ELBOW REEF FOUNDATION INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $116K · expenses $61K · assets $126K

EIN
85-0976407
Address
3216 DIXIE HWY, ERLANGER, KY 41018-1828
Website
elbowreef.org
NTEE code
A82
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2020 (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
ann w potts (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND COMMUNITY SPACES OF ELBOW CAY, ABACO, BAHAMAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS, THE NATION OF THE BAHAMS AND THE VISITING PUBLIC. OUR PRIMARY AREA OF FOCUS HAS BEEN TO SUPPORT THE ELBOW REEF LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY IN ITS EFFORTS TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN THE HISTORIC ELBOW REEF LIGHTHOUSE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Laura Gallagher PRESIDENT2022-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Heather Forde-Prosa SECRETARY2020-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
James W Tivy TREASURER2022-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
LETITIA McKIBBON BOARD MEMBER2024-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Mari Chambers BOARD MEMBER2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Kent Leboutillier (former) VICE PRESIDENT2020-2024 35 $0 reported 1
Neil Aberle (former) ADVISOR2022-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Anne Potts (former) TREASURER2020-2021 35 $0 reported 1
Heather Fordde - Prosa (former) SECRETARY2021 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAURA GALLAGHER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER FORDE-PROSA SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
JAMES W TIVY TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
MARI CHAMBERS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
LETITIA McKIBBON BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAURA GALLAGHER PRESIDENT35 $0$0$0 $01
KENT LEBOUTILLIER VICE PRESIDENT35 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER FORDE-PROSA SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES W TIVY TREASURER35 $0$0$0 $01
LETITIA McKIBBON BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
NEIL ABERLE ADVISOR10 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KENT LEBOUTILLIER PRESIDENT35 $0$0$0 $01
LAURA GALLAGHER VICE PRESIDENT35 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER FORDE-PROSA SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES W TIVY TREASURER35 $0$0$0 $01
NEIL ABERLE ADVISOR10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KENT LEBOUTILLIER PRESIDENT35 $0$0$0 $01
LAURA GALLAGHER VICE PRESIDENT35 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER FORDE-PROSA SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES W TIVY TREASURER35 $0$0$0 $01
NEIL ABERLE ADVISOR10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KENT LEBOUTILLIER PRESIDENT35 $0-$0 $01
ANNE POTTS TREASURER35 $0-$0 $01
HEATHER FORDDE - PROSA SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KENT LEBOUTILLIER PRESIDENT35 $0-$0 $01
ANNE POTTS TREASURER35 $0-$0 $01
HEATHER FORDE-PROSA SECRETARY10 $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 ↗
$116,122$61,310 $126,099$126,099 $85,205$0 -05
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,819$110,987 $71,287$71,287 $36,496$0 -05
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$203,737$240,339 $77,455$77,455 $171,436$0 -05
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$501,003$433,442 $114,057$114,057 $501,003$0 -05
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,651$92,169 $46,496$46,496 $116,651$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,965$78,951 $42,014$22,014 $100,965$0 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $16,000 in all, tax years 2022 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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MCCALLUM FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ELBOW REEF FOUNDATION INC” 2022-2025 4$6,000 2025$1,000
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HARRODSBURG HISTORICAL SOCIETYKYA82 $125,319$84,937 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
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BLIND BROOK FOUNDATION INCNYA82 $79,570$88,025 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
BCC FOUNDATION INCINA82 $99,500$77,500 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
HOLOCAUST RESOURCE FOUNDATION INCNJA82 $174,562$174,180 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
KETCHAM INN FOUNDATIN INCNYA82 $181,994$106,016 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
PORTER-PHELPS-HUNTINGTON FOUNDATION INCMAA82 $133,494$182,709 Clerk$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
MATTHEWS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INCNCA82 $83,054$97,437 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FREDERICK COUNTY LANDMARKS FOUNDATION INCMDA82 $138,300$64,765 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
LAURA RIDING JACKSON FOUNDATION INCFLA82 $200,546$269,868 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
HILLFOREST HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INCINA82 $137,979$179,108 Executive Director - left mid-year$28,697 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
CEDAR CREEK BATTLEFIELD FOUNDATION INCVAA82 $177,167$165,369 Director$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
IOWA HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONIAA82 $202,563$182,955 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
HISTORIC ARKANSAS MUSEUM FOUNDATION INCARA82 $217,519$203,350 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
BUFFALO CLUB PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INCNYA82 $118,335$28,890 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
ARAB IMAGE FOUNDATION INCNYA82 $58,859$105,359 MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
LATAH COUNTY HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INCIDA82 $98,158$51,912 Director$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
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MEETEETSE MUSEUM FOUNDATION INCWYA82 $90,762$75,009 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
ROBINSON JEFFERS TOR HOUSE FOUNDATIONCAA82 $164,943$185,871 president$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x

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).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
KOUM FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$867,4202 12020–2023 FOUNDATION FOR THE RESCUE AND PRESERVATION OF EUROPEAN JEWISH CE
H D SMITH FOUNDATION Private foundation$759,9233 12019–2021 DANA THOMAS HOUSE FOUNDATION
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS DAF sponsor$676,52912 22015–2024 HISTORIC SALISBURY FOUNDATION INC; MATTHEWS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$643,84632 172016–2024 SEVEN WEST FORTY THIRD STREET FOUNDATION INC; ARLINGTON CLUB HERITAGE FOUNDATION; YORK HARBOR READING ROOM FOUNDATION; MENOMINEE RANGE HISTORICAL FOUNDATION and 13 more
CAMERON FOUNDATION Private foundation$420,70519 12016–2023 HISTORIC PETERSBURG FOUNDATION INC
INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$379,8816 12018–2023 LAURA RIDING JACKSON FOUNDATION INC
THE CHAMPLIN FOUNDATION Private foundation$351,7503 12020–2022 SOUTHEAST LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES DAF sponsor$335,71133 12010–2024 IOWA HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$274,74310 42016–2024 WORTHINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; BLIND BROOK FOUNDATION INC; MENOMINEE RANGE HISTORICAL FOUNDATION; SEVEN WEST FORTY THIRD STREET FOUNDATION INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF FREDERICK COUNTY MARYLAND INCORPORATED DAF sponsor$271,74814 12011–2024 FREDERICK COUNTY LANDMARKS FOUNDATION INC
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC Private foundation$225,0001 12019–2019 COLUMBIA CLUB FOUNDATION INC
ROY J CARVER CHARITABLE TR Private foundation$200,0001 12021–2021 IOWA HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$175,0007 52020–2023 SEVEN WEST FORTY THIRD STREET FOUNDATION INC; NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION; ARLINGTON CLUB HERITAGE FOUNDATION; DOOR COUNTY BOOKMOBILE INC and 1 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$171,67411 72018–2024 ARLINGTON CLUB HERITAGE FOUNDATION; SEVEN WEST FORTY THIRD STREET FOUNDATION INC; IOWA HISTORICAL FOUNDATION; BCC FOUNDATION INC and 3 more
MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$163,52411 12010–2025 LEW WALLACE STUDY PRESERVATION SOCIETY 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.

2025 · Form 990 · $61,310 spent · pay $0 · grants $50,000 · events $55,628
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $50,000$50,000-- 81.6%
Fees: accounting $5,736$0$5,736$0 9.4%
Office expenses $3,113$0$3,113$0 5.1%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $832$832$0$0 1.4%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXP $534$0$534$0 0.9%
Insurance $508$0$508$0 0.8%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $272$0$272$0 0.4%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $177$0$177$0 0.3%
Fees: other services $138$0$0$138 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $86,545$55,628reported apart
Total$61,310100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $110,987 spent · pay $0 · grants $97,869 · events $34,725
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $97,869$97,869-- 88.2%
Fees: accounting $8,983$0$8,983$0 8.1%
Office expenses $1,753$0$1,293$460 1.6%
Fees: other services $660$0$0$660 0.6%
Insurance $508$0$508$0 0.5%
All other expenses $416$0$0$416 0.4%
Travel $288$0$288$0 0.3%
Other (as described)LIGHT TOWER R & M $192$192$0$0 0.2%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $177$0$177$0 0.2%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $80$0$80$0 0.1%
Other (as described)REGISTRATION FEES $61$0$61$0 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $103,048$34,725reported apart
Total$110,987100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $240,339 spent · pay $0 · grants $142,272 · events $27,030
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $142,272$142,272-- 59.2%
Other (as described)OUTBUILDINGS $48,246$48,246$0$0 20.1%
Other (as described)LIGHTSTATION $23,184$22,992$192$0 9.6%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL FEES $18,758$5,000$12,558$1,200 7.8%
Office expenses $6,469$49$6,420$0 2.7%
Other (as described)SLATE PROJECT $832$670$162$0 0.3%
Insurance $507$0$507$0 0.2%
All other expenses $71$0$71$0 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $59,331$27,030reported apart
Total$240,339100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $433,442 spent · pay $0 · grants $182,155 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)LIGHTSTATION $203,459$203,459$0$0 46.9%
Grants outside the US $182,155$182,155-- 42.0%
Other (as described)OUTBUILDINGS $38,800$38,800$0$0 9.0%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL FEES $7,375$2,846$4,529$0 1.7%
All other expenses $859$0$859$0 0.2%
Insurance $518$0$518$0 0.1%
Office expenses $276$0$276$0 0.1%
Total$433,442100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $92,169 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $90,419 98.1%
Fees to independent contractors $1,750 1.9%
Total$92,169100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $78,951 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $78,351 99.2%
Fees to independent contractors $600 0.8%
Total$78,951100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2024-$100$01
2023$10,000$02
Largest awards · 2 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2024Department of StateGrant or other assistanceU.S. AMBASSADORS FUND FOR CULTURAL PRESERVATION 19.025TO RESTORE THE ELBOW REEF LIGHTHOUSE, LOCATED ON ELBOW CAY, ABACO, BACK TO FULL WORKING CONDITION AS THE ONLY REMAINING HAND-OPERATED KEROSENE LIGHTHOUSE IN THE-$100
2023Department of StateGrant or other assistancePUBLIC DIPLOMACY PROGRAMS 19.040THE ELBOW REEF LIGHTHOUSE FOUNDATION(ERLF) WILL DESIGN AND EXECUTE A RE-LAUNCH EVENT FOR THE LIGHT STATION AND HOST DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS ACROSS THE BAHAMAS FO$10,000

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