The Lake County Community Fund (lccf) is a nonprofit created to bring additional resources into Lake County to support the Community, including local non-profit organizations. The vision of the lccf is for Lake County to have an abundance of sustainable philanthropic resources to support a thriving Community. Its mission is to provide a means to expand the capacity of local organizations, promote and facilitate giving opportunities and inspire investment in Lake County. The lccf will encourage donations by individuals, businesses, and foundations, and invite charities in leadville and twin lakes to apply for grant funding to further their missions. The lccf will (I) capture philanthropic dollars of people and organizations who love leadville; (II) support existing non-profits and worthy causes in Lake County; and (III) make grants and provide capacity- building services to existing Lake County non-profits.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $238K a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+78% vs prior year
Spent
$936K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +78%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$741K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$495K
FY2023$810K
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$936K
FY2024▲ +60%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$542K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$349K
FY2023$584K
FY2024$936K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$493K
FY2021$606K
FY2022$751K
FY2023$983K
FY2024$1.4M

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 Jun 2017.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $893K Management & general 4% · $37K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$70,481Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John McMurtry’s $70K as Executive Di is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John McMurtry$70,481$67,124$67,124$49,754$44,797

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

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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

Supports local nonprofits and community projects through donations and grants.

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2 programs · $633K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Fiscal sponsorship and capacity-building efforts. This LCCF program area includes all the components of acquiring and housing fiscal sponsored funds, as well as serving as a local convener when appropriate and offering trainings and technical assistance to local nonprofit and charitable groups.

$599Kprogram expense
02

Community grantmaking. On an annual basis, the LCCF offers a competitive community grants round, which includes advertising the grant-making opportunity, holding information sessions, receiving grant proposals, conducting technical review of proposals, and facilitating grant award determinations by the LCCF board of directors.

$35Kprogram 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 2 funders$20K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $64K · 2024–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$15,000
Advocates of Lake County INCCO · FY2024$10,714
St George's Community MealsFY2024$10,554
Lake County Public LibraryIN · FY2024$8,000
Lake County School DistrictFY2024$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Money outPt IX
$936K
Ln 25
Programscol B$893K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$311K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$119K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 620
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$977K$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$983K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$123K$123K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$62K$21K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$1K$270
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$9K$2K$599
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$49K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$260$130
Office expensesLn 13$21K$16K$5K$98
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$1K$347
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$325
TravelLn 17$656$492$164
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$979
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$2K$17
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$613K$610K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$160$160
Total functional expensesLn 25$936K$893K$37K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$936K$505K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $810K$584K$227K$983K 990 PDF
FY2022 $495K$349K$146K$751K 990 PDF
FY2021 $474K$361K$113K$606K 990 PDF
FY2020 $741K$542K$198K$493K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,440,708 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $764,842$1,385,750
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $37,882$5,215
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,480$49,743
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $810,204$1,440,708
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$123,432
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $74,273$92,344
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $509,425$719,943
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $583,698$935,719
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $226,506$504,989
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,440,708 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$310,915
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,074,835
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,385,750
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,215$5,215
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $57 · Excluded from tax $49,686$49,743
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,272 · Excluded from tax $49,686$1,440,708
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $935,719 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $123,432$123,432
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,823 · Management $20,781 · Fundraising $4,348$86,952
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,828 · Management $1,294 · Fundraising $270$5,392
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,991 · Management $2,398 · Fundraising $599$11,988
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49,215$49,215
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,207 · Management $260 · Fundraising $130$2,597
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,289 · Management $4,738 · Fundraising $98$21,125
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,548 · Management $1,040 · Fundraising $347$6,935
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,206 · Management $325$1,531
IX-17 TravelPrograms $492 · Management $164$656
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,942 · Management $979$4,921
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,289 · Management $1,534 · Fundraising $17$7,840
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $609,869 · Management $3,106$612,975
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $160$160
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $893,291 · Management $36,619 · Fundraising $5,809$935,719
Part X · Balance sheet $1,443,880 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $515,557$119,451
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $460,997$1,291,945
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,955$19,779
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $12,705$12,705
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,000,214$1,443,880
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$26,033
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $17,083$18,108
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,083$44,141
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $258,392$672,213
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $724,739$727,526
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $983,131$1,399,739
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,000,214$1,443,880
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,399,739 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,440,708
XI-2 Total expenses$935,719
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$504,989
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$983,131
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$88,381
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,399,739

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