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Wendell Foster's Campus for Developmental Disabilities

Owensboro, KY · EIN 61-0490868 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Wendell Foster's Campus for Developmental Disabilities reported $30.4 million in revenue and $25.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.55 went to program services, $16.36 to management and general costs and $0.09 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 78.7% of the total. Government grants made up 5.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $193,426 (CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 46% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $26M

For context, the median across 314 covered diseases, disorders & medical disciplines charities: $88.73 programs, $10.89 management, $0.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $30M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 314 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
83.5%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
16.4%10.6%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.1%0.4%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.01$0.03
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
8.2%24.7%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
5.9%0.6%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
78.7%59.5%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$193,426$391,657
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.75%1.45%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
310
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
12.17.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
13 of 13100.0%

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
$3.2M expenses · 14.6% of program spending · revenue $3.0M

Community living option services: providing social, prevocational/day training, residential, respite and habilitative community based opportunities for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities

$17M expenses · 76.7% of program spending · revenue $19M

Intermediate care services: providing active treatment while meeting the needs of individuals with multiple intellectual, behavioral, physical and developmental disabilities in a residential setting with 63 full time residents

$1.4M expenses · 6.6% of program spending · revenue $1.4M

Comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation services: providing speech, occupational and physical therapy, hydrotherapy and assistive technology for infants, children and adults with intellectual disabilities or developmental delays

$462K all other programs (line 4d)

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
CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$173,493$0$19,933$193,426
CPO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$148,443$0$27,632$176,075
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$157,545$0$7,874$165,419

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Wendell Foster's Campus for Developmental Disabilities (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $561K (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$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$30M$26M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$30M$26M83.5%$26M$193,426
FY2024 ⓘ$25M$26M83.5%$22M$190,357
FY2023 ⓘ$24M$24M83.5%$21M$191,996
FY2022 ⓘ$23M$24M84.8%$21M$178,726
FY2021 ⓘ$25M$22M84.6%$22M$155,629
FY2020 ⓘ$21M$21M83.7%$17M$163,195

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–1b13 · 13 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 5556
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6822

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
COMFORTECH HEATING & COOLING LLC
Repairs & maintenance
$107,775

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Wendell Foster's Campus for Developmental Disabilities totaling $871 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 Wendell Foster's Campus for Developmental Disabilities's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Wendell Foster's Campus for Developmental Disabilities, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Wendell Foster's Campus for Developmental Disabilities's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, Wendell Foster's Campus for Developmental Disabilities reported that 83.5% of its $25.9 million in expenses went to program services, 16.4% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Wendell Foster's Campus for Developmental Disabilities pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Wendell Foster's Campus for Developmental Disabilities reported for one person in the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025 was $193,426, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Wendell Foster's Campus for Developmental Disabilities get its money?

Of $30.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025, 8.2% came from contributions and grants (including 5.9% from government grants) and 78.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Wendell Foster's Campus for Developmental Disabilities a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 61-0490868 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 October 31, 2025, object 202620709349301007 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2024, object 202510649349300031 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023, object 202410699349300011 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2022, object 202320689349301722 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2021, object 202232509349301028 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2020, object 202122169349300022 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 61-0490868: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.