Nonprofit · EIN 81-3741447
THE FOUNTAIN FUND
Tax-exempt · CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22903
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,377,847 | $2,355,352 | $22,495 | $4,357,060 | $1,106,483 | $3,250,577 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,304,432 | $1,654,799 | $649,633 | $3,803,575 | $575,493 | $3,228,082 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,041,434 | $1,123,694 | $917,740 | $2,922,926 | $344,477 | $2,578,449 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,303,942
- of which government grants
- $72,448
- Program service revenue
- $45,151
- Investment income
- $28,754
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $150,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $895,325
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,218,740
- Professional fundraising fees
- $109,687
- Accounting fees
- $30,866
- Occupancy
- $67,741
- Program services (functional)
- $1,746,428
- Management and general (functional)
- $262,760
- Fundraising (functional)
- $346,164
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,803,575
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,357,060
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,106,483
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,250,577
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,875,577
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $375,000
- Gross receipts
- $2,377,847
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIKA VICCELLIO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $125,806 | $24,194 |
| TIM HEAPHY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LORENZO COLLINS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN GOODALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SMITH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY BLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVIN ETIENNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNDI RICHARDSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FELICIA RINIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY ORIANS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA LORISH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET HALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURICE JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIRI RUSSELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIKA VICCELLIO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $118,059 |
| LISA LORISH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SMITH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SIRI RUSSELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORENZO COLLINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM HEAPHY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAN GOODALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KELLY ORIANS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDY BLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEVIN ETIENNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAURICE JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNDI RICHARDSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIKA VICCELLIO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $82,753 |
| LISA LORSH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SMITH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SIRI RUSSELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORENZO COLLINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICIA SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM HEAPHY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAN GOODALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KELLY ORIANS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDY BLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEVIN ETIENNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 233 4TH STREET NW BOX Z, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22903-4593
- In care of
- % NICOLE SNYDER
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- PO Box 2301, Charlottesville VA 22902
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ERIKA VICCELLIO, 233 4TH STREET NW BOX Z, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22903
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Nicole Snyder, PO Box 2301, Charlottesville VA 22902
- Signed the 990
- ERIKA VICCELLIO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (434) 234-3600
- Website
- www.fountainfund.org
- Return prepared by
- HANTZMON WIEBEL LLP
Mission
THE FOUNTAIN FUND INCREASES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES AND REMAIN IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- THE FOUNTAIN FUND PROVIDES LOW-INTEREST LOANS, FINANCIAL COACHING, AND ACCESS TO REENTRY SERVICES FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE, HELPING THEM BUILD CREDIT AND ACHIEVE THEIR SELF-DETERMINED GOALS. THESE GOALS OFTEN INCLUDE SECURING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, STARTING A BUSINESS, REMOVING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT OR INCREASING THEIR WAGES, REINSTATING DRIVER'S LICENSES, OR PAYING COURT FINES. THE FOUNTAIN FUND WORKS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE AND RICHMOND, VIRGINIA; PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; AND NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.Expenses $1,746,428 · revenue $45,151
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
- 81-3741447
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,357,060
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,377,847
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,377,847 | $2,355,352 | $4,357,060 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,304,432 | $1,654,799 | $3,803,575 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,041,434 | $1,123,694 | $2,922,926 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,080,908 | $699,951 | $1,798,301 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Nicole Snyder | December 31, 2016 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 81-3741447).
Questions about THE FOUNTAIN FUND
- What is the EIN of THE FOUNTAIN FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE FOUNTAIN FUND is 81-3741447.
- Is THE FOUNTAIN FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to THE FOUNTAIN FUND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE FOUNTAIN FUND 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 THE FOUNTAIN FUND 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 THE FOUNTAIN FUND 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 THE FOUNTAIN FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ERIKA VICCELLIO.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE FOUNTAIN FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $125,806 (ERIKA VICCELLIO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE FOUNTAIN FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,377,847, expenses of $2,355,352 and total assets of $4,357,060 at year end.
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