Bucks County Herald Foundation

Tax-deductible

Doylestown, PA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 85-1241475

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The Bucks County Herald foundation's mission is to support local journalism and the dissemination of information to educate the public in Bucks County, PA, and surrounding communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $282K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45K
63% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 63% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$897K
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$848K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$26K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$897K
FY2024▲ +51%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$112K
FY2021$240K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$594K
FY2024$897K
Expenses
$848K
FY2024▲ +38%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$222K
FY2022$391K
FY2023$616K
FY2024$848K
Net assets
$26K
FY2024▲ +220%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8K
FY2021−$483K
FY2022−$619K
FY2023−$22K
FY2024$26K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2021.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $550K Management & general 19% · $158K Fundraising 17% · $140K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Supports local journalism to educate the public in Bucks County and surrounding areas.

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1 program · $550K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The foundation's support of the bucks county herald has enabled the herald to: (1) expand nonpartisan reporting on municipal government and school board meetings, ensuring elected officials are held accountable and providing voter education to empower informed participation in local democracy; (2) extend coverage of civic life, community…

$550Kprogram expense

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
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.9M · 2021–2024
Bucks County Herald CorporationFY2024$549,159
Bucks County Herald CorporationFY2023$479,918
Bucks County Herald CorporationFY2022$308,732
Bucks County Herald CorporationFY2022$308,732
Bucks County Herald CorporationFY2021$208,078

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$897K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$916K
Investment incomeLn 3$438
Money outPt IX
$848K
Ln 25
Programscol B$550K
Managementcol C$158K
Fundraisingcol D$140K
Owns and owesPt X
$26K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$72K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$916K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$438
Gains on assetsLn 7$321
Total revenueLn 12$897K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$44K
SavingsLn 2$19K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$72K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
Net assetsLn 32$26K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K$63K
Total assetsLn 16$47K$72K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K$45K
Net assetsLn 32−$22K$26K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$549K$549K
Management feesLn 11a$173K$87K$87K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$38K$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$16K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$1K$6K
TravelLn 17$139$139
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$1K$379$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$848K$550K$158K$140K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $897K$848K$48K$26K 990 PDF
FY2023 $594K$616K−$23K−$22K 990 PDF
FY2022 $365K$391K−$25K−$619K 990 PDF
FY2021 $240K$222K$18K−$483K 990 PDF
FY2020 $112K$8K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $896,730 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,280
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$903,351
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$915,631
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $117$117
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $321$321
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$19,339−$19,339
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $321 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$19,222$896,730
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $848,302 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $549,159$549,159
IX-11a Management feesManagement $86,664 · Fundraising $86,663$173,327
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $12,743$12,743
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,292$26,292
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $38,025$38,025
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $13,911$13,911
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $16,271 · Fundraising $7,249$23,520
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,456 · Fundraising $5,877$7,333
IX-17 TravelManagement $139$139
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,299 · Management $379 · Fundraising $2,175$3,853
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $550,458 · Management $157,855 · Fundraising $139,989$848,302
Part X · Balance sheet $71,605 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,073$44,251
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $15,938$18,553
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $827$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$8,801
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $46,838$71,605
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $68,842$23,742
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$21,439
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $68,842$45,181
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$22,004$26,424
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$22,004$26,424
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $46,838$71,605
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,424 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$896,730
XI-2 Total expenses$848,302
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,428
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$22,004
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$26,424

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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