Fayette County Community Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes as specified in Section 501(c)(3) on the Internal Revenue Code, including for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations the qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. The specific purposes of the Corporation are to (a) Serve to collect business sponsors and private donations for community projects, (b) Provide enhanced recreation opportunities throughout the county and (c) Operate an unrestricted fund to make grants to community Non-profit organizations. The Corporation shall n ot be conducted or operated for profit and no part of the net earnings of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any individual, nor shall any of the profits or assets of the Corporation be used other than for the purposes of the Corporation.
- Income
- $66,347
- Spending
- $12,607
- Reserves
- 53 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $4,167 spent. The Foundation received $4,167 from the ARC Ready program to help fund our strategic planning initiative for the Fayette County Community Foundation. This amount was then paid to the vendor for starting the Strategic Plan.
- $3,000 spent. The Fayetteville Creates program was started in 2025 with a grant from the Tamarack Foundation. The purpose of this grant was to invite seven artists to become month long residents staying in donated short term rentals while providing community art programs with over 330 attendees from the area.
- $1,000 spent. The organization received a $40,000 endowment establishing the Nora M. Reed Scholarship for Visual Arts or Music Studies. Investment earnings support annual scholarship awards. The first $1,000 scholarship was awarded in May 2025 to a student attending Marshall University.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Orange County Community Foundation (Irvine, CA), EIN 33-0378778. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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