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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MZC FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,703,334
Total expenses
$4,239,287
Contributions and grants received
$4,703,334
Grants paid
$131,483
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,197,565
Total liabilities, end of year
$892,864
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,304,701
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,597,449
Management and general expenses
$106,430
Fundraising expenses
$535,408
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,597,449

Program services were 84.9% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $2,000,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,946,785

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $756,549

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $131,483 · program services $131,483

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $296,612 · program services $219,209 · management and general $18,081 · fundraising $59,322

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,308,797 · program services $1,047,038 · fundraising $261,759

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $59,823 · program services $47,858 · fundraising $11,965

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $46,973 · program services $42,979 · fundraising $3,994

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $99,696 · program services $79,757 · fundraising $19,939

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $79,785 · program services $71,806 · management and general $7,979

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,500 · management and general $20,500

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $178,429 · fundraising $178,429

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,369,545 · program services $1,367,240 · management and general $2,305

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $25,679 · program services $25,679

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $43,361 · management and general $43,361

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,506 · program services $5,506

  • 17 · Travel

    total $206,362 · program services $206,362

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $21,892 · program services $21,892

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $137,843 · program services $137,843

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,204 · management and general $14,204

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROJECTS EXPENSE

    total $192,797 · program services $192,797

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $271,492 · end of year $713,334

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $401,794

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

    $1,157,021

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

    $563,295

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $72,362 · end of year $593,726

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $488,711

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,148 · end of year $326,171

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $566,693

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $337,706 · end of year $1,304,701

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE RAY REIMAGINES INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE SAFER, CLEANER, AND MORE PRODUCTIVE. DRIVING INNOVATION IN ENERGY, MOBILITY, AND TECHNOLOGIES, WE ARE THE ONLY NONPROFIT IN THE US USING GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY UTILIZATION, RESEARCH-BASED PRACTICES, AND CUTTING-EDGE SAFETY SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION.

  • ADVANCING CLEAN ENERGY IN ROW - WE WORK WITH TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE U.S. TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS AND FEASIBILITY OF INTERSTATE RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW) SOLAR, REMOVE BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION, AND GUIDE THEM THROUGH PLANNING, DESIGN, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ROW SOLAR PROJECTS.

    Expenses $615,824

  • GEOSPATIAL PLANNING AND MAPPING FOR TRANSPORTATION ROW ENERGY - THE RAY DEVELOPS ADVANCED GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS AND MAPPING TOOLS TO HELP TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES, ENERGY DEVELOPERS, AND UTILITIES IDENTIFY, PLAN, AND DEPLOY ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW). USING GIS TECHNOLOGY AND DATA FROM PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERS, THE RAY'S MAPPING TOOLS MODEL LAND SUITABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS, AND OUTPUT POTENTIAL FOR SOLAR AND TRANSMISSION PROJECTS. THESE TOOLS HELP AGENCIES ACCELERATE ENERGY DEPLOYMENT, IMPROVE COORDINATION ACROSS TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY SECTORS, AND OPTIMIZE USE OF EXISTING PUBLIC LAND FOR SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE.

    Expenses $292,520

  • NATURAL CAPITAL/ROADSIDE PLANTINGS - THE RAY LANDSCAPE LAB DEVELOPS NATIVE AND PERENNIAL ROADSIDE PLANTINGS, THAT ARE NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL, BUT PREVENT WATERWAY SEDIMENTATION FROM SOIL EROSION, CAPTURE LITTER AND POLLUTION FROM STORMWATER RUNOFF, AND RESTORE SOIL HEALTH IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE CAPACITY OF ROADSIDE SOILS TO SEQUESTER TRANSPORTATION CARBON. THEY ALSO PROVIDE HABITATS FOR CRITICALLY IMPORTANT POLLINATORS, LIKE BEES AND BUTTERFLIES, WHOSE NUMBERS ARE EXPERIENCING SEVERE DECLINE. SUPPORTED LITTER REMOVAL, BEAUTIFICATION, AND WILDFLOWER INSTALLATIONS ON INTERSTATE 85 FROM THE GEORGIA-ALABAMA STATE LINE TO EXIT 18-LAGRANGE.

    Expenses $181,898

  • ADMINISTRATIVE- OTHER PROGRAM RELATED PROJECTS AND EXPENSES FURTHERING THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.

    Expenses $2,507,207 · Grants $131,483

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Harriet Anderson Langford

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • John Picard

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $65,807
    From this org
    $65,807
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Alan Anderson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $49,992
    From this org
    $49,992
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Phil Langford

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Allie Kelly Beaton

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $180,813
    From this org
    $180,813
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,813
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $180,813

  • Laura Rogers

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $165,004
    From this org
    $154,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,904
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,100
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,107
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,797
    Filer's total
    $165,004

  • Beverly West

    DIRECTOR REGIONAL PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $149,713
    From this org
    $149,713
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Corey Hull

    EASTERN REGIONAL MGR

    Total calculated
    $132,673
    From this org
    $122,143
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,530
    Hours/week
    50

  • Rachel Crist

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $123,223
    From this org
    $117,188
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,035
    Hours/week
    50

  • Jessie Hong-Dwyer

    GIS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $131,338
    From this org
    $115,166
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,172
    Hours/week
    50

  • Joshua Weaver

    NATURAL CAPITAL MGR

    Total calculated
    $135,328
    From this org
    $113,542
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,786
    Hours/week
    50

  • David Peters

    CENTRAL REGIONAL MGR

    Total calculated
    $121,598
    From this org
    $111,917
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,681
    Hours/week
    50

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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

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

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
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503219349311170

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