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← THE EXCEPTIONAL FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by THE EXCEPTIONAL FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,919,337
Total expenses
$3,113,807
Contributions and grants received
$1,601,483
Grants paid
$94,589
Program service revenue
$1,146,836
Investment income
$65,736
Other revenue
$105,282
Total assets, end of year
$7,359,956
Total liabilities, end of year
$206,506
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,153,450
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,717,585
Management and general expenses
$258,417
Fundraising expenses
$137,805
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,717,585

Program services were 87.3% 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

    $553,325

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $266,081

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $782,077

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $1,146,836 · related or exempt $1,146,836

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $65,736 · excluded $65,736

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $95,675

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $95,675

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $95,675 · related or exempt $95,675

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $157,338

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

    $553,325

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $147,731

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $9,607 · excluded $9,607

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $94,589 · program services $94,589

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $193,728 · program services $170,480 · management and general $13,561 · fundraising $9,687

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,467,745 · program services $1,298,273 · management and general $99,636 · fundraising $69,836

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $188,525 · program services $166,705 · management and general $12,822 · fundraising $8,998

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $129,423 · program services $114,414 · management and general $8,816 · fundraising $6,193

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $8,280 · management and general $8,280

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $63,194 · program services $56,805 · management and general $4,705 · fundraising $1,684

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $75,203 · program services $46,857 · management and general $17,354 · fundraising $10,992

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $50,958 · program services $32,377 · management and general $8,357 · fundraising $10,224

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $97,619 · program services $88,395 · management and general $5,840 · fundraising $3,384

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,778 · program services $16,695 · management and general $83

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $24,383 · program services $11,092 · management and general $13,135 · fundraising $156

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $269,915 · program services $241,151 · management and general $28,764

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $105,415 · program services $96,343 · management and general $6,483 · fundraising $2,589

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $91,066 · program services $79,592 · management and general $7,713 · fundraising $3,761

  • 24b · Other expenses: FEILD TRIPS

    total $66,842 · program services $66,842

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK SERVICE CHARGES

    total $41,834 · program services $33,975 · management and general $3,705 · fundraising $4,154

  • 24d · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGES

    total $33,095 · program services $18,773 · management and general $14,126 · fundraising $196

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $95,215 · program services $84,227 · management and general $5,037 · fundraising $5,951

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $707,421 · end of year $811,074

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $63,919 · end of year $47,866

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $27,224 · end of year $16,210

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $8,067,195

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,648,395

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,605,911 · end of year $4,418,800

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,497,252 · end of year $1,735,203

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $348,524 · end of year $330,803

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $54,039 · end of year $61,755

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $43,000 · end of year $144,751

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,153,212 · end of year $7,153,450

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE, PEOPLE WITH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL CHALLENGES, TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES AND THEIR FAMILY'S LIVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.

  • THE EXCEPTIONAL FOUNDATION PROVIDES CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE LASTING FRIENDSHIPS, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFE SKILLS, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH AN ADULT DAY PROGRAM, WHICH RUNS DAILY FROM 7:50 A.M. TO 5:30 P.M., AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FOR EXCEPTIONAL YOUTH WHICH IS OPEN FROM 3-5:30 P.M. ON WEEKDAYS ALONG WITH AN 8-WEEK YOUTH SUMMER CAMP THAT RUNS 5 DAYS A WEEK DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EXERCISE, GAMES, MUSIC, DANCE, ART, CLUBS, SOCIAL TIME, AND FIELD TRIPS TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS RANGING FROM DOWN THE STREET TO ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

    Expenses $2,717,585 · Grants $94,589 · Revenue $1,242,511

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • PATRICK STRONG

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DANIEL SIMS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LINDA STONE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DAVID BLACKMON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DREW GEARHART

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ELIZABETH HENDERSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BROOK BALOGH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • BILLY DODSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CHARLIE JORDAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LORI METROCK

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MELVA TATE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MATT LYDEN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CHRIS KRAMER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MICHELE NICHOLS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SHERREL STEWART

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LU PITTS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • PHILLIP SCHILLECI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ERIC BISHOP

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DIANE GRISWOLD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ALEX MORTON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CALEB WILSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JEFF DOWNES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOHN TRAWICK

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SARA NEWELL

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $194,928
    From this org
    $184,490
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,438
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,490
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,648
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,790
    Filer's total
    $194,928

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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)

PART I, LINE 3
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202622469349300917

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