The Mission of Judge Fite Charitable Foundation is to Serve the Community that has helped build all the related Judge Fite Companies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ 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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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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $149K a year · 42% 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $559K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 9.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $601
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$452K
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$250K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$757K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$452K
FY2024▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$315K
FY2022$293K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$452K
FY2025$391K
Expenses
$250K
FY2024▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$142K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$192K
FY2024$250K
FY2025$221K
Net assets
$757K
FY2024▲ +53%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$104K
FY2021$280K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$495K
FY2024$757K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2024 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 Dec 2017.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $221K Management & general 12% · $29K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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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

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1 program · $221K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Judge Fite Charitable Foundation provided emergency relief to victims of home fire, crime and other life-changing casualties through housing opportunities and financial support to individuals, local organizations, and charities that also strive to improve the quality of life in the Judge Fite Companies geographic communities.

$221Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$601
Grants paid · 5 grants · $926K · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$190,358
Unitemized GrantFY2024$220,720
Unitemized GrantFY2023$177,475
Unitemized GrantFY2022$198,425
Unitemized GrantFY2021$139,100

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$452K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$357K
Other incomeLn 4–11$90K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$250K
Ln 25
Programscol B$221K
Managementcol C$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$757K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$767K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$357K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$90K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$452K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$207K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$207K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$559K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1
Total assetsLn 16$767K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$757K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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$135K$207K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$375K$559K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$510K$767K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$495K$757K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$221K$221K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$250K$221K$29K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $391K$221K$170K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $452K$250K$202K$757K 990 PDF
FY2023 $311K$192K$118K$495K 990 PDF
FY2022 $293K$209K$84K$340K 990 PDF
FY2021 $315K$142K$173K$280K 990 PDF
FY2020 $145K$104K 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 $452,064 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $305,783$357,398
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,776$4,608
I-11 Other revenue$90,058
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $310,559$452,064
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $177,475$220,720
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $14,608$29,436
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $192,083$250,156
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $118,476$201,908
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $452,064 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$24,115
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$333,283
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,115
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$357,398
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,608$4,608
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$90,058
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,608$452,064
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $250,156 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $220,720$220,720
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,406$21,406
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $8,030$8,030
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $220,720 · Management $29,436 · Fundraising $0$250,156
Part X · Balance sheet $766,616 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $135,423$207,278
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $374,784$559,337
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $510,207$766,616
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,436$9,992
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,436$9,992
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $116,664$198,024
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $378,107$558,600
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $494,771$756,624
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $510,207$766,616
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $756,624 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$452,064
XI-2 Total expenses$250,156
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$201,908
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$494,771
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$59,945
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$756,624

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