TRI-CREEK EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor

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Plain text TRI-CREEK EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2018–2024. https://furp.org/org/tri-creek-education-foundation-inc-352128513. Retrieved 2026-11-15.

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Retrieved 2026-11-15; covers tax years 2018–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $339K ($348K in 2025 dollars) · expenses $254K · assets $1.6M

EIN
35-2128513
Address
2055 E COMMERCIAL AVE, LOWELL, IN 46356-2115
Website
t-cef.org
NTEE code
T70 Federated Giving Programs (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2001 (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 supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Luan Brown (its 2013 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2013 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
Donor-advised funds
Sponsor: its returns say it maintains donor-advised funds (latest tax year 2024). Figures by year
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Mission

We are an education foundation that encourages philanthropy to promote excellence in education for the Tri-Creek School districts in Lake County Indiana.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Luan Brown President2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lynn Bochart Treasurer2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Gibson Scholarship ChairVP2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Luan Brown President0 $0$0$0 $01
Lynn Bochart Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Cheryl Gibson Scholarship ChairVP0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN BOCHART TREASURY- $0$0$0 $01
LUAN BROWN PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL GIBSON SCHOLARSHIP- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN BOCHART TREASURY- $0$0$0 $01
LUAN BROWN PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL GIBSON SCHOLARSHIP- $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN BOCHART TREASURY- $0$0$0 $01
LUAN BROWN PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL GIBSON SCHOLARSHIP- $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN BOCHART TREASURY- $0$0$0 $01
LUAN BROWN PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL GIBSON SCHOLARSHIP- $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 35 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN BOCHART TREASURY- $0$0$0 $01
LUAN BROWN PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL GIBSON VP- $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 35 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LUAN BROWN PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
LYNN BOCHART TREASURY- $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL GIBSON VP- $0$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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$338,806$254,046 $1,612,036$1,612,036 $0$152,045 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$275,164$237,700 $1,527,276$1,527,276 $0$149,749 -0-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$31,698$201,591 $1,489,812$1,489,812 $4,003$144,788 -0-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$328,981$167,505 $1,659,705$1,659,705 $1,578$195,211 -0-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$163,503$120,442 $1,498,229$1,498,229 $1,050$118,534 -0-
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$178,909$132,587 $1,455,168$1,455,168 $3,948$124,104 -035
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,434$95,451 $1,303,146$1,303,146 $6,455$24,958 -035

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $692,887 in all, tax years 2012 to 2025. 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
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE INC $560,0007 $80,0002025 2019-2025 DAF sponsor Exact
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CROWN POINT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $123,24213 $13,7552024 2012-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND $9,4001 $9,4002017 2017 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $2453 $832023 2021-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TRI-CREEK EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC”
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Who funds organizations like this

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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $254,046 spent · pay $0 · grants $240,255 · events $4,039
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $240,255$240,255-- 94.6%
Other (as described)Other expenses $12,442-$12,442- 4.9%
Advertising and promotion $543-$543- 0.2%
Office expenses $482-$482- 0.2%
Insurance $324-$324- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $19,987$4,039reported apart
Total$254,046100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $237,700 spent · pay $0 · grants $233,606 · events $2,982
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $233,606$233,606-- 98.3%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENSES $3,241-$3,241- 1.4%
Insurance $324-$324- 0.1%
Office expenses $289-$289- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $240-$240- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $17,278$2,982reported apart
Total$237,700100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $201,591 spent · pay $0 · grants $190,283 · events $3,362
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $190,283$190,283-- 94.4%
Fees: investment management $9,601$9,601-- 4.8%
Office expenses $1,166$1,166-- 0.6%
Insurance $324$324-- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $217$217-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $13,879$3,362reported apart
Total$201,591100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $167,505 spent · pay $0 · grants $157,654 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $157,654$157,654-- 94.1%
Fees: investment management $8,894$8,894-- 5.3%
Advertising and promotion $416$416-- 0.2%
Insurance $324$324-- 0.2%
Office expenses $217$217-- 0.1%
Total$167,505100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $120,442 spent · pay $0 · grants $113,111 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $113,111$113,111-- 93.9%
Fees: investment management $6,788-$6,788- 5.6%
Insurance $324-$324- 0.3%
Office expenses $219-$219- 0.2%
Total$120,442100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $132,587 spent · pay $0 · grants $125,218 · events $3,606
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $125,218$125,218-- 94.4%
Fees: investment management $6,474-$6,474- 4.9%
Office expenses $521-$521- 0.4%
Insurance $324-$324- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $50-$50- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $15,547$3,606reported apart
Total$132,587100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $95,451 spent · pay $0 · grants $90,694 · events $3,361
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $90,694$90,694-- 95.0%
Fees: investment management $3,979-$3,979- 4.2%
Office expenses $454-$454- 0.5%
Insurance $324-$324- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $12,700$3,361reported apart
Total$95,451100%

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Donor-advised funds

Donors to individual donor-advised funds are not public. These filings show what the sponsor reports, not who gave.

As reported on Schedule D Part I (and the Form 990 Part IV question “did the organization maintain donor advised funds”). Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Maintains DAFsDAFs heldContributionsGrantsValue at year endOther funds heldOther contributionsOther grantsOther value at year end
2024 · Form 990 view filing
Yes ---- ----
2023 · Form 990 view filing
Yes ---- ----
2022 · Form 990 view filing
Yes ---- ----
2021 · Form 990 view filing
Yes ---- ----
2020 · Form 990 view filing
Yes ---- ----
2019 · Form 990 view filing
Yes ---- ----

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The area Census

Lake CountyLowell townCensus Tract 434.05

County outline, the place (blue), the tract (orange) and the ZIP center (dot).

In Census Tract 434.05, Lake County, Indiana, place (city or town) Lowell, IN, county Lake County, IN, state Indiana; placed by its ZIP code (county and tract) and city name (place). The tract is the tract holding most of the record's ZIP code (FURP does not geocode street addresses).

  • Revenue of $338,806 is $31 per resident of Lowell, IN (population 11,073).
  • That revenue equals 0.10% of all household income in Lowell, IN (4,204 households at the median $84,024, about $353,236,896).
MeasureCensus tract
Census Tract 434.05, Lake County, Indiana
Place (city or town)
Lowell, IN
County
Lake County, IN
State
Indiana
Population B010035,17411,073500,3796,851,073
Population, 2020 census P15,44910,680498,7006,785,528
Median age B0100246.239.239.738.1
Under 18 B0100120.5%24.7%23.2%23.3%
65 and over B0100119.2%22.1%17.9%16.8%
Households B110011,9274,204195,1302,716,009
Foreign born B050022.9%4.1%7.3%6.3%
Median household income B19013$93,789$84,024$71,493$71,957
Median family income B19113$111,449$94,613$88,760$90,767
Per capita income B19301$47,551$37,683$37,284$38,351
Poverty rate B1700111.9%5.5%14.3%12.3%
Unemployment rate B2302510.4%4.9%6.1%4.3%
Civilian labor force B230252,7765,140243,2623,472,016
Mean commute (minutes) B0801338.232.728.524.1
Bachelor's degree or higher B1500323.7%24.2%25.8%29.5%
Housing units B250012,0964,329217,4362,976,568
Owner-occupied B2500391.6%84.3%71.7%70.6%
Renters B250038.4%15.7%28.3%29.4%
Median home value B25077$363,100$248,000$230,600$218,200
Median gross rent B25064$1,328$1,123$1,131$1,062
White, not Hispanic B0300292.0%86.4%51.4%75.4%
Black B030020.0%0.3%22.7%9.1%
Hispanic or Latino B030027.8%9.8%20.9%8.6%
Asian B030020.0%0.0%1.6%2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native B030020.2%0.0%0.1%0.1%

Economy now FRED unemployment 3.4% in Sep 2026 (3.7% a year earlier); per capita personal income $66,455 in 2025, up 28% in five years (+3.2% after inflation); Unemployment rate: 4.2% in Sep 2016 to 3.4% in Sep 2026; low 2.9%, high 16.9% the state; Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Data: IPUMS NHGIS (ACS 2020-2024 and the 2020 census); each figure links to its table for that area at data.census.gov. Records are placed by ZIP code and city name, not street address. More: everything FURP has in Census Tract 434.05, Lake County, Indiana.

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