THE JESSICA REKOS FOUNDATION INC

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2016 · Form 990 · revenue $36K · expenses $71K · assets $108K

EIN
46-3229838
Address
5 SWEETBRIAR LN, SANDY HOOK, CT 06482-1481
Website
http://www.jessicarekos.org
NTEE code
T30
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2014 (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
Krista Rekos (its 2023 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

CREATE AND FUND PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW OTHERS TO EXPERIENCE JESSICA'S PASSIONS: HORSES AND WHALES. JESSICA WAS KILLED IN THE NEWTOWN CT SHOOTING

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 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
Krista Rekos PRESIDENT2014-2016 10 $0 reported 1
Rich Rekos VICE PRESIDENT2014-2016 5 $0 reported 1
Montana Calloway DIRECTOR2014-2016 5 $0 reported 1
Karla Lafferty SECRETARY2014-2016 5 $0 reported 1
Karyn Lehmann TREASURER2014-2016 5 $0 reported 1
Wesley Baff Vmd DIRECTOR2014-2016 2 $0 reported 1
Jason Mccallum DIRECTOR2014-2016 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2016 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KRISTA REKOS PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
RICH REKOS VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
MONTANA CALLOWAY DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KARLA LAFFERTY SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
KARYN LEHMANN TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
WESLEY BAFF VMD DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JASON MCCALLUM DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KRISTA REKOS PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
RICH REKOS VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
MONTANA CALLOWAY DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KARLA LAFFERTY SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
KARYN LEHMANN TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
WESLEY BAFF VMD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JASON MCCALLUM DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2014 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KRISTA REKOS PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
RICH REKOS VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
MONTANA CALLOWAY DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
KARLA LAFFERTY SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
KARYN LEHMANN TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
WESLEY BAFF VMD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
JASON MCCALLUM DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2016 · 3 grants to organizations · $35K

Listed grants add up to $34,634; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $48,565. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2015 · 1 grant to organizations · $23K

Listed grants add up to $22,838; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $44,186. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2014 · 1 grant to organizations · $24K

Listed grants add up to $23,500; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $40,849. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$36,101$71,420 $107,590$107,590 $36,101$0 -0-
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,922$44,933 $142,909$142,909 $43,922$0 -0-
2014 · Form 990 period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46,170$45,645 $143,920$143,920 $46,170$0 -0-

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $41,565 in all, tax years 2017 to 2022. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2017, 2019, 2021 3$22,235 2021$7,587
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2018-2019 2$17,636 2019$9,495
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE JESSICA REKOS FOUNDATION INC” 2020-2022 3$1,444 2022$448
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LOUIS AND LUCILLE JAKOBSON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE JESSICA REKOS FOUNDATION INC” 2019 1$250 2019$250
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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.

2016 · Form 990 · $71,420 spent · pay $0 · grants $48,565 · events $1,914
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $48,565$48,565-- 68.0%
Other (as described)HORSE LESSONS $19,475$19,475-- 27.3%
Other (as described) EventFUNDRAISER EXP $1,914$1,914-- 2.7%
Other (as described)HORSE SUMMER CAMP $1,191$1,191-- 1.7%
Fees: accounting $275-$275- 0.4%
Total$71,420100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $44,933 spent · pay $0 · grants $44,186 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $44,186$44,186-- 98.3%
Office expenses $472$472-- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $275-$275- 0.6%
Total$44,933100%

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2014 · Form 990 · $45,645 spent · pay $0 · grants $40,849 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $40,849--- 89.5%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING EXP $4,211--- 9.2%
Office expenses $585--- 1.3%
Total$45,645100%

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