Modesto Junior College Foundation FY2020 filing

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The MJC Foundation inspires community engagement and financial support to enhance the student experience, and strengthen the quality of education at Modesto Junior College.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$156K 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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FY2020 · 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 $477K a year · 27% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$156K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $11.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $99K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$156K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$966K
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$12.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$966K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$966K
FY2021$990K
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$12.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.6M
FY2021$15.2M
FY2022$14.8M
FY2023$16.9M
FY2024$18.2M
FY2025$20.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1968.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $662K Management & general 34% · $347K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $156K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director of Foundation
$156,334Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mjc President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past -President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily J Lawrence’s $166K as Executive Director of Foundation is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Emily J Lawrence$166,420$146,791$59,236———
George Boodrookas——$123,182$159,875$156,334$156,334

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports students and education at Modesto Junior College through community engagement and fundraising.

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1 program · $662K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The purpose of the MJC Foundation is to provide resources in support of the college's educational and student programs. The Foundation engages in a variety of events (such as the annual Summer Sonata Gala), direct mail correspondence with alumni and friends, and major gift fundraising, planned gift fundraising, and alumni relations.

$662Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$99K
Grants paid · 17 grants · $4.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$482,943
Yosemite Community College DistrictFY2024$188,336
Unitemized GrantFY2023$659,134
Yosemite Community College DistrictFY2023$310,546
Unitemized GrantFY2023$150
Unitemized GrantFY2022$454,430
Yosemite Community College DistrictFY2022$237,171
Unitemized GrantFY2022$23,043
Unitemized GrantFY2021$501,003
Yosemite Community College DistrictFY2021$192,101
Unitemized GrantFY2021$39,849
Unitemized GrantFY2020$563,049
Yosemite Community College DistrictFY2020$65,114
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,661
Unitemized GrantFY2019$395,340
Yosemite Community College DistrictFY2019$145,920
Unitemized GrantFY2019$42,601

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$966K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$551K
Investment incomeLn 3$328K
Other incomeLn 4–11$86K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$662K
Managementcol C$347K
Owns and owesPt X
$12.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$12.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$551K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$140K
Investment incomeLn 3$328K
Other incomeLn 4–11$86K
Total revenueLn 12$966K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$476K
SavingsLn 2$652K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Accounts receivableLn 4$14K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$109K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$5K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.5M
Total assetsLn 16$12.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K
Net assetsLn 32$12.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$73K
Share of the $8.9M endowmentSch D 1g0.82%
Typical, median of 1,806 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY20FY19FY18FY17FY16
End of yearLn 1g$8.9M$9.7M$8.9M$8.7M$7.4M
Given inLn 1b$127K$935K$85K$753K$28K
SpentLn 1d–1f$519K$426K$350K$360K$426K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$910K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.7M$11.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$13.8M$12.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K$156K
Net assetsLn 32$13.6M$12.6M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$146K$146K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$438K$438K
Investment management feesLn 11f$73K$73K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$0$51K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$3K$17K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$223K$223K
All other expensesLn 24e$42K$1K$41K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$662K$347K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 11, 2026 $1.7M$1.2M$428K$20.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 $1.8M$1.6M$225K$18.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 15, 2024 $2.6M$1.3M$1.3M$16.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $2.5M$1.4M$1.1M$14.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $990K$1.1M−$115K$15.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 17, 2021 $966K$1.0M−$43K$12.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $965,566 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,249,186$550,972
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $346,542$328,337
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $182,623$86,257
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,778,351$965,566
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $448,876$583,861
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $481,576$425,191
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $930,452$1,009,052
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $847,899−$43,486
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $965,566 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $136,491 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$140,363
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$410,609
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$550,972
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $328,337$328,337
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$50,234−$50,234
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $136,491 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $278,103$965,566
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,009,052 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $145,920$145,920
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $437,941$437,941
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $73,141$73,141
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $51,490 · Fundraising $0$51,490
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,385$3,385
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,230 · Management $16,507$19,737
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,808$7,808
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,069$5,069
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $222,542$222,542
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,475 · Management $40,544 · Fundraising $0$42,019
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $661,707 · Management $347,345 · Fundraising $0$1,009,052
Part X · Balance sheet $12,710,438 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $703,369$475,515
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $206,918$651,685
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,000$13,712
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $117,829$108,775
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,031$4,597
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $12,735,368$11,456,154
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,780,515$12,710,438
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $81,842$126,889
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $50,300$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,545$29,103
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $161,687$155,992
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $246,002$271,121
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,372,826$12,283,325
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,618,828$12,554,446
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,780,515$12,710,438
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,554,446 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$965,566
XI-2 Total expenses$1,009,052
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$43,486
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,618,828
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,030,896
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$10,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,554,446

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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