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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by RUSSELL WILSON FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,248,356
Total expenses
$2,438,621
Contributions and grants received
$2,231,496
Grants paid
$2,013,480
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$16,560
Other revenue
$300
Total assets, end of year
$46,334
Total liabilities, end of year
$23,707
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$22,627
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,149,238
Management and general expenses
$219,347
Fundraising expenses
$70,036
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,149,238

Program services were 88.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,231,496

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $16,560 · excluded $16,560

  • 11a · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REWARDS

    total $300 · excluded $300

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $300

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,013,480 · program services $2,013,480

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $20,769 · program services $9,346 · management and general $4,154 · fundraising $7,269

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $143,657 · program services $64,646 · management and general $28,731 · fundraising $50,280

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,604 · program services $5,672 · management and general $2,521 · fundraising $4,411

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $91,420 · program services $18,570 · management and general $72,850

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $34,377 · program services $6,983 · management and general $27,394

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $99,238 · program services $20,158 · management and general $79,080

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $612 · program services $275 · management and general $123 · fundraising $214

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $13,009 · program services $5,854 · management and general $2,602 · fundraising $4,553

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,424 · program services $2,441 · management and general $1,085 · fundraising $1,898

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,031 · program services $1,813 · management and general $807 · fundraising $1,411

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $89,540 · end of year $46,334

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $136,978

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $13,626 · end of year $23,452

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $255

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $212,892 · end of year $22,627

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE RUSSELL WILSON FOUNDATION DBA WHY NOT YOU FOUNDATION ("WNY FOUNDATION") WAS ESTABLISHED TO EMPOWER CHANGE IN THE WORLD, ONE INDIVIDUAL AT A TIME, AND ONE CHILD AT A TIME.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO EMPOWER CHANGE IN THE WORLD, ONE CHILD AT A TIME.

  • YOUTH EDUCATION: THE WHY NOT YOU FOUNDATION ("WNY FOUNDATION") WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH THE WHY NOT YOU ACADEMY (THE "ACADEMY") AND HAS DONE SO SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE ACADEMY. THE ACADEMY PROVIDES TOOLS FOR STUDENTS TO WORK OUTSIDE OF THE TYPICAL CLASSROOM AND ALLOWS STUDENTS TO GET INVOLVED IN PROJECTS IN WHICH THEY ARE PASSIONATE. THIS APPROACH REPRESENTS THE WHY NOT YOU FOUNDATION'S MISSION, SCULPTING OUR YOUTH THROUGH BETTER OPPORTUNITIES IN EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND NUTRITION. IN 2023, WITH THE HELP OF THE WNY FOUNDATION, THE WHY NOT YOU ACADEMY RAISED FUNDS FOR AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS AND MEALS TO FIGHT FOOD INSECURITY, AND A RECORDING STUDIO FOR YOUTH, IN ADDITION TO GRANTS OF $1,013,480 TO THE ACADEMY.

    Expenses $1,013,480 · Grants $1,013,480

  • CHILDREN'S HEALTH: IN 2023, THE WNY FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH TO FURTHER HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING YOUTH WITH EASIER AND BETTER ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE BY DONATING $100,000 EACH TO 10 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT CHILDREN'S HEALTH. THE WNY FOUNDATION STRIVES TO REMOVE SUCH BARRIERS THAT HINDER ACTIVATING ASSETS TO HAVE A LASTING IMPACT FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR YOUNGER GENERATION. THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN, AND MANY OTHER PARTNERSHIPS, THE WNY FOUNDATION HAS RAISED OVER $11 MILLION THAT HAS GONE DIRECTLY TO CHARITIES.

    Expenses $1,000,000 · Grants $1,000,000

  • SUPPORT FOR PHILANTHROPIC ENGAGEMENT: WHY NOT YOU FOUNDATION STAFF MEMBERS ENSURE THE FULL DAILY OPERATIONS OF THE NONPROFIT. A CORE FOCUS IS ON RESEARCHING, BUILDING AND SUPPORTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LIKE-MINDED NONPROFITS IN CORE COMMUNITIES OF FOCUS. SIGNIFICANT TIME IS SPENT IN THE CREATION AND EXECUTION OF VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS.

    Expenses $135,758

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Russell Wilson

    PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Pickett

    TREASURER/CFO/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $20,769
    From this org
    $20,769
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Ciara Wilson

    VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sheryl Willert

    SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Estrada

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Rodgers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Harry Wilson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Abramson Lott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charly Martin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shayla Tait

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $128,315
    From this org
    $128,315
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • WEST2EAST INDUSTRIES INC

    S · WA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423209349321382

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