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Amador Community Foundation

Connecting Local Generosity with Local Needs

two stars

78.44

571 South State Highway 49 P.O. Box 1154
Jackson, CA 95642
tel: (209) 223-2148   Web Site
EIN: 68-0447992

Board Leadership
Patrick Crew
President

CEO
Kathleen Harmon
Executive Director

 
 
  Score
(out of 100) 		Rating
Overall Score & Rating 78.44 two stars
  Financial 80.00 three stars
  Accountability & Transparency 77.00 two stars
This rating was published 06/01/2020 and includes data from FY2018, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?

The Amador Community Foundation was founded in 1999 by a generous donation from Mrs. Helen Fallis. Simply put, the Amador Community Foundation improves the quality of life for the citizens of Amador County and their succeeding generations. How? We receive gifts from people who care, we invest these gifts forever, and we use the investment earnings to make grants each year to local charities. We aim to enhance the lives and future of the people in our unique community by connecting people who care deeply with causes that matter.

The Amador Community Foundation was founded in 1999 by a generous donation from Mrs. Helen Fallis. Simply put, the Amador Community Foundation improves the quality of life for the citizens of Amador County and their succeeding generations. How? We receive gifts from people who care, we invest these gifts forever, and we use the investment earnings to make grants each year to local charities. We aim to enhance the lives and future of the people in our unique community by connecting people who care deeply with causes that matter.

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Financial

three stars

80.00

Accountability & Transparency

two stars

77.00

This rating was published 06/01/2020 and includes data from FY2018, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?
Overall Rating Chart
  Program Expenses
(Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs
and services it delivers)		 93.7%
  Administrative Expenses 1.8%
  Fundraising Expenses 4.3%
  Fundraising Efficiency $0.05
  Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.89
  Program Expenses Growth -4.2%
  Liabilities to Assets 3.9%
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Amador Community Foundation on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Amador Community Foundation on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
Information Provided on the Form 990  
  Independent Voting Board Members
  No Material diversion of assets
  Audited financials prepared by independent accountant
  Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties
  Documents Board Meeting Minutes
  Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing
  Conflict of Interest Policy
  Whistleblower Policy
  Records Retention and Destruction Policy
  CEO listed with salary
  Process for determining CEO compensation
  Board Listed / Board Members Not Compensated
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website?  
  Donor Privacy Policy
  Board Members Listed
  Audited Financials
  Form 990
  Key staff listed

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
Amador Community Foundation (CA) 78.44 two stars
Hawaii Community Foundation (HI) 92.98 four stars
Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (VI) 98.23 four stars
Adams County Community Foundation (PA) 96.13 four stars
Community Foundation for Monterey County (CA) 94.69 four stars

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REVENUE  
Contributions  
   Contributions, Gifts & Grants $963,804
   Federated Campaigns $0
   Membership Dues $0
   Fundraising Events $0
   Related Organizations $0
   Government Grants $43,150
Total Contributions $1,006,954
   Program Service Revenue $13,427
Total Primary Revenue $1,020,381
   Other Revenue $486,375
TOTAL REVENUE $1,506,756
   
EXPENSES  
   Program Expenses $1,278,532
   Administrative Expenses $35,093
   Fundraising Expenses $47,749
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES $1,361,374
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $145,382
   
Net Assets $4,764,334

Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.

Program Name Amount Spent % of Program Expenses
Community Granting $1,278,532 100.0%

Ratings History

Form 990 FYE Date Published Overall Score Overall Rating
CN 2.1
2018-12 06/01/2020 78.44 two stars
2017-12 04/01/2020 82.89 three stars

The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).

EIN 68-0447992
Name in IRS Master File AMADOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
NTEE Code T30
NTEE Classification Public Foundations
NTEE Type Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations
Classification Charitable Organization
Subsection 501(c)(3)  (View the list of codes)
Activities
Foundation Status Organization that normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes.  509(a)(2)
Deductibility Contributions are deductible
Affiliation Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).
Group Name [Not Applicable]
Ruling Date May, 2000
Filing Requirement 990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Fiscal Year End December
IRS Forms 990
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  • December, 2017
  • December, 2016
  • December, 2015
  • December, 2014
  • December, 2013
Compensation % of Expenses Paid to Title
$73,633 5.40% Kathleen Harmon Executive Director

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
Amador Community Foundation (CA) 78.44 two stars
Community Foundation for Nantucket (MA) 89.35 three stars
Erie Community Foundation (PA) 99.35 four stars
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay (FL) 95.72 four stars
St. Croix Valley Foundation (WI) 86.01 three stars

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Charity Contact Info

Amador Community Foundation
571 South State Highway 49
P.O. Box 1154
Jackson, CA 95642
tel: (209) 223-2148
EIN: 68-0447992

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Board Leadership

Patrick Crew
President

CEO

Kathleen Harmon
Executive Director

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