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FRIENDS OF MUIR VALLEY INC

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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FRIENDS OF MUIR VALLEY INC

EIN 26-2957518 · Environmental Education (C60)

What they do

FRIENDS of MUIR VALLEY is A VOLUNTEER-BASED ORGANIZATION CONSISTING of LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS WHOSE GOAL IT is to ENSURE MUIR VALLEY REMAINS OPEN and FREE to THE PUBLIC INTO PERPETUITY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THIS GOAL is TIME, TALENT, and EFFORT. HOWEVER, AS THE POPULARITY of THE AREA INCREASED, THE NEED for MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS BECAME CRITICAL. FRIENDS of MUIR VALLEY ACCEPTS MONETARY DONATIONS WHICH ARE PUT to USE TOWARDS OPERATING EXPENSES of MUIR VALLEY (PROPERTY INFRASTRUCTURE, MAINTENANCE, ANNUAL TRAIL DAY EXPENSES, ETC). BASED ON FRIENDS of MUIR VALLEYS SUCCESS IN SUPPORTING and MAINTAINING MUIR VALLEY, THE ORGANIZATION ACCEPTED THE DONATION of THE MUIR VALLEY PROPERTY IN 2015.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $88.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

66.79%of revenue went to mission work88.3% of expenses · Program services
2.26%of revenue went to fundraising3.0% of expenses
$75.68spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
6.62%of revenue went to management and office costs8.8% of expenses
$18.29in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
18.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$176,116
Mission workProgram services$117,63266.79% of revenue88.3% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$11,6666.62% of revenue8.8% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$3,9792.26% of revenue3.0% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$42,83924.32% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$133,27775.68% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 88.3% mission · 8.8% management · 3.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.68% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 91.9% mission · 5.3% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.52% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 93.8% mission · 4.7% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 22.43% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 91.8% mission · 6.2% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 11.74% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 94.2% mission · 4.0% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.02% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 93.6% mission · 3.7% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 59.89% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 94.0% mission · 3.7% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 52.94% of revenue
2016Expense mix: 94.5% mission · 3.4% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 63.09% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$176,116
Expenses$133,277
Annual surplus $42,839 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$117,632 · 88.3% of expenses
Management and office costs$11,666 · 8.8% of expenses
Fundraising$3,979 · 3.0% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$176,116
Expenses$133,277
Assets$2,437,079
Income$176,116
Contributions$33,089
Mission work (program services)$117,632
Fundraising$3,979
Management and general$11,666
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (12)

ALLIE ESKARIT DIRECTOR

ASHLYN PIERSONBOARD MEMBER

BOBBI FISHERVICE CHAIRMA

BRIAN GILLEYBOARD MEMBER

CHRIS DECKERBOARD MEMBER

EMILY FOSTERBOARD MEMBER

ESHA KHULLARBOARD MEMBER

JAYSON DEESEBOARD MEMBER

JOHN BAINTREASURER

KENNETH DELAPBOARD MEMBER

MARK ROBINSONFINANCIAL SE

ROBERT MCCREACHAIRMAN

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2013
Location
50 MUIR RD, ROGERS, KY 41365-9015
County
Wolfe
In care of
% ROGER VANDAMME
Primary officer
JOHN BAIN, TREASURER

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
January 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
SUMMIT ACCOUNTING GROUP LLC
NTEE classification
Environmental Education (C60)
IRS tax category
Environmental Education

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