Snell Foundation INC FY2021 filing

N Highlands, CA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Public & Societal Benefit

! Not tax-deductible
Revenue
$1.7M
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$601K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
No
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CSnell Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D94-6071849
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2000
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CN Highlands, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W90)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.smf.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.25
Program services75%$1.0M
Management & general25%$340K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
32.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+18%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$3.8M
FY2021
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.5M
Total liabilities
$150K
FY2021
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$150K
FY2022$80K
FY2023$152K
FY2024$152K
FY2025$109K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$300K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$411K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$150K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.6

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$1.4M · 83%
Investment income$157K · 9%
Other revenue$124K · 7%
Program service revenue83%$1.4M
Investment income9%$157K
Other revenue7%$124K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.6M · Operating expenses/yr $1.4M
32.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.0M · Total expenses $1.4M
75%
Management & General
Management & general $340K · Total expenses $1.4M
25%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $1.4M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $1.7M
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.7M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.4M · Total revenue $1.7M
83%
Investment reliance
Investment income $157K · Total revenue $1.7M
+9%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.4M · Total expenses $1.4M
101%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.7M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.7M · Expenses $1.4M
+18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.8M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.7M · Total assets $3.8M
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $3.2M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.8M
84%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Daniel J Thomas MD · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $1.4M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $957K · Total expenses $1.4M
71%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%——
Overhead ratio 25%——
Legal fee ratio 2%——
Accounting fee ratio 5%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Mgr.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Johnson’s $160K as General Mgr. is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Stephen Johnson$160,390$158,105$155,190
Denis Anishchenko$160,390$158,105$154,675
Qiahong Zhang$148,465$146,606$143,343
Daniel J Thomas MD—$42,500$40,000
William H Muzzy III—$30,000$30,000
Edward B Becker Me—$30,000$30,000
Randal P Ching PHD—$15,000—

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 4Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • –Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Snell Foundation INC is a public benefit nonprofit based in N Highlands, CA.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $1.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

To establish safety standards for various types of head-gear; test consumer products to foundation standards; publish industry standards and guidelines relative to the head-gear industry; provide snell foundation insignias for those products meeting the standards.

$1.0Mprogram expense

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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.2M+35% 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.2M+103% 990 PDF
FY2023 $601K$1.3M-76% 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$1.4M+51% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.7M$1.4M 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

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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