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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COLLEGE OF WESTERN IDAHO FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,144,422
Total expenses
$2,038,185
Contributions and grants received
$1,879,548
Grants paid
$1,821,913
Program service revenue
$22,362
Investment income
$249,072
Other revenue
-$6,560
Total assets, end of year
$7,275,615
Total liabilities, end of year
$38,480
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,237,135
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,821,913
Management and general expenses
$214,331
Fundraising expenses
$1,941
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,821,913

Program services were 89.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $187,097

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,692,451

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $150,601

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Gift fee revenue

    total $22,362 · related or exempt $22,362

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $208,165 · excluded $208,165

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,149,763

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,108,856

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $40,907

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $40,907 · excluded $40,907

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $28,302

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $187,097

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $34,862

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$6,560 · excluded -$6,560

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,821,913 · program services $1,821,913

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,136 · management and general $20,136

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $42,256 · management and general $42,256

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $77,421 · management and general $77,421

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,066 · management and general $3,066

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,550 · management and general $15,016 · fundraising $534

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $17,400 · management and general $17,400

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,648 · management and general $12,140 · fundraising $508

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,252 · management and general $11,252

  • 24a · Other expenses: Memberships & Subscript

    total $4,761 · management and general $4,761

  • 24b · Other expenses: Professional Developmen

    total $4,510 · management and general $4,510

  • 24c · Other expenses: Books and Subscriptions

    total $106 · management and general $106

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,166 · management and general $6,267 · fundraising $899

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,062,767 · end of year $1,648,822

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $141,185

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,268 · end of year $71,195

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,631,601 · end of year $5,401,034

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,313 · end of year $13,379

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $48,598 · end of year $38,480

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,331,131 · end of year $1,643,024

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,331,220 · end of year $5,594,111

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The Foundation, an Internal Revenue Code ("Code") Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, supports the mission of the College through the development and creation of resources that will improve and (Continued on Schedule O)(Continued from Form 990, Part III, Line 1) advance the College, its programs, and students. The Foundation raises funds from individuals, companies, foundations, and organizations, and invests and manages gifts in accordance with donors' wishes.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To provide support for the fundraising efforts of CWI and to manage privately donated funds.

  • The College of Western Idaho Foundation raised and managed Scholarship Funds, Program Support, and private resources for the College of Western Idaho Students and Programs which support the mission and priorities of the College. During the Fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the Foundation provided scholarship funds to the College of Western Idaho, who in turn provided scholarships to 494 students totaling $761,611. The Foundation also provided program support (department support $144,242 and facility support $916,060) totaling $1,060,302 to the College of Western Idaho.

    Expenses $1,821,913 · Grants $1,821,913 · Revenue $22,362

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mike Pena

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alison Patt

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ben Chaney

    Vice President (Until Apr 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Braun

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Ballenger

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ivan Castillo

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Todd Christensen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shawn Dammarell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rodney Emery

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bert Glandon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Ilett

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George Iliff

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ryan Martin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam JL Minic

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Rigenhagen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Shultz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Nichols

    Director (As of Oct 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian King

    Director (As of Oct 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Estela Rosales

    Director (As of Feb 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mick Wiskerchen

    Director (As of Oct 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Arstein As of Apr 2024

    Chief Development Officer

    Total calculated
    $91,038
    From this org
    $74,513
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,525
    Hours/week
    40
  • Michael Jensen Until Apr 2024

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $109,204
    From this org
    $81,312
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,892
    Hours/week
    40
  • LaDawn Anderst Until Apr 2024

    Coordinator of Donor Acknowledgement and Recog

    Total calculated
    $79,708
    From this org
    $56,024
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,684
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part II, Compensation from Unrelated Organization:
The College of Western Idaho, an unrelated organization, compensated the following on the Foundation's behalf for the 2023 Calendar Year: Michael Jensen, Executive Director (Until April 2024) Compensation: $81,312 Retirement: $9,906 Nontaxable Benefits: $17,986 Nontaxable Life: $663 LaDawn Anderst, Coordinator of Donor Acknowledgement and Recognition (Until April 2024) Compensation: $56,024 Retirement: $6,862 Nontaxable Benefits: $16,822 Nontaxable Life: $416 Mark Arstein, Chief Development Officer (Beginning April 2024) Compensation: $74,513 Retirement: $8,505 Nontaxable Benefits: $8,021 Nontaxable Life: $597 These expenses have not been included on Form 990 Part IX as they are donated services and are included on Schedule D, Part XI and Part XII.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • The College of Western Idaho

    $1,821,913

    Departmental Support, Program Support, and Scholarship funds for the College.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
1 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510939349301701

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