Picket Fence Foundation

Tax-deductible

Chillicothe, IL501(c)(3)Since 2021EmploymentEIN 86-2886492Revenue $736K in FY2025

On file with the IRS310 N 4th St, 61523-2060 · Chillicothe, ILTax-exempt since Jan 2022Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The corporation is organized to meet the developmental, emotional, and social needs of special needs adults and to break stereotypes about people with disabilities. The corporation shall accomplish this by providing training and employment opportunities for special needs adults to enable them to become more independent, well-rounded, and integrated into the society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ 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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FY2025 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $66K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$456K
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$736K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$744K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$609K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$736K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$169K
FY2022$862K
FY2023$667K
FY2024$805K
FY2025$736K
Expenses
$744K
FY2025-0.4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$171K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$668K
FY2024$748K
FY2025$744K
Net assets
$609K
FY2025▼ -0.5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$270K
FY2022$555K
FY2023$554K
FY2024$612K
FY2025$609K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2022.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $606K Management & general 19% · $138K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Farris’s $5K as Secretary is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1217 $100K–1M employment 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.

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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

Provides training and jobs for adults with special needs, fostering independence and societal integration.

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1 program · $606K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The corporation is organized to meet the developmental, emotional, and social needs of special needs adults and to break stereotypes about people with disabilities. The corporation shall accomplish this by providing training and employment opportunities for special needs adults to enable them to become more independent, well-rounded, and…

$606Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$736K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$483K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$744K
Ln 25
Programscol B$606K
Managementcol C$138K
Owns and owesPt X
$609K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$456K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$483K
Total revenueLn 12$736K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
SavingsLn 2$101K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$117K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$608K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$456K
Net assetsLn 32$609K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 556
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$118K$117K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$624K$608K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$455K$456K
Net assetsLn 32$612K$609K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$423K$331K$93K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$35K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$54K$49K$5K
InterestLn 20$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$52K$52K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$78K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$16K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$744K$606K$138K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $736K$744K−$9K$609K 990 PDF
FY2024 $805K$748K$58K$612K 990 PDF
FY2023 $667K$668K−$893$554K 990 PDF
FY2022 $862K$577K$285K$555K 990 PDF
FY2021 $169K$171K−$2K$270K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $735,597 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $324,112$249,738
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,243$2,397
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $477,919$483,462
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $805,274$735,597
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $46,688$466,418
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $700,930$277,969
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $747,618$744,387
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $57,656−$8,790
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $735,597 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $483,462 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$249,738
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$249,738
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,397$2,397
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $483,462 · Excluded from tax $2,397$735,597
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $744,387 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $330,665 · Management $92,754$423,419
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,395 · Management $7,604$42,999
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,547$19,547
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,763 · Management $5,418$54,181
IX-20 InterestManagement $16,086$16,086
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $52,007$52,007
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,255$25,255
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,238 · Management $12,593$90,831
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,443 · Management $3,619$20,062
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $606,313 · Management $138,074 · Fundraising $0$744,387
Part X · Balance sheet $1,065,366 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,225$16,318
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $75,534$101,016
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $74,237$100,451
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$10,414
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $623,906$607,861
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $250,972$229,306
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,066,874$1,065,366
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,052$47,731
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $27,153$29,924
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $454,720$456,328
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $612,154$609,038
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $612,154$609,038
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,066,874$1,065,366
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $609,038 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$735,597
XI-2 Total expenses$744,387
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,790
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$612,154
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$5,674
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$609,038

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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