Eugene Education Foundation's mission is promoting educational excellence and opportunities for all students in Eugene School District 4J public schools.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 27 volunteers and 4 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$93K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $77K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$245K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% 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
$441K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$475K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$859K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$441K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$595K
FY2021$625K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$631K
FY2024$500K
FY2025$441K
Expenses
$475K
FY2025▲ +60%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$522K
FY2021$598K
FY2022$534K
FY2023$643K
FY2024$298K
FY2025$475K
Net assets
$859K
FY2025+0.5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$473K
FY2021$605K
FY2022$602K
FY2023$618K
FY2024$854K
FY2025$859K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1994.

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% · $373K Management & general 8% · $37K Fundraising 14% · $65K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director (prior)
$59,484Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$33,617Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Buffum’s $59K as Executive Director (prior) is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dana Fleming——$79,336$70,230$66,170$65,692
Nancy Buffum$59,484$59,697————
Laura Brown$33,617—————

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

Promotes educational excellence and opportunities for all students in Eugene's public schools.

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1 program · $373K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Community assistance for public schools to provide additional equipment and activities. Provided funds to district 4j for additional equipment and activities in all schools.

$373Kprogram expense

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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 · 6 grants · $2.0M · 2019–2024
Eugene School District 4jFY2024$240,204
Eugene School District 4jFY2023$53,082
Eugene School District 4jFY2022$440,886
Eugene School District 4jFY2021$360,688
Eugene School District 4jFY2020$483,342
Eugene School District 4jFY2019$378,684

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$441K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$441K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Money outPt IX
$475K
Ln 25
Programscol B$373K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$65K
Owns and owesPt X
$859K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$675K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$245K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$441K
Government grantsLn 1e$75K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$441K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$266K
SavingsLn 2$409K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$675K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17
Other assetsLn 15$402K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$245K
Net assetsLn 32$859K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 627
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$574K$675K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39$17
Total assetsLn 16$982K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$128K$245K
Net assetsLn 32$854K$859K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$252K$252K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$49K$25K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$61K$37K$6K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$6K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$1K$859$494
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$2K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$2K$832$832
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$4K$303$7K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$11K$193$5K
TravelLn 17$73$17$56
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$5K$107$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22$22
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$475K$373K$37K$65K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $441K$475K−$34K$859K 990 PDF
FY2024 $500K$298K$202K$854K 990 PDF
FY2023 $631K$643K−$12K$618K 990 PDF
FY2022 $564K$534K$30K$602K 990 PDF
FY2021 $625K$598K$27K$605K 990 PDF
FY2020 $595K$522K$73K$473K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $441,253 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $507,337$441,189
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $32,605$32,805
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$39,820−$32,741
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $500,122$441,253
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $67,092$252,486
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $175,941$169,891
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $54,733$52,628
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $297,766$475,005
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $202,356−$33,752
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $441,253 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$92,875
VIII-1e Government grants$75,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$273,314
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$441,189
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,438$30,438
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,367$2,367
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$32,741−$32,741
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $64$441,253
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $475,005 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $252,486$252,486
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,073 · Management $24,536 · Fundraising $24,537$98,146
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,766 · Management $6,128 · Fundraising $18,382$61,276
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,281 · Management $2,094 · Fundraising $2,094$10,469
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $859 · Fundraising $494$1,353
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,855 · Management $2,680$4,535
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $1,665 · Management $832 · Fundraising $832$3,329
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $5,500$5,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,246 · Management $303 · Fundraising $7,255$11,804
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,092 · Management $193 · Fundraising $5,053$16,338
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17 · Fundraising $56$73
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,504 · Management $107 · Fundraising $1,014$5,625
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22$22
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,549$2,549
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $372,915 · Management $36,873 · Fundraising $65,217$475,005
Part X · Balance sheet $1,103,718 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $189,994$266,323
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $383,643$408,817
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $19,750$26,100
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $39$17
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $388,763$402,461
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $982,189$1,103,718
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,718$200,939
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $107,129$44,268
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $127,847$245,207
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $597,042$601,211
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $257,300$257,300
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $854,342$858,511
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $982,189$1,103,718
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $858,511 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$441,253
XI-2 Total expenses$475,005
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$33,752
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$854,342
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$37,921
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$858,511

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