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Friendship Foundation

Roanoke, VA · EIN 54-1427948 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Friendship Foundation reported $45.0 million in revenue and $39.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.66 went to program services, $24.34 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 77.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $594,635 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 3152% 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 $40M

For 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 $45M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
75.7%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
24.3%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%1.8%
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
12.5%79.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
77.1%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$594,635$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.50%1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
13
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
3.956.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 10100.0%

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 expense
$175K expenses · 0.6% of program spending · grants $272K · revenue $420K

The corporation collects grants & contributions to cover its costs and contributions to distribute to other nonprofit organizations

$4.7M expenses · 15.7% of program spending · revenue $4.2M

Friendship salem terrace operated a 79 bed assisted living facility, with an occupancy rate of 86.54% for the fiscal year. The facility had census days of 68.36 with an additional 9.68 second occupants. The organization maintains twenty four hour nursing staff. Services that the staff provide are offered in four different levels. These services include assistance with taking medicine, bathing and/or grooming, and 24 hour nursing supervision. In addition to nursing services, the organization also maintains a dietary staff in order to provide three nutritious meals

$25M expenses · 83.7% of program spending · revenue $31M

Friendship rl, llc ("frl") was formed in october 2023 as part of the acquisition of richfield living, llc. Frl is owned by Friendship Foundation and has multiple accounting entities under their employer identification number ("ein"). Entities under the frl ein number includes richfield health center ("rhc"), richfield living independent living ("rl il"), the joseph c. Thomas center ("jct"), the oaks ("oaks"), the professional building ("prof"), the daugherty road building ("dr"), and town center ("tc"). Rhc consists of a 112-bed skilled nursing facility. Rl il furnishes independent living…

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$0$573,930$20,705$594,635
CFO
Officer, 20.00 hrs/week
$0$428,120$14,050$442,170
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS - RICHFIELD
Key employee, 20.00 hrs/week
$252,964$0$11,741$264,705
NURSE MANAGER LPN
Highest compensated employee, 20.00 hrs/week
$0$238,843$14,180$253,023
VP HUMAN RESOURCES & COMPL
Highest compensated employee, 20.00 hrs/week
$0$238,505$11,185$249,690
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS
Key employee, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$225,591$13,065$238,656
PHYSICIAN
Highest compensated employee, 0.00 hrs/week
$0$201,520$2,551$204,071
DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING
Highest compensated employee, 20.00 hrs/week
$0$178,749$16,386$195,135

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Friendship Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $112K (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$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$45M$40M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$45M$40M75.7%$13M$594,635
FY2024 ⓘ$28M$30M83.4%$7.6M$656,298
FY2023 ⓘ$12M$5.6M82.4%$9.3M$528,110
FY2022 ⓘ$1.1M$131K46.2%$2.9M$520,011
FY2021 (amended) ⓘ$1.4M$1.4M49.1%$1.9M$497,406
FY2020 ⓘ$1.4M$1.3M45.0%$1.9M$451,041

Governance 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–1b10 · 10 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 5603
  • Volunteers Part I, line 619

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Friendship 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 Friendship Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Friendship Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Friendship Foundation reported that 75.7% of its $39.7 million in expenses went to program services, 24.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Friendship Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Friendship Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $594,635, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Friendship Foundation get its money?

Of $45.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 12.5% came from contributions and grants and 77.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Friendship Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 54-1427948 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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 202631329349300508 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540939349301804 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441239349300444 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202340399349301379 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 (amended), object 202200259349301300 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202013189349311466 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 54-1427948: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.