ALEX POPECK NEVER BACK DOWN FOUNDATION INC

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Retrieved 2026-11-07; covers tax years 2013–2017. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2017 · Form 990EZ · revenue $23K · expenses $22K · assets $185K

Also known as
FOUNDATION
EIN
27-4577942
Address
PO BOX 1204, OLNEY, MD 20830-1204
Website
ALEXPOPECKNEVERBACKDOWN.ORG
NTEE code
B82 Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2012 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Bart Popeck (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Fred Altimont PRESIDENT2017 2 $0 reported 1
Lynne Absher VICE-PRESIDENT2013-2017 2 $0 reported 1
Bill Tzamaras TREASURER2017 2 $0 reported 1
Bart Popeck CO-CHAIRPERSON2013-2017 5 $0 reported 1
Lisbeth Popeck CO-CHAIRPERSON2013-2017 2 $0 reported 1
George Heacox (former) PRESIDENT2013-2016 2 $0 reported 1
Jean Heacox (former) SECRETARY2013-2016 2 $0 reported 1
Lawrence J Konefal (former) TREASURER2013-2016 2 $0 reported 1
Jeanne Ervin (former) DIRECTOR2013-2016 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRED ALTIMONT PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
LYNNE ABSHER VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
BILL TZAMARAS TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
BART POPECK CO-CHAIRPERSON5 $0-$0 $01
LISBETH POPECK CO-CHAIRPERSON2 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GEORGE HEACOX PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
LYNNE ABSHER VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
JEAN HEACOX SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
LAWRENCE J KONEFAL TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
JEANNE ERVIN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BART POPECK CO-CHAIRPERSON5 $0-$0 $01
LISBETH POPECK CO-CHAIRPERSON2 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GEORGE HEACOX PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
LYNNE ABSHER VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
JEAN HEACOX SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
LAWRENCE J KONEFAL TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
JEANNE ERVIN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BART POPECK CO-CHAIRPERSON5 $0-$0 $01
LISBETH POPECK CO-CHAIRPERSON2 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GEORGE HEACOX PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
LYNNE ABSHER VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
JEAN HEACOX SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
LAWRENCE J KONEFAL TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
JEANNE ERVIN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BART POPECK CO-CHAIRPERSON5 $0-$0 $01
LISBETH POPECK CO-CHAIRPERSON2 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GEORGE HEACOX PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
LYNNE ABSHER VICE-PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
JEAN HEACOX SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
LAWRENCE J KONEFAL TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
JEANNE ERVIN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BART POPECK CO-CHAIRPERSON5 $0-$0 $01
LISBETH POPECK CO-CHAIRPERSON2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,634$21,773 $185,086$183,806 $21,938- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,392$20,045 $184,045$182,954 $20,806- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,872$20,284 $180,688$179,607 $24,910- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,909$20,874 $159,100$158,019 $35,150- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,404$16,503 $136,514$134,984 $32,199- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $216 in all, tax years 2020 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $2162 $862021 2020-2021 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ALEX POPECK NEVER BACK DOWN FOUNDATION INC”
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2017 · Form 990EZ · $21,773 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,000 · events $8,235
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $15,000 68.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,410 29.4%
Printing, publications, postage $363 1.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$8,235reported apart
Total$21,773100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $20,045 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,000 · events $15,726
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $15,000 74.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,889 24.4%
Printing, publications, postage $156 0.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$15,726reported apart
Total$20,045100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $20,284 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,000 · events $17,792
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $15,000 73.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,752 23.4%
Printing, publications, postage $532 2.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$17,792reported apart
Total$20,284100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $20,874 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,000 · events $21,326
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $15,000 71.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,484 26.3%
Printing, publications, postage $390 1.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$21,326reported apart
Total$20,874100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $16,503 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,500 · events $24,607
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $12,500 75.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,775 22.9%
Printing, publications, postage $228 1.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$24,607reported apart
Total$16,503100%

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