Noah Webster Educational Foundation FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Bedford, VA501(c)(3)EIN 84-2923268

We educate citizens on foundational principles in education through our website. We researh and write blog on roles of instruction, parents, government and faith.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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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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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 15% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 45% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 45% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $30K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$823
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$286K
-33% vs prior year
Spent
$177K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$194K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$286K
FY2024▼ -33%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$204K
FY2023$427K
FY2024$286K
FY2025$302K
Expenses
$177K
FY2024▼ -54%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$211K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$177K
FY2025$265K
Net assets
$194K
FY2024▲ +129%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$45K
FY2023$85K
FY2024$194K
FY2025$231K

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 2019.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $124K Management & general 30% · $53K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$78,960Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Melvin Adams SR$61,952$78,960$55,015

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates citizens on foundational education principles and researches roles of instruction, parents, government, and faith.

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1 program service account for $124K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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See 1. above

$124Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$30K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$286K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Money outPt IX
$177K
Ln 25
Programscol B$124K
Managementcol C$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$194K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$195K
Total assetsLn 16$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26$823
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Total revenueLn 12$286K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$195K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$195K
Total assetsLn 16$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26$823
Net assetsLn 32$194K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
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$88K$195K
Total assetsLn 16$88K$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$823
Net assetsLn 32$85K$194K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$43K$36K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$3K$3K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$999$0$999$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$0$2K$0
Information technologyLn 14$422$0$422$0
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$48K$8K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$177K$124K$53K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $302K$265K$37K$231K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $286K$177K$109K$194K 990 PDF
FY2023 $427K$386K$41K$85K 990 PDF
FY2022 $204K$211K−$7K$45K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $286,181 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$286,181
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$286,181
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $0$286,181
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $177,100 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,200 · Management $35,760 · Fundraising $0$78,960
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,733 · Management $3,498 · Fundraising $0$6,231
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $999 · Fundraising $0$999
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,702 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,702
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,273 · Fundraising $0$2,273
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $422 · Fundraising $0$422
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,553 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,553
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,784 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,784
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,093 · Management $7,711 · Fundraising $0$55,804
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,397 · Management $1,975 · Fundraising $0$5,372
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $124,462 · Management $52,638 · Fundraising $0$177,100
Part X · Balance sheet $194,921 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $88,450$194,921
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $88,450$194,921
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,670$823
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,670$823
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $84,780$194,098
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $88,450$194,921
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $194,098 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$286,181
XI-2 Total expenses$177,100
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,081
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$84,780
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$194,098

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