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Community Foundation of Abilene

Abilene, TX · EIN 75-2045832 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Community Foundation of Abilene reported $36.1 million in revenue and $31.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.41 went to program services, $5.02 to management and general costs and $1.57 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 70.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $277,200 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 136% 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 $31M

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 $36M

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)
93.4%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
5.0%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.6%1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.02$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
70.6%79.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$277,200$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.89%1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
13
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
72.156.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
15 of 15100.0%

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
$29M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $29M

Grants to various qualified 501(c)(3) organizations based upon approved grant applications or upon board of trustees action. See attached schedule

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, 40.00 hrs/week
$262,500$0$14,700$277,200

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Foundation of Abilene (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $278K (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$36M$31M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$36M$31M93.4%$188M$277,200
FY2024 ⓘ$31M$21M92.8%$175M$264,630
FY2023 ⓘ$25M$20M92.6%$159M$250,030
FY2022 ⓘ$41M$17M91.8%$146M$233,280
FY2021 ⓘ$22M$15M91.8%$149M$220,180
FY2020 ⓘ$15M$10M88.9%$115M$206,700

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–1b15 · 15 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 513
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6249

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
WEATHERL & ASSOCIATES
Architecture
$131,490
FUND EVALUATION GROUP
Investment consulting
$122,560

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

12 private foundations reported grants to Community Foundation of Abilene totaling $6.6M 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 Community Foundation of Abilene's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Community Foundation of Abilene, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Community Foundation of Abilene's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Community Foundation of Abilene reported that 93.4% of its $31.3 million in expenses went to program services, 5.0% to management and general and 1.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Community Foundation of Abilene pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Community Foundation of Abilene reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $277,200, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Community Foundation of Abilene get its money?

Of $36.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 70.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Community Foundation of Abilene a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 75-2045832 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 202601209349301595 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530999349301408 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431359349303408 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331309349303958 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221339349304982 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100769349301200 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 75-2045832: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.