Fortify Foundation is organized and operated to provide greater opportunity and wider accessibility to Christian education, as well as to improve and broaden the impact of existing Christian schools. The Foundation accomplishes its mission by helping Christian schools raise general and specific endowments and scholarships. The Foundation encourages and facilitates major and planned gifts benefiting each school's fund held and managed by Fortify Foundation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2021 · 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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 78% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $892K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 26.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $459K
Fine: 2 funders name 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
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
×17 vs prior year
Spent
$107K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021▲ ×17
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$73K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$107K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$107K
FY2022$483K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$504K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2021▲ ×219
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$5.4M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2020.

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What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $107K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps Christian schools raise funds for education and scholarships.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

In 2021, Fortify Foundation continued to grow and developed a network of relationships with Christian schools. The Foundation conducted several virtual focus groups with school leaders and participated in a regional conference of Christian school administrators.

Pt IX · col B

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 2 funders$459K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $37K · 2022–2022

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$107K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$107K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$233K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$300K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
SavingsLn 2$32K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$233K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$892K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K$233K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$892K
Total assetsLn 16$5K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$5K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$265$265
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$76K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$100$100
Office expensesLn 13$799$799
Information technologyLn 14$19K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$107K$0$107K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.9M$504K$1.4M$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$382K$1.9M$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$483K$734K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.2M$107K$1.1M$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $73K$5K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,227,041 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $72,661$1,224,368
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$2,673
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $72,661$1,227,041
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$3,727
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $67,539$103,665
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $67,539$107,392
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,122$1,119,649
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,227,041 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,224,368
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$299,820
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,224,368
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,673$2,673
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,673$1,227,041
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $107,392 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $3,462$3,462
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $265$265
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,131$7,131
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $76,500$76,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $100$100
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $799$799
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $19,135$19,135
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $107,392 · Fundraising $0$107,392
Part X · Balance sheet $1,124,060 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,122$200,086
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$32,465
X-11 Publicly traded securities$891,509
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,122$1,124,060
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,122$1,124,060
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,122$1,124,060
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,122$1,124,060
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,124,060 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,227,041
XI-2 Total expenses$107,392
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,119,649
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,122
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$711
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,124,060

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