ERIE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ERIE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

EIN 34-1792862 · Community Foundations (T31)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE ECCF is to PROVIDE for THE ENRICHMENT of THE QUALITY of LIFE IN THE ERIE COUNTY and SANDUSKY, OHIO COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT to ASSESS and RESPOND to CHANGING COMMUNITY NEEDS and BY SERVING AS A CHARITABLE MECHANISM for DONORS of ALL LEVELS of CHARITABLE GIVING.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $86.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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

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They name their leaders21 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

68.48%of revenue went to mission work86.4% of expenses · Program services

4.52%of revenue went to fundraising5.7% of expenses

$79.28spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

6.28%of revenue went to management and office costs7.9% of expenses

$11.75in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

48.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $113,050 for ELIZABETH MAIDEN (EXECUTIVE DI). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

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$4,797,387

Mission workProgram services$3,285,28868.48% of revenue86.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$301,2516.28% of revenue7.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$216,8924.52% of revenue5.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$993,95620.72% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$3,803,43179.28% 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: 86.4% mission · 7.9% management · 5.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.28% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 85.6% mission · 8.3% management · 6.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 65.11% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 88.0% mission · 7.1% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 144.88% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 81.7% mission · 10.5% management · 7.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 17.17% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 80.4% mission · 11.1% management · 8.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 43.75% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 81.9% mission · 10.6% management · 7.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.74% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 76.8% mission · 12.2% management · 11.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 60.54% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 83.7% mission · 9.4% management · 6.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 45.56% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,797,387

Expenses$3,803,431

Annual surplus $993,956 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)$3,285,288 · 86.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$301,251 · 7.9% of expenses

Fundraising$216,892 · 5.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$4,797,387

Expenses$3,803,431

Assets$44,688,441

Income$10,051,260

Contributions$2,334,163

Mission work (program services)$3,285,288

Fundraising$216,892

Grants given$10,597,636

Average grant$24,196

Management and general$301,251

Stocks and bonds$43,262,429

Accounting fees$9,200

Investing fees$229,008

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ELIZABETH MAIDENEXECUTIVE DI · 40 hrs/week $113,050

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (21)

ELIZABETH MAIDENEXECUTIVE DI

JARVIS COLE-CASTONDIRECTOR

TIMOTHY RIESTERERDIRECTOR

THOMAS M WOLFINVEST CHAIR

SUE FORTHOFERDIRECTOR

STACEY HARTLEYDIRECTOR

RON PARTHEMORECHAIR

RICH FINNERANTREASURER

MARY JANE HILLSECRETARY

LONNIE RIVERADIRECTOR

LEE ALEXAKOSDIRECTOR

JORDAN STERNBERGDIRECTOR

ALEXA MURRAYDIRECTOR

JAMES MURRAYDIRECTOR

ERIC MUEHLHAUSERDIRECTOR

ELIZABETH WAKEFIELDDIRECTOR

DR SWATHI RAVICHANDRANDIRECTOR

DEBRALEE DIVERSDIRECTOR

DAWSON FOSTERDIRECTOR

DANIEL MONCHERVICE CHAIR

C EUGENE KIDWELLDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1995
Location: 135 E WASHINGTON ROW, SANDUSKY, OH 44870-2643
County: Erie
In care of: % MARY JANE S HILL
Primary officer: ELIZABETH MAIDEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@eriefoundation.org Phone(419) 621-9690

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WILGING ROUSH & PARSONS CPAS
NTEE classification: Community Foundations (T31)
IRS tax category: Community Foundations
Grant-giving organization: Yes