Gentle Lion FY2023 filing

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$399K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990-PFIndependent: 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-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $112K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$399K
to officers and key staff · 58% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 58% of spending; over 30%.
990-PF Pt VIII
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$298K
-55% vs prior year
Spent
$685K
Net assets
$616K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$298K
FY2023▼ -55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$660K
FY2021$743K
FY2022$660K
FY2023$298K
FY2024$228K
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$685K
FY2023▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$927K
FY2021$866K
FY2022$819K
FY2023$685K
FY2024$614K
FY2025$673K
Net assets
$616K
FY2023▼ -36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$962K
FY2023$616K
FY2024$230K
FY2025$887K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2019.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 3% · $20K Operating & administrative 97% · $664K

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

7 people listed on the 990-PF; $399K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Executive Director
$166,328Pt VII · Sec A
$96,064Pt VII · Sec A
Program Development Manager
$72,177Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$64,490Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Lamont D Boileau JR$166,963$166,963$166,328$144,000
Lamont D Boileau III—$96,030$96,064$81,000
Lamont Boileau III$96,011———
Jacob Bailey——$72,177$60,000
Tiffany Boileau——$64,490—

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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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Bend, OR.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 11 grants · $44K · 2025–2025
Individual RecipientFY2025$16,000
247 Media MinistriesFY2025$9,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$3,375
Columbia River MinistriesFY2025$3,000
Central Oregon Gymnastics AcademyFY2025$3,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$3,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$2,800
Kids CenterFY2025$1,200
Central Oregon Marine Corps LeagueFY2025$1,000
Telos InitiativeFY2025$1,000
Sisters Schools FoundationFY2025$1,000

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$4K
Median grantPart XV$3K
Largest grantPart XV$16K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$298K
Gifts and grants$275K
Investment income$23K
Money out
$685K
Grants paid$20K
Running costs$664K
Owns and owes
$616K
net assets
Cash and savings$501K
Total assets$618K
Liabilities$2K
People
7
listed
Paid4
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$275K
Investment income$23K
Total revenue$298K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$501K
Total assets$618K
Liabilities$2K
Net assets$616K
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 4, 2026 $1.3M$673K$649K$887K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $228K$614K−$386K$230K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 17, 2024 $298K$685K−$387K$616K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2023 $660K$819K−$159K$962K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 $743K$866K−$124K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $660K$927K−$267K$1.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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