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← THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$101,658,764
Total expenses
$85,106,726
Contributions and grants received
$62,279,008
Grants paid
$64,462,881
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$76,012,229
Management and general expenses
$7,329,386
Fundraising expenses
$1,765,111
Program service expenses (Part III)
$76,012,229

Program services were 89.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Listed in Part VII

  • SHERRIE ARMSTRONG

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $500,898
    From this org
    $443,614
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,284
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $384,754
    Bonus
    $52,500
    Other
    $6,360
    Deferred
    $49,838
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,446
    Filer's total
    $500,898

  • CASSANDRA EMERY

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $301,733
    From this org
    $289,140
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,593
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $268,752
    Bonus
    $20,028
    Other
    $360
    Deferred
    $12,179
    Nontaxable benefits
    $414
    Filer's total
    $301,733

  • MICHELLE A NELSON

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $276,999
    From this org
    $252,172
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,827
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,924
    Bonus
    $22,888
    Other
    $360
    Deferred
    $10,501
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,326
    Filer's total
    $276,999

  • KATHERINE BUSSER

    VP, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

    Total calculated
    $217,968
    From this org
    $204,416
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,552
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,918
    Bonus
    $8,138
    Other
    $360
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,552
    Filer's total
    $217,968

  • MAURA D BITTNER

    CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $209,676
    From this org
    $185,652
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,024
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,119
    Bonus
    $14,173
    Other
    $360
    Deferred
    $8,840
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,184
    Filer's total
    $209,676

  • KIMBERLY RUSSELL

    SENIOR VP, MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $201,491
    From this org
    $188,181
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,310
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,719
    Bonus
    $15,102
    Other
    $360
    Deferred
    $7,520
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,790
    Filer's total
    $201,491

  • VANESSA DIAMOND

    SENIOR VP, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $195,902
    From this org
    $187,113
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,789
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,425
    Bonus
    $15,328
    Other
    $360
    Deferred
    $8,403
    Nontaxable benefits
    $386
    Filer's total
    $195,902

  • AUDREY TRUSSELL

    VP, COMMUNITY IMPACT

    Total calculated
    $155,341
    From this org
    $143,482
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,859
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,243
    Bonus
    $6,879
    Other
    $360
    Deferred
    $6,141
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,718
    Filer's total
    $155,341

  • LAUREN SHEPHARD

    VP, FINANCE AND CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $146,840
    From this org
    $139,890
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,950
    Hours/week
    40

  • EMMETT S BLACKWELL

    SENIOR CONSULTANT / FORMER KEY EMPL

    Total calculated
    $132,577
    From this org
    $127,310
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,267
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,950
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $360
    Deferred
    $5,079
    Nontaxable benefits
    $188
    Filer's total
    $132,577

  • JENNIFER HUNTER

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • VICTOR K BRANCH

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN E KEMPER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CARTER M REID

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHARLES E AGEE III

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NEIL AMIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • THOMAS I BARKIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MOSES FOSTER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MANJU S GANERIWALA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • J CONRAD GARCIA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHERYL L GARLAND

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KRISSY M GATHRIGHT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KRISTEN FRANCES HAGER

    BOARD MEMBER THROUGH 12/31/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TRICIA L HARPER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TERRELL L HARRIGAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARK J HOURIGAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PATRICIA MERRILL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KEITH MIDDLETON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PAULA P PANDO EDD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAYME SWAIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMELLE WILSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 — 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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4B
THE PRESIDENT & CEO PARTICIPATES IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED 457(F) PLAN SPONSORED BY THE ORGANIZATION. DURING THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED $40,000 TO THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S 457(F) PLAN, WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED AS "RETIREMENT AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION" ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C).
PART I, LINE 7
THE PRESIDENT & CEO AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL BONUS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT GOALS; THESE BONUS PAYMENTS WOULD BE CONSIDERED NON-FIXED PAYMENTS AS THEY ARE DETERMINED UTILIZING DISCRETION (IN PART) BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF BONUS AND/OR WHETHER TO MAKE SUCH PAYMENT.

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513159349306151

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