GESA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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Plain text GESA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2022–2024. https://furp.org/org/gesa-community-foundation-882053935. Retrieved 2026-11-10.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). GESA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2022–2024]. Retrieved November 10, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/gesa-community-foundation-882053935

MLA “GESA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.” furp.org, tax years 2022–2024, https://furp.org/org/gesa-community-foundation-882053935. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2022–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $538K · expenses $508K · assets $491K

EIN
88-2053935
Address
PO BOX 500, RICHLAND, WA 99352-0500
NTEE code
T31 Community Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2023 (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))
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Mission

THE FOUNDATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE IS IMPROVING THE LIVES OF ITS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES BY SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT SCHOOLS, LOCAL HEROES, FINANCIAL WELLNESS/EDUCATION, AND GENERAL COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

9 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Benjamin Rutledge VICE CHAIR2023-2024 $697,856$1,060,323 2
Andrew Chung BOARD MEMBER2024 $479,887$479,887 4
Patsy Gayda BOARD CHAIR2022-2024 $131,368$454,759 1
Kimberly Headley SECRETARY2022-2024 $119,139$344,574 1
James Rothwell TREASURER2024 $237,613$237,613 1
Amber Merrill ASSOCIATE BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 $83,993$176,581 1
Richard Waddle (former) TREASURER (THRU 12/23)2022-2023 $664,536$1,147,557 2
Ben Rutledge (former) VICE CHAIR2022 $337,747$337,747 1
Angeline Brotherton (former) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 6/23)2022-2023 $116,124$267,674 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person 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
Derrel Ebert VICE CHAIR2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · 6 paid, $1.7M · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BENJAMIN RUTLEDGE VICE CHAIR0 $0$598,601$99,255 $697,8562
ANDREW CHUNG BOARD MEMBER0 $0$302,453$177,434 $479,8874
JAMES ROTHWELL TREASURER0 $0$196,985$40,628 $237,6131
PATSY GAYDA BOARD CHAIR0 $0$116,965$14,403 $131,3681
KIMBERLY HEADLEY SECRETARY0 $0$96,603$22,536 $119,1391
AMBER MERRILL ASSOCIATE BOARD MEMBER0 $0$74,948$9,045 $83,9931
DERREL EBERT VICE CHAIR0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 6 paid, $1.5M · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD WADDLE TREASURER (THRU 12/23)0 $0$431,672$232,864 $664,5362
BENJAMIN RUTLEDGE VICE CHAIR0 $0$279,217$83,250 $362,4672
PATSY GAYDA BOARD CHAIR0 $0$125,639$2,399 $128,0381
ANGELINE BROTHERTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 6/23)0 $0$108,174$7,950 $116,1241
KIMBERLY HEADLEY SECRETARY0 $0$92,083$15,909 $107,9921
AMBER MERRILL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0$84,652$7,936 $92,5881
DERREL EBERT BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 5 paid, $1.3M · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RICHARD WADDLE TREASURER0 $0$430,236$52,785 $483,0212
BEN RUTLEDGE VICE CHAIR0 $0$273,842$63,905 $337,7471
PATSY GAYDA BOARD CHAIR0 $0$175,352$20,001 $195,3531
ANGELINE BROTHERTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0$138,541$13,009 $151,5501
KIMBERLY HEADLEY SECRETARY0 $0$97,288$20,155 $117,4431
DERREL EBERT BOARD MEMBER0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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 · 28 grants to organizations · $436K

Listed grants add up to $435,870; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $506,069. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 27 grants to organizations · $423K

Listed grants add up to $422,747; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $572,336. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2022 · 25 grants to organizations · $423K

Listed grants add up to $423,460; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $523,542. 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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$538,049$507,799 $490,866$490,866 $536,549$0 $005
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,005,507$574,058 $460,616$460,616 $1,005,507$0 $005
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$552,709$523,542 $29,167$29,167 $552,709$0 $005

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $1,282,162 in all, tax years 2023 to 2024. 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
CREDIT UNIONS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON $1,282,1622 $521,5212024 2023-2024 Public charity Exact
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Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. NTEE: the IRS’s code when it lists one, otherwise FURP’s inferred code. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
OLYMPIC VIEW COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONWAT31 $310,340$185,298 Board Vice-President$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
SPOKANE PARKS FOUNDATIONWAT31 $530,410$391,535 Executive Director$80,317 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, same state
WALKER FAMILY FOUNDATIONWAT31 $353,568$1,959,755 SECRETARY/TREASURER$282,869 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, same state
TIPTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONKST31 $311,082$334,913 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar mission
CORTLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONNYT31 $855,705$796,690 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar mission
TUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCAT31 $331,074$315,813 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$69,080 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar mission
DALLAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONORT31 $452,802$205,760 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar name
IVY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCGAT31 $434,288$300,906 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar name
CULVER CITY ROTARY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCAT31 $572,242$224,971 SECRETARY/TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar mission
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONNET31 $429,373$289,623 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$78,604 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar mission
CAN DO COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONPAT31 $1,054,073$182,801 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar name
PENINSULA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONNCT31 $546,106$564,754 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar name
GLADBROOK COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONIAT31 $798,057$38,316 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar name
WHARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONTXT31 $611,614$265,172 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY$21,300 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar name
CARBON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONPAT31 $559,824$462,878 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar name
HURON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONOHT31 $988,148$297,572 EXECUTIVE DI$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar name
ONE AZ COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCAZT31 $860,797$472,352 Secretary Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar mission
SAVUSAVU COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCAT31 $919,581$1,231,351 Chairman$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar name
PAWNEE CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONNET31 $949,924$942,225 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar name
ROME COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONNYT31 $607,638$554,069 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar name
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OFFLT31 $504,705$610,987 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar name
COLUMBIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCOHT31 $298,483$377,803 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar mission
GREATER PIKE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONPAT31 $818,300$460,786 Executive Dir.$70,350 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar name
COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCAT31 $478,510$776,536 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$64,000 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar name
BRANFORD COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCTT31 $446,973$338,567 PAST PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T31, revenue within 2x, similar name

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).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $3,104,11016 3DAF sponsor2011–2024 LEXINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; KAUAI NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; LOS ALAMOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
KALAMAZOO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $2,753,57012 1DAF sponsor2011–2023 SOUTH HAVEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $2,732,366123 35DAF sponsor2016–2024 VISITATION COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOUNDATION; JASPER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; CAPITOL HILL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; PAWNEE CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION and 31 more
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC $2,388,91110 2Private foundation2018–2025 SCOTT COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC; SOUTH MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $1,721,07822 3DAF sponsor2014–2024 COTTAGE GROVE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; COLUMBIA GORGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION; GORGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
FORGOOD INC $1,690,19634 5DAF sponsor2010–2024 CAPITOL HILL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; HELENA AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION; ANACONDA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC and 1 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $1,245,95069 27DAF sponsor2014–2024 NORTH STAR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; LEXINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; PENINSULA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; MONTECITO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION and 23 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $1,236,16456 21DAF sponsor2019–2025 SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION; COMMUNITY FOCUS FOUNDATION INC; SCOTT COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC; LOMA PRIETA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION and 17 more
MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $1,157,46345 3DAF sponsor2009–2024 HELENA AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; SEELEY LAKE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; BEACON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
GILEAD SCIENCES FOUNDATION $1,075,0003 1Private foundation2021–2023 SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
RIGGIO FOUNDATION TR $1,000,0001 1Private foundation2018–2018 KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $963,2746 3DAF sponsor2011–2021 SAN MATEO-FOSTER CITY COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION; COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SAN CARLOS; LOMA PRIETA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS $695,21514 1DAF sponsor2011–2024 ROCHELLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
THE ELEANOR M AND HERBERT D KATZ FAMILY FOUNDATION INC $675,6536 1Private foundation2016–2021 JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF
HOUGHTON FAMILY FOUNDATION $674,0005 1Private foundation2023–2025 TIPTON COMMUNITY 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 990 · $507,799 spent · pay $0 · grants $506,069 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $506,069$506,069-- 99.7%
Fees: accounting $1,000-$1,000- 0.2%
Other (as described)BOOKS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $380-$380- 0.1%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES $192-$192- 0.0%
Other (as described)INTERCHANGE EXPENSE $158-$158- 0.0%
Total$507,799100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $574,058 spent · pay $0 · grants $572,336 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $476,836$476,836-- 83.1%
Grants to US individuals $95,500$95,500-- 16.6%
Fees: accounting $1,100-$1,100- 0.2%
Fees: other services $572-$572- 0.1%
Other (as described)BOOKS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $50-$50- 0.0%
Total$574,058100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $523,542 spent · pay $0 · grants $523,542 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $523,542$523,542-- 100.0%
Total$523,542100%

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