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JAMES EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $267K · expenses $60K · assets $287K

EIN
82-4670194
Address
502 COUNTY ROAD 610, FARMERSVILLE, TX 75442-5229
Website
http://jamesexperiencefoundation.org
NTEE code
T21
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2018 (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
Rodney James (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

We do good for people in the communities we serve.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Melissa James Director2019-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Rodney James Director2019-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Jim Boneau Director2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Eric Mowery Director2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA JAMES Director0 $0$0$0 $01
RODNEY JAMES Director0 $0$0$0 $01
JIM BONEAU Director0 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC MOWERY Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA JAMES Director0 $0$0$0 $01
RODNEY JAMES Director0 $0$0$0 $01
JIM BONEAU Director0 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC MOWERY Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA JAMES Director1 $0$0$0 $01
RODNEY JAMES Director2 $0$0$0 $01
JIM BONEAU Director1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC MOWERY Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA JAMES Director1 $0$0$0 $01
RODNEY JAMES Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA JAMES Director1 $0$0$0 $01
RODNEY JAMES Director2 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA JAMES Directore- $0$0$0 $01
RODNEY JAMES Director- $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA JAMES Directore1 $0$0$0 $01
RODNEY JAMES Director2 $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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$267,243$59,691 $286,634$286,634 $263,259$0 $006
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,943$31,811 $79,083$79,083 $67,166$0 $006
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,747$27,176 $42,952$42,952 $53,131$0 -06
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$113,064$107,977 $16,382$16,382 $113,064$0 -010
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$127,403$116,431 $11,294$11,294 $127,403$0 -010
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$99,482$99,555 $323$323 $99,482$0 -0-
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$79,990$80,199 $396$396 $79,990$0 -05

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $7,571 in all, tax years 2021 to 2023. 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
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$7,550 2023$7,550
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “JAMES EXPERIENCE FOUNDATION” 2021-2023 3$21 2023$11
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Who funds organizations like this

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NIELSEN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$209,3508 12020–2025 ARF CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$150,90012 42020–2024 ARF CHARITABLE FOUNDATION; RSM BOSTON FOUNDATION INC; KOHANAIKI FOUNDATION; HOWELL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION
MCPHERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$139,50011 12011–2024 URBAN OUTREACH INCORPORATED
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$131,5454 12021–2024 ARF CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
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THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$75,0002 12023–2024 ASSOCIATED CREDIT UNION 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.

2025 · Form 990 · $59,691 spent · pay $0 · grants $59,511 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $59,511$59,511-- 99.7%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $180-$180- 0.3%
Total$59,691100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $31,811 spent · pay $0 · grants $26,667 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $26,667$26,667-- 83.8%
Information technology $2,771-$2,771- 8.7%
Travel $2,198-$2,198- 6.9%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $175-$175- 0.6%
Total$31,811100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $27,176 spent · pay $0 · grants $24,836 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $24,836$24,836-- 91.4%
Travel $2,145-$2,145- 7.9%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $195-$195- 0.7%
Total$27,176100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $107,977 spent · pay $0 · grants $107,335 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $107,335$107,335-- 99.4%
Depreciation and depletion $526-$526- 0.5%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $110-$110- 0.1%
Other (as described)Reconciliation Discrepancies $6-$6- 0.0%
Total$107,977100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $116,431 spent · pay $0 · grants $116,431 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $116,431$116,431-- 100.0%
Total$116,431100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $99,555 spent · pay $0 · grants $99,555 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $99,555$99,555-- 100.0%
Total$99,555100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $80,199 spent · pay $0 · grants $80,199 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $80,199$80,199-- 100.0%
Total$80,199100%

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