Foster's Outriders Foundation FY2023 filing

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The organization is established exclusively to engage in charitable and educational activities, and is dedicated to promoting and advancing thomas jefferson's and the founders' prescription for a successful country that is anchored by freedom, prosperity, and kindness, and will undertake activities including, but not limited to: (I)developing and providing access to online civics education programs; (II) promoting understandingand engagement among citizens of different backgrounds; (III) providing trade school scholarships;(IV) partnering with other organizations with similar missions; and (v) any other activitiesauthorized by the board of directors that are consistent with this mission and purpose.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $91K a year · 6% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 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
$70K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $1.7M
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$96K
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$95K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2023▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$405K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.3M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2023▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$347K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.1M
Net assets
$95K
FY2023▼ -71%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$58K
FY2022$323K
FY2023$95K
FY2024$364K

From the FY2023 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 Jan 2022.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.7M Management & general 7% · $125K Fundraising 1% · $14K

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; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$69,646Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Caroline Rogers’s $103K as Secretary is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Caroline Rogers$103,000$69,646$56,250

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

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

Promotes civics education, understanding, and trade school scholarships to advance freedom and prosperity.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The organization provides scholarships to individuals to attend trade schools rather than four-year colleges.

$661Kprogram expense
02

The organization organizes regular dinners and fellowship gatherings to bring together people from different backgrounds who might ordinarily not spend time together.

$624Kprogram expense
03

The good neighbor program helps to highlight individuals and small charities that help to make their neighborhoods a better place. The outriders help to highlight these good neighbors, and through the good neighbor grant, extend their impacts on the community.

$373Kprogram 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
See all 10 funders →
Grants paid · 47 grants · $2.9M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$585,908
Adult & Teen Challenge USAMO · FY2024$100,000
Real Clear FoundationIL · FY2024$50,000
American TransparencyFL · FY2024$25,000
Greater Good CharitiesWA · FY2024$25,000
Cheyenne South High SchoolFY2024$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$604,267
Convention of States FoundationTX · FY2023$150,000
The Faith and Law ProjectVA · FY2023$50,000
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$125K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$95K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$71K
Total assetsLn 16$191K
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$189K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$71K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$71K
Total assetsLn 16$191K
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K
Net assetsLn 32$95K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$318K$71K
Total assetsLn 16$404K$191K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K$96K
Net assetsLn 32$323K$95K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$326K$326K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$604K$604K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$42K$37K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$57K$57K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$109K$86K$14K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$14K$7K$717
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$572$572
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$585K$585K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.7M$125K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $2.3M$2.1M$269K$364K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $1.6M$1.8M−$229K$95K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $1.6M$1.4M$265K$323K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $405K$347K$58K$58K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,568,346 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,636,207$1,633,050
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$20,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,225−$84,704
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,628,982$1,568,346
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $758,911$930,767
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $69,731$83,284
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $534,905$782,807
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,363,547$1,796,858
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $265,435−$228,512
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $1,568,346 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $23 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$188,750
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,444,300
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,633,050
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,000$20,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$84,727−$84,727
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,023 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$84,727$1,568,346
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,796,858 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $326,500$326,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $604,267$604,267
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,642 · Management $37,478 · Fundraising $4,164$83,284
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,316$3,316
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $56,873$56,873
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $85,925 · Management $13,725 · Fundraising $9,150$108,800
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,352 · Management $7,260 · Fundraising $717$22,329
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $5,630$5,630
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $572$572
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $585,287$585,287
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,657,973 · Management $124,854 · Fundraising $14,031$1,796,858
Part X · Balance sheet $191,347 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $318,385$71,403
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $10,348$10,348
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $75,240$109,596
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $403,973$191,347
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $80,609$91,495
X-19 Deferred revenue$5,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $80,609$96,495
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $323,364$94,852
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $323,364$94,852
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $403,973$191,347
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $94,852 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,568,346
XI-2 Total expenses$1,796,858
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$228,512
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$323,364
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$94,852

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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