fight against cancer

$29Kprogram expense
02

Hospice support

$12Kprogram expense
03

Community needs

$2Kprogram 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 · FY2022
The Harvey L Hall Charitable Family Foundation INCFY2022$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $55K · 2020–2022
Hoffmann Hospice of the Valley INCCA · FY2022$7,500
Bristol Hospice Foundation of CaliforniaCA · FY2022$7,500
Kern County Cancer FoundationCA · FY2022$6,000
Hoffmann Hospice of the Valley INCCA · FY2021$7,500
Bristol Hospice Foundation of CaliforniaCA · FY2021$7,500
Kern County Cancer FoundationCA · FY2020$11,500
Bristol Hospice Foundation of CaliforniaCA · FY2020$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$152K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$117K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34K
Money outPt IX
$57K
Ln 25
Programscol B$44K
Managementcol C$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$995K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K
Total assetsLn 16$995K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$117K
Gains on assetsLn 7$64K
Total revenueLn 12$152K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$47K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$47K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$945K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$995K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$995K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K$47K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$761K$945K
Total assetsLn 16$787K$995K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$787K$995K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$44K$44K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$465$465
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$57K$44K$13K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $58K$55K$3K$859K 990 PDF
FY2024 $43K$71K−$29K$827K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2K$61K−$59K$780K 990 PDF
FY2022 $92K$67K$25K$786K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $152K$57K$95K$995K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $151,669 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $20,322$34,307
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $80,851$117,362
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $101,173$151,669
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $53,500$44,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,002$13,156
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $61,502$57,156
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,671$94,513
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $151,669 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$34,307
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$34,307
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $53,712$53,712
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $63,650$63,650
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $117,362 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$151,669
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $57,156 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $44,000$44,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,626$1,626
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,062$5,062
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $465$465
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,419$1,419
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $4,584$4,584
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $44,000 · Management $13,156 · Fundraising $0$57,156
Part X · Balance sheet $994,570 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,659$46,692
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $761,207$945,278
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,495$2,600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $787,361$994,570
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $787,361$994,570
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $787,361$994,570
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $994,570 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$151,669
XI-2 Total expenses$57,156
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,513
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$787,361
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$112,696
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$994,570

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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