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Caswell Silver Foundation FY2020 filing

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Albuquerque, NM501(c)(3)Since 1980EIN 85-0283465Revenue $74K in FY2020

On file with the IRSEarth Planetary Sci Dep Msc 03-204, 87131-0001 · Albuquerque, NMTax-exempt since Sep 1980Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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Provide scholarships, fellowships, and other miscellaneous support to the university of new mexico department of earth and planetary sciences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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 $80K a year · 41% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$74K
Spent
$118K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$74K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$156K
FY2022$101K
FY2023$199K
FY2024$390K
FY2025$256K
Expenses
$118K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$118K
FY2021$108K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$110K
FY2024$127K
FY2025$120K
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.6M

From the FY2020 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 Sep 1980.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $100K Management & general 15% · $17K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Patrick Gratton
Vice President/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Leon Silver
President Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Adrian Brearley
Director (through November 2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Lindsay Worthington
Director (starting November 2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds scholarships and fellowships for Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of New Mexico.

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1 program · $100K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Fellowships to unm earth and planetary sciences department

$100Kprogram 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 · 6 grants · $534K · 2020–2025
Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesFY2025$88,354
Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesFY2024$98,776
Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesFY2023$84,116
Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesFY2022$89,083
Unm Dept of Earth & Planetary SciencesFY2021$73,131
Unm Dept of Earth & Planetary SciencesFY2020$100,247

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$74K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$74K
Money outPt IX
$118K
Ln 25
Programscol B$100K
Managementcol C$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$74K
Gains on assetsLn 7$10K
Total revenueLn 12$74K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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$38K$26K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$100K$100K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$561$561
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$216$216
Total functional expensesLn 25$118K$100K$17K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $256K$120K$136K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $390K$127K$262K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $199K$110K$89K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $101K$113K−$12K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $156K$108K$48K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $74K$118K−$43K$2.1M 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 $74,133 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 $68,464$74,133
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $68,464$74,133
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $77,472$100,247
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $28,937$17,382
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $106,409$117,629
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$37,945−$43,496
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $74,133 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $63,668$63,668
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $10,465$10,465
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $74,133$74,133
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $117,629 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $100,247$100,247
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,461$2,461
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $14,144$14,144
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $561$561
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $216$216
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $100,247 · Management $17,382 · Fundraising $0$117,629
Part X · Balance sheet $2,101,357 assets, 6 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $37,873$25,748
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,106,980$2,075,609
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,144,853$2,101,357
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,144,853$2,101,357
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,144,853$2,101,357
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,101,357 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$74,133
XI-2 Total expenses$117,629
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$43,496
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,144,853
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,101,357

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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