Nonprofit · EIN 39-1563654
BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · BLK RIVER FLS, WI 54615
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $686,917 | $758,404 | -$71,487 | $6,221,405 | $438,325 | $5,783,080 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $661,029 | $630,064 | $30,965 | $5,625,818 | $160,516 | $5,465,302 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,116,206 | $492,423 | $623,783 | $5,563,799 | $193,384 | $5,370,415 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $388,213
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $291,209
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,131
- Other revenue
- $7,495
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $655,566
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $21,576
- Other salaries and wages
- $8,772
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $30,348
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $31,791
- Occupancy
- $7,500
- Travel
- $472
- Program services (functional)
- $678,426
- Management and general (functional)
- $69,293
- Fundraising (functional)
- $10,685
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,625,818
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,221,405
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $438,325
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,783,080
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,799,410
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,544,783
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $238,297
- Gross receipts
- $966,070
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 11
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE MURRAY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $21,576 |
| BRAD CHOWN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MARIANNE TORKELSON | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ASHLEY AHL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KRISTI HANSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JIM HOFFMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS KITOWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL MARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL MILLIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY BETH WHITE-JACOBS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS YOUNG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE MURRAY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $24,076 |
| KAY A FINCH | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRAD CHOWN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ASHLEY AHL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KRISTI HANSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DENNIS YOUNG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM HOFFMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIANNE TORKELSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY BETH WHITE-JACOBS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS KITOWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL MILLS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE MURRAY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $21,576 |
| KAY A FINCH | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BRAD CHOWN | CO-VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DAVE HOFFMAN | CO-VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ASHLEY AHL | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DOUGHERTY | CO-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| KRISTI HANSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| DENNIS YOUNG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM HOFFMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY BETH WHITE-JACOBS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS KITOWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 503 N 11TH ST, BLK RIVER FLS, WI 54615-1104
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BRAD CHOWN, PO BOX 99, BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI 54615
- Signed the 990
- BRAD CHOWN, CHAIRMAN
- Phone
- (715) 284-3113
- Website
- WWW.BRFAREAFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
WE ADDRESS A BROAD RANGE OF COMMUNITY GOALS RATHER THAN FOCUSING ON ONE PARTICULAR ISSUE. IN THIS WAY, WE ARE ABLE TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO WHAT MATTERS MOST TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA.
Program accomplishments
- FOUNDATION ANNUAL GRANTS PROGRAM: APPLICATIONS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND PAID FROM EARNINGS FOUNDATION HAS DEDICATED FOR THIS PURPOSE TO VARIOUS APPLICANT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT THE BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA. GRANTEES MUST APPLY FOR GRANT DURING DESIGNATED TIME PERIOD.GRANT PROGRAM EXPENSES ALSO INCLUDE GRANTS MADE UPON A QUALIFIED REQUEST FROM A FUND DONOR. REQUESTS ACCEPTED AT ANYTIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. NO APPLICATION PROCESS NECESSARY.Expenses $586,926 · grants $564,066
- GRANTS MADE DIRECTLY FROM SPECIFIC FUNDS IDENTIFIED AS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS. STUDENTS MUST APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS DURING A DESIGNATED TIME PERIOD. ALL PAYMENTS ARE MADE DIRECTLY TO STUDENT'S SCHOOL.Expenses $91,500 · grants $91,500
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 | 990 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
- 39-1563654
- 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
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T31Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,221,405
- Income (IRS master file)
- $966,070
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $686,917 | $758,404 | $6,221,405 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $661,029 | $630,064 | $5,625,818 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,116,206 | $492,423 | $5,563,799 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $572,364 | $572,094 | $4,946,835 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 39-1563654).
Questions about BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA FOUNDATION is 39-1563654.
- Is BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA FOUNDATION 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 BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BRAD CHOWN.
- Who are the officers and directors of BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $21,576 (JULIE MURRAY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $686,917, expenses of $758,404 and total assets of $6,221,405 at year end.
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