3e Funding INC

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Clarksville, TN501(c)(3)Since 2018Youth DevelopmentEIN 83-1011088Revenue $809K in FY2025

On file with the IRS133 Danford Dr, 37043-6284 · Clarksville, TNTax-exempt since Jul 2018Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide student scholarships for education, extracurricular activities, sports, arts, sciences, religion, and to assist in the coverage of medical expenses for those in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$63K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 53% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 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
$809K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$792K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$204K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$809K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$73K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$537K
FY2023$816K
FY2024$708K
FY2025$809K
Expenses
$792K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$32K
FY2021$115K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$829K
FY2024$777K
FY2025$792K
Net assets
$204K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$80K
FY2021$112K
FY2022$269K
FY2023$255K
FY2024$187K
FY2025$204K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2018.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $720K Management & general 9% · $72K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$63,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shandy Ellis-Brown’s $63K as President is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Shandy Ellis-Brown$63,000$60,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Helps children fund sports fees and expenses.

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1 program · $720K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To provide student scholarships for education, extracurricular activities, sports, arts, sciences, religion, and to assist in the coverage of medical expenses for those in need.

$720Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$809K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$809K
Money outPt IX
$792K
Ln 25
Programscol B$720K
Managementcol C$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$204K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$204K
Total assetsLn 16$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$809K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$809K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$204K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$204K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$204K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$187K$204K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$187K$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$187K$204K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$660K$660K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$63K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$32K
Information technologyLn 14$0
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$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$792K$720K$72K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $809K$792K$17K$204K 990 PDF
FY2024 $708K$777K−$68K$187K 990 PDF
FY2023 $816K$829K−$14K$255K 990 PDF
FY2022 $537K$380K$157K$269K 990 PDF
FY2021 $189K$115K$74K$112K 990 PDF
FY2020 Not on file
FY2019 $73K$32K$41K$80K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $808,721 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $708,330$808,721
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $708,330$808,721
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $663,053$659,540
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $70,869$71,617
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $42,744$60,436
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $776,666$791,593
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$68,336$17,128
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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $808,721 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $808,721$808,721
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $808,721$808,721
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $791,593 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $659,540$659,540
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $63,000$63,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $3,500$3,500
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $5,117$5,117
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,093$18,093
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,438$1,438
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,684$31,684
IX-14 Information technology$0
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 InsurancePrograms $2,577$2,577
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,644$6,644
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $719,976 · Management $71,617 · Fundraising $0$791,593
Part X · Balance sheet $203,958 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $186,829$203,958
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $186,829$203,958
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $186,829$203,958
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $186,829$203,958
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $186,829$203,958
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $203,958 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$808,721
XI-2 Total expenses$791,593
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,128
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$186,829
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$203,958

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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