Clymer Foundation FY2023 filing

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Operation of a museum and art gallery honoring the life and art of Ellensburg native, John Clymer. The museum focuses on Clymer's style, his approach to art and the influence he has had on the art of others.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ 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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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$212K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$238K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$212K
FY2023▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2021$264K
FY2022$243K
FY2023$212K
FY2024$144K
FY2024$118K
Expenses
$238K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$170K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$228K
FY2023$238K
FY2024$194K
FY2024$82K
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2023▲ +0.5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2024$4.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending July 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1994.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $179K Management & general 22% · $52K Fundraising 3% · $7K

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

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Showcases the life and art of John Clymer through museum and gallery exhibits.

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1 program · $179K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Operation of a museum and art gallery honoring the life and art of Ellensburg native, John Clymer.

$179Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$212K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$109K
Other incomeLn 4–11$103K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$238K
Ln 25
Programscol B$179K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$109K
Government grantsLn 1e$72K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$103K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$65K
Total revenueLn 12$212K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$83K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$33K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$314K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$8K
Share of the $514K endowmentSch D 1g1.6%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY23FY22FY21FY20FY19
End of yearLn 1g$514K$539K$652K$486K$489K
Given inLn 1b$5K$16K
SpentLn 1d–1f$22K$56K$10K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K$83K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.6M$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$270K$314K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$4.0M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$107K$75K$27K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$8K$3K$607
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$15K$2K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$159$143$16
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$16K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$14K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$41K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$11K$1K$922
Total functional expensesLn 25$238K$179K$52K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 16, 2025 $144K$194K−$50K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 13, 2024 $212K$238K−$26K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2023 $243K$228K$15K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 3, 2022 $264K$192K$72K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2021 $122K$170K−$48K$3.9M 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 $212,208 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $67,624$109,381
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,042−$45,306
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $143,957$148,133
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $242,623$212,208
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $112,273$118,826
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $115,352$119,259
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $227,625$238,085
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,998−$25,877
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $212,208 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $43,819 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,105
VIII-1e Government grants$72,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$33,776
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$109,381
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19,689$19,689
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $64,281$64,281
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$64,995−$64,995
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $40,033$40,033
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $102,827$212,208
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $238,085 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $74,678 · Management $26,671 · Fundraising $5,334$106,683
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,500 · Management $3,036 · Fundraising $607$12,143
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,260$1,260
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $8,474$8,474
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,275 · Management $1,697$16,972
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $143 · Management $16$159
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,566 · Management $1,730$17,296
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,048 · Management $3,060$17,108
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,629 · Management $4,781$45,410
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,574 · Management $1,084 · Fundraising $922$12,580
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $179,413 · Management $51,809 · Fundraising $6,863$238,085
Part X · Balance sheet $4,030,844 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,729$83,280
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $32,743$32,743
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $269,841$314,387
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $607,631$584,371
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $3,016,063$3,016,063
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,977,007$4,030,844
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,340$33,780
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,340$28,669
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,680$62,449
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $509,276$529,344
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,439,051$3,439,051
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,948,327$3,968,395
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,977,007$4,030,844
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,968,395 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$212,208
XI-2 Total expenses$238,085
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$25,877
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,948,327
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$45,945
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,968,395

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