The organization provides financial support for a wide range of activities and projects in the wider community across the Diaspora and to support the teaching of the traditional Irish arts in education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ 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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FY2020 · 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% 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
$62K
Spent
$41K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$53K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$62K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$62K
FY2021$107K
FY2022$53K
FY2023$88K
FY2024$67K
FY2025$59K
Expenses
$41K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$41K
FY2021$79K
FY2022$71K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$82K
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$53K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$53K
FY2021$81K
FY2022$63K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$69K
FY2025$71K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $38K Management & general 6% · $3K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds Irish arts education and community projects in the Diaspora.

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1 program · $38K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The organization published the Treoir on a periodic basis, sponsored the 2019 North American CCE Convention and the 2019 Mid Atlantic Fleadh.

$38Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$62K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$465
Money outPt IX
$41K
Ln 25
Programscol B$38K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$53K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Government grantsLn 1e$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$465
Total revenueLn 12$62K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$53K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$53K
Total assetsLn 16$33K$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$33K$53K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$395$395
Office expensesLn 13$454$454
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$36K$80
Total functional expensesLn 25$41K$38K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $59K$71K 990 PDF
FY2024 $67K$82K−$15K$69K 990 PDF
FY2023 $88K$67K$21K$84K 990 PDF
FY2022 $53K$71K−$18K$63K 990 PDF
FY2021 $107K$79K$27K$81K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $62K$41K$21K$53K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $61,569 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $61,733$61,104
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $503$465
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $62,236$61,569
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $24,129$40,671
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $24,129$40,671
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $38,107$20,898
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-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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $61,569 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$61,104
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$61,104
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $465$465
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $465$61,569
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $40,671 across 5 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $395$395
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $454$454
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,001$2,001
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,628$1,628
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,113 · Management $80$36,193
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $38,114 · Management $2,557 · Fundraising $0$40,671
Part X · Balance sheet $53,454 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,556$53,454
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $32,556$53,454
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $32,556$53,454
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $32,556$53,454
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $32,556$53,454
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $53,454 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$61,569
XI-2 Total expenses$40,671
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,898
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$32,556
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$53,454

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