Nonprofit · EIN 26-3750673
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER HUNTSVILLE
Tax-exempt · HUNTSVILLE, AL 35804
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $23,055,184 | $13,945,107 | $9,110,077 | $66,326,810 | $16,716,795 | $49,610,015 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $17,823,410 | $15,700,525 | $2,122,885 | $51,319,803 | $12,069,414 | $39,250,389 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $19,614,324
- Program service revenue
- $18,973
- Investment income
- $2,958,202
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,422,679
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$28,273
- Other revenue
- $463,685
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $12,491,705
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $133,645
- Other salaries and wages
- $350,396
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $541,936
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,641
- Accounting fees
- $28,805
- Occupancy
- $115,566
- Depreciation
- $7,477
- Program services (functional)
- $12,833,953
- Management and general (functional)
- $929,282
- Fundraising (functional)
- $181,872
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $51,319,804
- Total assets, end of year
- $66,326,810
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $16,716,795
- Net assets, end of year
- $49,610,015
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $627,502
- Publicly traded securities
- $25,310,005
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $36,323,915
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $13,286,100
- Gross receipts
- $29,539,948
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 124
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- AL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Thompson | CEO/President Officer | 40 | $127,811 | $5,834 |
| Garfield Wilbur Boon III | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Penny Billings | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sidney Ray White Jr | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Lynn Troy | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Brad Garland | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christopher Russell | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Clay Hagan | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| D Ashley Jones | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Douglas C Martinson II | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Abel | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Whitley Jr | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| George Smith | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Henry L Isenberg III | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jay Dryden | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Elizabeth Sippel | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kristina Hendrix | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Leta Demaioribus | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lori Womack | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA THOMPSON | CEO/PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $123,249 | $3,697 |
| RAY WHITE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE DEMAIORIBUS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN TROY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GW BOON III | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ABEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY HAGAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG MARTINSON II | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD GARLAND | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PENNY BILLINGS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA HOVIS SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY DRYDEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CECILIA SHOWALTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS HINSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINA HENDRIX | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS RUSSELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY WHITLEY JR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI WOMACK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 332, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35804-0332
- In care of
- % KIM ARNOLD
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Melissa Thompson, PO Box 332, Huntsville, AL 35804
- Signed the 990
- Melissa Thompson, CEO/President
- Phone
- (256) 489-3525
- Website
- givehsv.org
- Return prepared by
- CRI Capin Crouse Advisors LLC
Mission
MOBILIZING GENEROSITY TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- The Community Foundation administers donor advised funds, designated funds, field of interest funds, agency funds and scholarship funds.Expenses $12,241,572 · grants $12,202,175 · revenue $510,931
- The Compass Society awarded a grant of $50,000 each to Huntsville Hospital Foundation and United Way of Madison County. In addition, the Compass Endowment had a balance at the end of 2024 of $1,244,241.Expenses $207,007 · grants $100,000
- The Women's Philanthropy Society awarded grants in the amount of $50,000 each to Boys and Girls Clubs of North Alabama and WellStone. In addition, the Women's Endowment had a balance at the end of 2024 of $499,554.Expenses $195,224 · grants $100,000
- The Racial Equity Fund selected seven nonprofits to receive a total of $73,250 in grants to help close equity gaps. In addition, the Racial Equity Endowment had a balance at the end of 2024 of $358,924.Expenses $155,701 · grants $73,250
- The members of give256 awarded $16,280 in grants to eight nonprofit organizations, which gave emerging philanthropists a voice and a greater impact with their generosity. In addition, the give256 Endowment had a balance at the end of 2024 of $131,072.Expenses $34,449 · grants $16,280
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-3750673
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T31)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $66,326,810
- Income (IRS master file)
- $29,539,948
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $23,055,184 | $13,945,107 | $66,326,810 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $17,823,410 | $15,700,525 | $51,319,803 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $14,359,826 | $11,421,752 | $46,091,896 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-3750673).
Questions about COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER HUNTSVILLE
- What is the EIN of COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER HUNTSVILLE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER HUNTSVILLE is 26-3750673.
- Is COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER HUNTSVILLE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER HUNTSVILLE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER HUNTSVILLE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER HUNTSVILLE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER HUNTSVILLE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER HUNTSVILLE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Melissa Thompson.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER HUNTSVILLE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $127,811 (Melissa Thompson, CEO/President).
- How much revenue does COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER HUNTSVILLE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $23,055,184, expenses of $13,945,107 and total assets of $66,326,810 at year end.
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