Dawson College Foundation FY2019 filing

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To support the local junior College, Dawson community College located in glendive, montana.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ 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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FY2019 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $873K a year · 78% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
136 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 135.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
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
0
of 10 voting members
Concern: none of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$256K
Spent
$154K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$256K
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$256K
FY2020$160K
FY2021$636K
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$154K
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$154K
FY2020$120K
FY2021$167K
FY2022$169K
FY2023$304K
FY2024$529K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.7M
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$6.5M

From the FY2019 Form 990 (year ending October 2019) · 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 Oct 1968.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $133K Management & general 7% · $11K Fundraising 6% · $10K

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 (FY2018); the FY2019 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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

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3 programs · $133K · in their own filed words · FY2018
01

Scholarships available to students

$73Kprogram expense
02

College development classes and education programs

$52Kprogram expense
03

Teacher development and education

$8Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500
Grants paid · 6 grants · $240K · 2018–2019
Dawson Community CollegeFY2019$52,077
Dawson Community CollegeFY2019$49,912
Dawson Community CollegeFY2019$5,024
Dawson Community CollegeFY2018$73,123
Dawson Community CollegeFY2018$52,101
Dawson Community CollegeFY2018$7,646

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$256K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$134K
Investment incomeLn 3$122K
Money outPt IX
$154K
Ln 25
Programscol B$133K
Managementcol C$11K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$134K
Investment incomeLn 3$122K
Gains on assetsLn 7$75K
Total revenueLn 12$256K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$164K
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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 FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$133K$133K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$681$681
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$488$488
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$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$154K$133K$11K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 10, 2025 $1.4M$529K$896K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 16, 2024 $2.0M$304K$1.7M$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2023 $2.2M$169K$2.1M$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 16, 2023 $636K$167K$469K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 22, 2021 $160K$120K$40K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2019 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 22, 2021 $256K$154K$103K$1.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2019 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $256,496 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $113,502$134,481
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,906$122,015
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $131,408$256,496
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $234,157$132,870
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $14,398$20,962
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $248,555$153,832
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$117,147$102,664
Part VI · Governance 0 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $256,496 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$134,481
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$134,481
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $46,686$46,686
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $75,329$75,329
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $122,015$256,496
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $153,832 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $132,870$132,870
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 $5,595$5,595
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $681$681
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,222$3,222
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $488$488
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 InsuranceManagement $1,043$1,043
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $9,933$9,933
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $132,870 · Management $11,029 · Fundraising $9,933$153,832
Part X · Balance sheet $1,740,552 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $219,373$163,540
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,414,210$1,575,652
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,216$1,360
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 securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,634,799$1,740,552
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,634,799$1,740,552
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,634,799$1,740,552
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,740,552 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$256,496
XI-2 Total expenses$153,832
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$102,664
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,634,799
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$3,089
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,740,552

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2019 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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