William B Dickinson Educational Trust

Tax-deductible

Saratoga Springs, NY501(c)(3)Since 2019Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 83-6795710Revenue $194K in FY2025

On file with the IRSwbdtrust.comCo Michael Reid 2 Longwood Drive, 12866-0000 · Saratoga Springs, NYTax-exempt since Oct 2019Supporting org, Type III (non-functionally integrated) — 509(a)(3)

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To help support the chemistry & music dept's at the 2 universities attended by dr Dickinson by providing funds for fellowships per the terms of the Trust setup upon his passing in 2019

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$32K 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 $3K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 71% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
29 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.6 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
0
of 1 voting members
Concern: none of 1 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$194K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$176K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$194K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$129K
FY2022$156K
FY2023$177K
FY2024$181K
FY2025$194K
Expenses
$176K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$143K
FY2021$150K
FY2022$152K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$168K
FY2025$176K
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$4.8M

From the FY2025 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 Oct 2019.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $143K Management & general 19% · $33K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$32,000Pt VII · Sec A

Michael C Reid’s $32K as Trustee is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael C Reid$32,000$32,000$32,000$28,000$19,000$18,000

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

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

Gives money to two colleges for fellowship awards in honor of Dr. Dickinson.

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2 programs · $143K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

University of wisconsin madison fellowship grant

$88Kprogram expense
02

Emory university fellowship grant

$55Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 12 grants · $753K · 2020–2025
Univ of Wisconsin MadisonFY2025$88,000
Emory UniversityGA · FY2025$55,000
Univ of Wisconsin MadisonFY2024$83,000
Emory UniversityGA · FY2024$52,000
Univ of Wisconsin MadisonFY2023$78,000
Emory UniversityGA · FY2023$50,000
Univ of Wisconsin MadisonFY2022$73,000
Emory UniversityGA · FY2022$49,000
Univ of Wisconsin MadisonFY2021$68,000
Emory UniversityGA · FY2021$47,000
Univ of Wisconsin MadisonFY2020$65,000
Emory UniversityGA · FY2020$45,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$194K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$194K
Money outPt IX
$176K
Ln 25
Programscol B$143K
Managementcol C$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$419K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$194K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$194K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$419K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$419K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$416K$419K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$143K$143K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$32K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$575$575
Office expensesLn 13$201$201
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$250$250
Total functional expensesLn 25$176K$143K$33K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $194K$176K$18K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $181K$168K$13K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $177K$161K$16K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $156K$152K$4K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $129K$150K−$21K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $131K$143K−$13K$4.1M 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 $193,932 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $181,101$193,932
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $181,101$193,932
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $135,000$143,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $32,000$32,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,220$1,026
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $168,220$176,026
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,881$17,906
Part VI · Governance 0 of 1 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $193,932 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,387 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $184,505$184,505
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $5,040$5,040
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $193,932 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$193,932
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $176,026 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $143,000$143,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $32,000$32,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $575$575
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $201$201
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $250$250
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $143,000 · Management $33,026 · Fundraising $0$176,026
Part X · Balance sheet $4,755,629 assets, 7 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $416,310$418,878
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,049,308$4,336,751
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,465,618$4,755,629
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,465,618$4,755,629
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,465,618$4,755,629
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,465,618$4,755,629
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,755,629 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$193,932
XI-2 Total expenses$176,026
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,906
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,465,618
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$272,105
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,755,629

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

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