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Fairfield County's Community Foundation
Fairfield County's Community Foundation reported $21.3 million in revenue and $33.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.54 went to program services, $7.16 to management and general costs and $3.30 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 74.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $376,733 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 30% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $33MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $21M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$72.31 $15M
- Government grants$1.79 $381K
- Program service revenue$0.22 $46,320
- Investment income$25.68 $5.5M
Other revenue was negative: −$2,839. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.5% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.3% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 74.1% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $376,733 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.14% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 16 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 105.4 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 19 of 19 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGrants - the Community Foundation awarded and made grants to 501(c)(3) organizations to support education and youth development, community and economic development, the empowerment of women and girls, health, immigration support and nonprofit capacity building
Community leadership - Fairfield County's Community Foundation promotes and supports collaborations, partnerships and initiatives to make an impact for women and girls, older youth (who are not in school or employed), equitable health, especially maternal health, affordable housing as well as income and asset building. The Community Foundation strengthens Fairfield County nonprofits by providing workshops, trainings and technical assistance to agencies and their staff & volunteers through the foundation's center for nonprofit excellence
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $327,505 | $0 | $49,228 | $376,733 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $200,483 | $0 | $52,351 | $252,834 |
| VP, PHILANTHROPY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $177,702 | $0 | $47,131 | $224,833 |
| VP, STRATEGY & EXTERNAL RELATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $196,441 | $0 | $11,948 | $208,389 |
| VP, GRANTS & PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $174,823 | $0 | $11,693 | $186,516 |
| VP, PEOPLE & CULTURE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $175,429 | $0 | $10,814 | $186,243 |
| DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $116,773 | $0 | $6,552 | $123,325 |
16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Fairfield County's Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $647K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b19 · 19 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 535
- Volunteers Part I, line 672
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| NEPC LLC Investment advisor | $301,568 |
| TURN TWO COMMUNICATIONS Marketing services | $129,262 |
| URBAN INSTITUTE Research and data analysis | $120,205 |
| DOT THINK DESIGN Marketing services | $104,769 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
26 private foundations reported grants to Fairfield County's Community Foundation totaling $2.7M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Fairfield County's Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Fairfield County's Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Fairfield County's Community Foundation spent in FY2025, $89.54 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Fairfield County's Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Fairfield County's Community Foundation reported that 89.5% of its $33.0 million in expenses went to program services, 7.2% to management and general and 3.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Fairfield County's Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Fairfield County's Community Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $376,733, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Fairfield County's Community Foundation get its money?
Of $21.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 74.1% came from contributions and grants (including 1.8% from government grants) and 0.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Fairfield County's Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 06-1083893 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202630899349300808 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531189349301948 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431209349300923 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202213569349300036 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202113199349329381 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202013219349325311 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 06-1083893: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.