ADVOCARE FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $173K · expenses $502K · assets $4.1M

EIN
47-4090375
Address
2800 TELECOM PKWY, RICHARDSON, TX 75082-3514
Website
WWW.ADVOCAREFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2015 (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 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Stacey Cernicky Secretary2015-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jenni Mcgaha Treasurer2015-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Debbie Cook President2015-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Whitney Strauss Executive Dir.2019-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Allison Levy (former) PRESIDENT2015-2017 2 $0 reported 1
Robert White (former) TREASURER2017 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STACEY CERNICKY Secretary2 $0-- $01
JENNI MCGAHA Treasurer2 $0-- $01
DEBBIE COOK President2 $0-- $01
WHITNEY STRAUSS Executive Dir.10 $0-- $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STACEY CERNICKY Sec./Treas.2 $0-- $01
JENNI MCGAHA Director2 $0-- $01
DEBBIE COOK President2 $0-- $01
WHITNEY STRAUSS Executive Dir.10 $0-- $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STACEY CERNICKY Sec./Treas.2 $0-- $01
JENNI MCGAHA Director2 $0-- $01
DEBBIE COOK President2 $0-- $01
WHITNEY STRAUSS Executive Dir.10 $0-- $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STACEY CERNICKY Sec./Treas.2 $0-- $01
JENNI MCGAHA Director2 $0-- $01
DEBBIE COOK President2 $0-- $01
WHITNEY STRAUSS Executive Dir.10 $0-- $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STACEY CERNICKY Sec./Treas.2 $0-- $01
JENNI MCGAHA Director2 $0-- $01
DEBBIE COOK President2 $0-- $01
WHITNEY STRAUSS Executive Dir.10 $0-- $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STACEY CERNICKY Secretary2 $0-- $01
JENNI MCGAHA Director2 $0-- $01
DEBBIE COOK President2 $0-- $01
WHITNEY STRAUSS Executive Dir.10 $0-- $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STACEY CERNICKY SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
JENNI MCGAHA BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
DEBBIE COOK PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLISON LEVY PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
STACEY CERNICKY SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
JENNI MCGAHA BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
DEBBIE COOK BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT WHITE TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLISON LEVY PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
STACEY CERNICKY SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
JENNI MCGAHA BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
DEBBIE COOK BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLISON LEVY PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
STACEY CERNICKY SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
JENNI MCGAHA BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
DEBBIE COOK BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Trademarks

4 US trademarks, 4 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
ADVOCARE FOUNDATION876647342017-10-30RegisteredTRTYRAP, file of 2026-04-03
ADVOCARE FOUNDATION CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN869528022016-03-25RegisteredTRTYRAP, file of 2026-04-03
CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN869153262016-02-22RegisteredTRTYRAP, file of 2026-04-03
CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN854416902011-10-07Registered and renewedTRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27

The newest marks of the trademark owners above, matched to this record by name (and state).

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.

2024 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 17 grants to individuals · $344K
2023 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 15 grants to individuals · $330K
2022 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 15 grants to individuals · $330K
2021 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 13 grants to individuals · $295K
2020 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 12 grants to individuals · $285K
2019 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 13 grants to individuals · $304K
2018 · 8 grants to organizations · $205K
2017 · 6 grants to organizations · $150K
2016 · 7 grants to organizations · $130K

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

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2022 · 5 contributors · $316K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ADVOCARE INTERNATIONAL Person RICHARDSON, TX $250,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2 STACEY CERNICKY Person ALLEN, TX $16,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
3 DEBBIE COOK Person DEBERRY, TX $16,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
4 JENNI MCGAHA Person PLANO, TX $16,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
5 PEGGY RAGUS Person DALLAS, TX $16,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 4 contributors · $66K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 STACEY CERNICKY Person ALLEN, TX $16,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2 DEBBIE COOK Person DEBERRY, TX $16,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
3 JENNI MCGAHA Person PLANO, TX $16,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
4 PEGGY RAGUS Person DALLAS, TX $16,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 4 contributors · $66K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 STACEY CERNICKY Person ALLEN, TX $16,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2 DEBBIE COOK Person DEBERRY, TX $16,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
3 JENNI MCGAHA Person PLANO, TX $16,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
4 PEGGY RAGUS Person DALLAS, TX $16,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 2 contributors · $338K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ADVOCARE INTERNATIONAL Person RICHARDSON, TX $327,590- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2 BRIAN CONNOLLY Person MORRISTOWN, NJ $10,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2018 · 5 contributors · $2.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ADVOCARE INTERNATIONAL LP Organization or other PLANO, TX $1,213,551$309,551 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
3 DEBBIE COOK Person SHREVEPORT, LA $250,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
4 JENNI MCGAHA Person PLANO, TX $250,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
5 STACEY CERNICKY Person ALLEN, TX $250,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2 BRIAN CONNELLY Person MORRISTOWN, NJ $10,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2017 · 2 contributors · $510K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ADVOCARE INTERNATIONAL LP Organization or other PLANO, TX $500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2 BRIAN CONNOLLY Organization or other MORRISTOWN, NJ $10,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2016 · 4 contributors · $875K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ADVOCARE INTERNATIONAL LP Organization or other PLANO, TX $500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
2 DEBORAH COOK Organization or other DALLAS, TX $125,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
3 STACEY CERNICKY Organization or other ALLEN, TX $125,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
4 JENNIFER MCGAHA Organization or other PLANO, TX $125,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $500K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ADVOCARE INTERNATIONAL Organization or other PLANO, TX $500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

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 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$172,658$501,875 $4,115,206$4,092,128 -- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$160,589$495,052 $4,097,712$4,081,820 -- ---
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$518,962$494,548 $4,059,495$4,044,243 $349,000- ---
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$563,900$446,925 $4,909,647$4,887,714 $283,000- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,951$470,450 $4,279,002$4,263,114 $66,616- ---
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$498,488$501,232 $3,866,940$3,852,382 $459,125- ---
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,349,757$582,204 $3,192,755$3,192,755 $2,270,674- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$606,731$165,748 $1,770,744$1,770,744 $579,166- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$970,804$164,828 $1,302,936$1,302,936 $964,652- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$500,000$3,858 $496,142$496,142 $500,000- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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SASSER FAMILY FOUNDATION INCTXT20 $163,602$158,088 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WATKINS FAMILY FOUNDATION INCTXT20 $182,597$110,900 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
LUKE AND MARY HAWTHORNE FOUNDATIONTXT20 $178,342$183,707 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
DUNWOODY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTXT20 $175,703$531,695 GRANT MAKING$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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ALEX AND SALLY HALFF FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT20 $182,363$122,214 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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PIEDMONT TRIAD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$21,3405 12016–2019 MIA HAMM FOUNDATION
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ATEL FOUNDATION Private foundation$10,0001 12021–2021 RO FOUNDATION
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN NEVADA INC DAF sponsor$9,4731 12015–2015 JACKSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
THOMAS RUTHERFOORD FOUNDATION Private foundation$5001 12013–2013 FAIR VIEW FOUNDATION
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LAND O L FOUNDATION Private foundation$5001 12023–2023 AUGUSTA AREA FOUNDATION
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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 990PF · $501,875 spent · pay $0 · grants $343,627 · events $12,692
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $343,627 68.5%
Other expenses $61,839 12.3%
Fees: other professional $42,000 8.4%
Fees: accounting $36,412 7.3%
Travel, conferences and meetings $12,692 2.5%
Taxes $5,305 1.1%
Total$501,875100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $495,052 spent · pay $0 · grants $330,000 · events $13,051
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $330,000 66.7%
Other expenses $69,368 14.0%
Fees: other professional $42,000 8.5%
Fees: accounting $35,207 7.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $13,051 2.6%
Taxes $5,426 1.1%
Total$495,052100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $494,548 spent · pay $0 · grants $330,000 · events $3,739
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $330,000 66.7%
Other expenses $74,311 15.0%
Fees: other professional $45,500 9.2%
Fees: accounting $38,424 7.8%
Travel, conferences and meetings $3,739 0.8%
Taxes $2,574 0.5%
Total$494,548100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $446,925 spent · pay $0 · grants $295,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $295,000 66.0%
Other expenses $55,783 12.5%
Fees: other professional $44,800 10.0%
Fees: accounting $41,875 9.4%
Taxes $9,467 2.1%
Total$446,925100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $470,450 spent · pay $0 · grants $285,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $285,000 60.6%
Other expenses $76,225 16.2%
Fees: accounting $68,705 14.6%
Fees: other professional $37,790 8.0%
Fees: legal $2,730 0.6%
Total$470,450100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $501,232 spent · pay $0 · grants $304,334 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $304,334 60.7%
Fees: other professional $80,819 16.1%
Fees: accounting $50,036 10.0%
Other expenses $49,000 9.8%
Fees: legal $11,790 2.4%
Taxes $5,253 1.0%
Total$501,232100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $582,204 spent · pay $158,296 · grants $205,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $205,000 35.2%
Other salaries and wages $158,296 27.2%
Fees: other professional $141,872 24.4%
Other expenses $75,478 13.0%
Taxes $1,558 0.3%
Total$582,204100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $165,748 spent · pay $0 · grants $150,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $150,000 90.5%
Fees: other professional $15,537 9.4%
Taxes $211 0.1%
Total$165,748100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $164,828 spent · pay $0 · grants $130,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $130,000 78.9%
Other expenses $23,536 14.3%
Fees: other professional $9,431 5.7%
Fees: legal $1,011 0.6%
Fees: accounting $850 0.5%
Total$164,828100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $3,858 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: legal $3,858 100.0%
Total$3,858100%

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