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Bauer Family Resources

Lafayette, IN · EIN 35-1165883 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Bauer Family Resources reported $10.2 million in revenue and $10.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.59 went to program services, $0.11 to management and general costs and $0.30 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.0% of the total. Government grants made up 91.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $160,097 (CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 34% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
99.6%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
0.1%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.3%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
96.0%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
91.2%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
3.3%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$160,097$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.59%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
26
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.26.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 11100.0%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$7.9M expenses · 78.4% of program spending

Head start and early head start are federally funded programs that offer preschool and childcare services to families living at or below the federal poverty guidelines. Special consideration is given to children with disabilities; living in foster care, homeless, or receiving public assistance. Services include case managers to support families be successful. Services include pregnant women's program, homebased early head start services, center based early head start classrooms and head start preschool classrooms. In 2024, early head start in tippecanoe county serviced 75 children and…

$462K expenses · 4.6% of program spending · grants $960 · revenue $334K

Family centered services includes programs and services funded by state contracts and grants. In this division, case managers provide services to families involved with the child welfare system. Services are provided -in home, including case management, supervised visitation and support for fathers. In 2024, 63 families participated in family centered services programming. For families which engaged in services that closed in 2024, 44% (8/18) working towards reunification were successfully reunited during bauer's services and 86% (6/7) of families working in preservation services remained…

$1.6M expenses · 15.5% of program spending · grants $82,598

Community partners for child safety is a child abuse and neglect prevention program funded by the department of child services. In addition to case management, the program can meet concrete needs of families. In 2024, 1073 families received community partners services. The program paid 91,017 for concrete needs (utilities, buying beds, etc.) and counseling fees for participants

$152K all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$155,805$0$4,292$160,097
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$119,611$0$2,158$121,769

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bauer Family Resources (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $282K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M201920202021202220232024$10M$10M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$10M$10M99.6%$3.5M$160,097
2023 ⓘ$9.4M$9.6M99.3%$3.4M$154,312
2022 ⓘ$7.5M$7.2M97.7%$3.5M$146,525
2021 ⓘ$7.4M$7.2M99.4%$3.4M$124,846
2020 ⓘ$7.0M$6.8M97.4%$3.2M$138,287
2019 ⓘ$7.6M$7.4M97.5%$3.0M$131,135

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b11 · 11 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 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5164
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6500

Private foundation grants it received

4 private foundations reported grants to Bauer Family Resources totaling $52,069 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Bauer Family Resources's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Bauer Family Resources, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Bauer Family Resources's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Bauer Family Resources reported that 99.6% of its $10.1 million in expenses went to program services, 0.1% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Bauer Family Resources pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Bauer Family Resources reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $160,097, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Bauer Family Resources get its money?

Of $10.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 96.0% came from contributions and grants (including 91.2% from government grants) and 3.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Bauer Family Resources a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 35-1165883 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

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523189349300342 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443179349302419 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313149349300441 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243119349302159 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202122639349300202 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012889349302161 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 35-1165883: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.