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Blue River Foundation
Blue River Foundation reported $12.1 million in revenue and $5.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $80.08 went to program services, $17.80 to management and general costs and $2.12 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 68.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $96,500 (EXECUTIVE DI). Revenue rose 239% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $5.8MFor 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.1% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.8% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.1% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 68.3% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.7% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $96,500 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.67% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 118.2 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseAwards/grants to social service providers
Grants to benefit youth in the county
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b12 · 12 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 57
- Volunteers Part I, line 675
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Blue River Foundation totaling $220K 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 Blue River 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 Blue River Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Blue River Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Blue River Foundation reported that 80.1% of its $5.8 million in expenses went to program services, 17.8% to management and general and 2.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Blue River Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Blue River Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $96,500, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Blue River Foundation get its money?
Of $12.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 68.3% came from contributions and grants and 4.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Blue River Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 35-1756331 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 202523119349301407 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402989349300930 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343129349300249 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243139349301524 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202122919349301307 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022739349301542 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 35-1756331: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.