3 Rivers Community Foundation

Tax-deductible

Kennewick, WA501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 91-2049302

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To strengthen and improve the quality of life in the Community by supporting and enhancing philanthropy and charitable activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 2 employees.
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
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $668K a year · 38% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 82% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $69K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$981K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$9.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M
Expenses
$981K
FY2024▼ -11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$853K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$866K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$981K
Net assets
$9.4M
FY2024▲ +11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.8M
FY2021$7.4M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$8.4M
FY2024$9.4M

From the FY2024 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 Aug 2000.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $775K Management & general 9% · $89K Fundraising 12% · $118K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$81,555Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Abbey Cameron’s $82K as CEO is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Abbey Cameron$81,555$78,420$74,170$68,250$65,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Fosters local philanthropy by providing customized donor services, legacy planning, and charitable funds to strengthen and improve the community's quality of life.

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3 programs · $775K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Each fall 3RCF holds an application-based grant cycle for nonprofits serving Benton and Franklin counites. Requests are carefully vetted, reviewed, and interviewed to distribute funds to the areas of greatest need in our community.

$746Kprogram expense
02

3RCF provides full-service scholarship administration in partnership with individual donors to support the academic success of students attending accredited schools, universities, and trade programs.

$29Kprogram expense
03

3RCF provides a wide range of customized donor services, including designated funds, pass-thru giving, anonymous giving, legacy planning, and more.

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$69K
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Grants paid · 177 grants · $3.1M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$28,700
Grace ClinicWA · FY2024$24,902
Safe Harbor Crisis NurseryWA · FY2024$20,085
Meals on WheelsWA · FY2024$17,706
Tri-Cities ChaplaincyWA · FY2024$15,135
Columbia Basin Veterans CtrWA · FY2024$14,000
Tri-Cities Food BankWA · FY2024$12,350
The Childrens Reading FdnWA · FY2024$11,813
Restoration Community ImpactWA · FY2024$11,800
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Money outPt IX
$981K
Ln 25
Programscol B$775K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$118K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$192K
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$776K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110K
SavingsLn 2$82K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$192K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$64K
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$9.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 615
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$224K$192K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.0M$10.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$9.6M$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$8.4M$9.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$616K$616K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$29K$29K
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$82K$27K$22K$33K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$53K$17K$14K$21K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$1K$1K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$4K$3K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$34K$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$4K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$6K$6K$6K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$28K$11K$14K$2K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$138$6K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$465$232$233
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$17K$3K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$981K$775K$89K$118K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.2M$981K$1.2M$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$1.1M$957K$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$866K$418K$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.6M$144K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$853K$633K$6.8M 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 $2,167,459 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,105,263
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,105,263
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,299 · Excluded from tax $15,564$47,863
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $237,931$237,931
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $776,402$776,402
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,299 · Excluded from tax $1,029,897$2,167,459
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $981,003 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $615,614$615,614
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $28,700$28,700
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 staffPrograms $26,913 · Management $21,555 · Fundraising $33,087$81,555
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,443 · Management $14,018 · Fundraising $21,397$52,858
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,273 · Management $1,042 · Fundraising $1,543$3,858
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,878 · Management $3,124 · Fundraising $4,568$11,570
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,710$11,710
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $4,011$4,011
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $33,757$33,757
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,945 · Fundraising $8,946$17,891
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,731 · Management $2,798 · Fundraising $2,798$9,327
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,329 · Management $6,330 · Fundraising $6,330$18,989
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,363 · Management $14,412 · Fundraising $2,494$28,269
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $138 · Management $6,400 · Fundraising $1,757$8,295
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $232 · Management $233$465
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,738$3,738
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,550 · Management $3,252 · Fundraising $30,594$50,396
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $774,866 · Management $88,612 · Fundraising $117,525$981,003
Part X · Balance sheet $11,272,137 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $279,466; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $119,121$109,781
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $105,294$82,029
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,050$6,796
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,576$2,111
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,964,167$10,727,891
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $87,134$64,063
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,616,552$11,272,137
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,867$8,136
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $16,550$14,657
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $87,135$64,063
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,214,914$1,918,400
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,401,638$9,353,737
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,401,638$9,353,737
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,616,552$11,272,137
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,353,737 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,167,459
XI-2 Total expenses$981,003
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,186,456
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,401,638
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$234,357
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,353,737

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