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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K 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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FY2020 · 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 $441K a year · 20% 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
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$405K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% 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
$1.9M
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.6M

From the FY2020 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 Aug 2006.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.4M Management & general 6% · $84K Fundraising 2% · $31K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$92,285Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Siobhan Canty’s $128K as CEO is at the 52nd 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
Siobhan Canty$128,140$114,800$113,087$101,634$92,285

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 15aYes

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Jefferson community foundation played a significant role in responding to the socio-economic impacts and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic by facilitating the strategic allocation of more than $700,000 in community investments to local organizations on the frontlines of the crisis.

$1.4Mprogram 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 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 235 grants · $5.0M · 2020–2024
Northwind ArtWA · FY2024$184,562
Bayside Housing & ServicesWA · FY2024$93,050
Owl 360WA · FY2024$47,300
Port Townsend School DistrictFY2024$42,000
Olympic Housing TrustWA · FY2024$42,000
Jefferson HealthcareFY2024$38,098
Jefferson Teen CenterWA · FY2024$22,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$74K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$893K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$405K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$6K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$100
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$74K
Gains on assetsLn 7$15K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$802K
SavingsLn 2$91K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$893K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$405K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$410K$893K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$356K$405K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.1M$1.1M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$72K$10K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$90K$71K$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$19K$2K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$13K$1K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$75K$74K$471
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$21K$1K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$14K$5K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$5K$9K$722
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$507$619
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$25$25
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$3K$2K$363
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.4M$84K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.8M$2.3M$502K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$1.5M$702K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.5M$97K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$1.7M$455K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.9M$1.5M$447K$2.8M 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 $1,946,392 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $871,371$1,854,741
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,371$18,024
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $71,878$73,627
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,190$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $981,810$1,946,392
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $308,861$1,084,455
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $190,962$222,167
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $187,760$192,468
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $687,583$1,499,090
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $294,227$447,302
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,946,392 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,920
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,848,821
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,854,741
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,024$18,024
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $58,475$58,475
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $15,152$15,152
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,024 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $73,627$1,946,392
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,499,090 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,081,255$1,081,255
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,200$3,200
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,419 · Management $9,907 · Fundraising $9,958$92,284
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $70,880 · Management $9,697 · Fundraising $9,747$90,324
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,076 · Management $2,146 · Fundraising $2,623$23,845
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,643 · Management $1,332 · Fundraising $1,739$15,714
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,619$3,619
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $37,624$37,624
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $74,382 · Management $471$74,853
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,908 · Management $1,300 · Fundraising $2,800$25,008
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,431 · Management $4,625 · Fundraising $2,564$21,620
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,040 · Management $8,643 · Fundraising $722$14,405
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,503 · Management $507 · Fundraising $619$5,629
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,276$1,276
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,366$1,366
IX-20 InterestManagement $25$25
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,643 · Management $1,830 · Fundraising $363$4,836
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,207$2,207
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,383,587 · Management $84,368 · Fundraising $31,135$1,499,090
Part X · Balance sheet $3,220,341 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $409,545$802,074
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$90,720
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $62,000$118,790
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,040$6,508
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,123,215$2,202,249
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,604,400$3,220,341
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,213$5,713
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $4,108$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$34,225
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $317,592$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $356,315$405,048
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,248,085$2,815,293
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,248,085$2,815,293
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,604,400$3,220,341
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,815,293 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,946,392
XI-2 Total expenses$1,499,090
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$447,302
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,248,085
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$163,894
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$43,988
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,815,293

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