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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FOUR MOUNDS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,297,988
Total expenses
$1,259,253
Contributions and grants received
$506,587
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$771,033
Investment income
$1,230
Other revenue
$19,138
Total assets, end of year
$698,676
Total liabilities, end of year
$269,243
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$429,433
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$954,447
Management and general expenses
$304,806
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$954,447

Program services were 75.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $15,092

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $491,495

  • 2a · Program service revenue: HEART PROGRAM

    total $189,313 · related or exempt $189,313

  • 2b · Program service revenue: BED & BREAKFAST

    total $173,395 · related or exempt $173,395

  • 2c · Program service revenue: RESTORATION SERVICE

    total $145,434 · related or exempt $145,434

  • 2d · Program service revenue: ADC PROGRAM

    total $124,827 · related or exempt $124,827

  • 2e · Program service revenue: AGE IN PLACE PROGRAM

    total $93,441 · related or exempt $93,441

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $44,623 · related or exempt $44,623

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,230 · excluded $1,230

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $12,093

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $12,093

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $12,093 · related or exempt $12,093

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $7,045

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $7,045 · related or exempt $7,045

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $68,345 · program services $68,345

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $506,197 · program services $444,656 · management and general $61,541

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,934 · program services $7,053 · management and general $881

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $24,905 · program services $24,905

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $53,152 · program services $47,437 · management and general $5,715

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,591 · management and general $22,591

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $79,254 · program services $9,862 · management and general $69,392

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $671 · program services $456 · management and general $215

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,422 · program services $1,104 · management and general $2,318

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $24,531 · program services $3,874 · management and general $20,657

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $48,924 · program services $42,658 · management and general $6,266

  • 17 · Travel

    total $234 · program services $234

  • 20 · Interest

    total $6,877 · program services $337 · management and general $6,540

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $51,682 · management and general $51,682

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $59,861 · program services $35,405 · management and general $24,456

  • 24a · Other expenses: STIPENDS

    total $81,965 · program services $81,965

  • 24b · Other expenses: RESTORATION

    total $55,464 · program services $55,072 · management and general $392

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $44,907 · program services $40,467 · management and general $4,440

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES/MATERIALS

    total $33,039 · program services $30,935 · management and general $2,104

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $85,298 · program services $59,682 · management and general $25,616

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $217,533 · end of year $241,684

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $231,216 · end of year $232,373

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $27,128

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

    $1,361,601

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

    $1,164,110

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $240,784 · end of year $197,491

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $248,812 · end of year $230,506

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $46,080 · end of year $33,990

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,943 · end of year $4,747

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $390,698 · end of year $429,433

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES OF THE FOUR MOUNDS ESTATE, EDUCATE WITH HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY, AND SERVE THROUGH LEADERSHIP, STEWARDSHIP, AND INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS

Activities or mission (Part I)

PRESERVE, EDUCATE AND SERVE

  • THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE A HISTORIC TRACT OF LAND IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE. THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO IMPROVE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE PROPERTY TO A DIVERSE POPULATION. THIS IS A LAND TRUST, PROTECTING OVER 120 ACRES IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WILDLIFE REFUGE.

    Expenses $331,949 · Revenue $235,176

  • THE FOUNDATION CONDUCTS A YOUTH PROGRAM UNDER WHICH DISADVANTAGED YOUTH USE THE PROPERTY FOR A SUMMER YOUTH DAY CAMP SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CITY OF DUBUQUE. THE CAMP SERVED 150 YOUTH THROUGH THE SUMMER DAY CAMP IN 2024.

    Expenses $37,247 · Revenue $124,827

  • THE FOUNDATION PARTNERS ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH OUR HEART - HOUSING EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION TRAINING - PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS FOR TROUBLED YOUTH WHO ARE MENTORED BY FACULTY TO LEARN JOB SKILLS. THIS PROGRAM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 62 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH 2 LARGE RESTORATION PROJECTS AND MULTIPLE SMALL PROJECTS TO ASSIST ELDERLY WITH STAYING IN THE HOME SAFELY. STUDENTS PROVIDED IMPROVEMENTS FOR OVER 35 HOMES IN 2024 TO MAKE A SAFER LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR ELDERLY HOMEOWNERS.

    Expenses $585,251 · Revenue $430,168

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • John N Gronen

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Renee Hesselman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Mary Mulgrew Gronen

    CHAIR & VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Resnick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Natalia Blaskovich

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebecca Bodish

    PROGRAM MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $68,345
    From this org
    $68,345
    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523189349314657

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