2026-09-24T13:17:13-04:00 2025-12-31 043587095 ESTEP BURKEY SIMMONS LLC PO BOX 42 MUNCIE IN 473080042 990 2025-01-01 351913242 COMMUNITY INITIATIVES INC COMM 2608943335 103 W 3RD ST PO BOX 210 LIGONIER IN 467671903 GARY GATMAN PRESIDENT 2608943335 2026-09-02 true THOMAS A ROBERTS P00997867 7652847554 2026-09-02 2025 GARY GATMAN 103 W 3RD ST LIGONIER IN 467671903 165843 false X WWW.CFNOBLE.ORG X 1993 IN SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO NOBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC. - WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NOBLE COUNTY BY SERVING AS A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, ENABLING DONORS TO CARRY OUT CHARITABLE INTENT AND MAKING GRANTS. 17 17 0 12 0 0 0 183553 164793 0 183553 164793 50500 92000 0 0 0 0 81131 83516 131631 175516 51922 -10723 2414285 2579256 15500 34831 2398785 2544425 X SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO NOBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC. - WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NOBLE COUNTY BY SERVING AS A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, ENABLING DONORS TO CARRY OUT CHARITABLE INTENT AND MAKING GRANTS. false false 92000 92000 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE PAID TO OR ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE A LARGE PART OF OUR PROGRAMS. IN 2024 WE MADE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS TOTALING 50,500 TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE LIVING IN NOBLE COUNTY IN VARIOUS AGE GROUPS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, GRADE SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. 92000 true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false true false true true true false false true true true true true true false false false IN X X X THE ORGANIZATION 2608943335 103 W THIRD ST PO BOX 210 LIGONIER IN 46767 X GARY GATMAN PRESIDENT 1.00 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DENISE LEMMON VICE PRESIDE 1.00 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRYAN SHEARER TREASURER 1.00 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LORI JANSEN SECRETARY 1.00 2.00 X X 0 0 0 APRIL WEIMER DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEVERLY FITZPATRICK DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHAD WILSON DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLINT PHARES DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 JARED KNIPPER DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNY KILL DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 LES NIVENS DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL J TIPTON DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDY SAGGARS MEMBER AT LA 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLEY MAWHORTER DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 TREY FORBES DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 TYLER MOSER DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIRSTEN OWEN DIRECTOR 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 73273 73273 92570 1050 91520 91520 91520 164793 91520 73273 92000 92000 75797 75797 7719 7719 175516 92000 83516 0 3006 2411279 2579256 2414285 2579256 15500 34831 15500 34831 X 2398785 2544425 2398785 2544425 2414285 2579256 -10723 156363 X false true X true false X X 1 NOBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC 351827247 7 true 75797 0 1 75797 0 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false 2398785 313438 92000 75797 2544426 2277400 245443 50500 73558 2398785 2065638 318052 61500 44790 2277400 2547635 -367686 70793 43518 2065638 2350527 310386 62500 50778 2547635 1.00000 false false X 321156 156363 156363 164793 164793 175516 175516 175516 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE INTENDED USES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE: GRANTING TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE NOBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY, PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM NOBLE COUNTY, GIVING CITIZENS OF NOBLE COUNTY THE OPPORTUNITY TO FULFILL THEIR CHARITABLE WISHES, AND SUPPORTING THE NOBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC. IN ITS MISSION. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE INCOME TAX TOPIC OF THE FASB ASC. THE ORGANIZATION NOW RECOGNIZES A TAX BENEFIT ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THE TAX POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED IN A TAX EXAMINATION, WITH A TAX EXAMINATION BEING PRESUMED TO OCCUR. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED WILL BE THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED ON EXAMINATION. FOR TAX POSITIONS NOT MEETING THE MORE-LIKELY- THAN-NOT TEST, NO TAX BENEFIT WILL BE RECORDED. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXAMINED THIS ISSUE AND HAS DETERMINED THERE ARE NO MATERIAL CONTINGENT TAX LIABILITIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL AND STATE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURNS FOR 2022, 2023, AND 2024 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. RETURNS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. true COLLEGE TUITION-RESIDENTS 20 92000 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 WHEN A GRANT IS APPLIED FOR, A GRANT EVALUATION FORM IS USED TO SCORE THE APPLICATION. THE ORGANIZATION USES COMMUNITY SUITE AND FOUNDANT GLM SLM. ALL GRANTS ARE MONITORED AND TRACKED THROUGH THIS SOFTWARE. ELECTRONIC FILES ARE KEPT AND MAINTAINED FOR GRANT RECIPIENTS. FINAL REPORTS MUST BE FILED IN ORDER FOR FUTURE GRANTS TO BE MADE TO ORGANIZATIONS. WHEN FINAL REPORTS ARE FILED, IT IS ASCERTAINED THAT THE GRANT FUNDS WERE USED FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSES AND EVERYTHING WAS CORRECTLY ADMINISTERED AS WAS STATED IN THE GRANT APPLICATION. IT IS THEN DETERMINED WHETHER OR NOT THE GRANTEE IS ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE GRANTS. UNTIL THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE, FUTURE GRANTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED. WITH REGARD TO SCHOLARSHIPS, CRITERIA IS SET AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A SIX MEMBER SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE MADE UP OF MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT ALL AREAS OF THE COUNTY REVIEW MOST APPLICATIONS. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO MEET THE CRITERIA SET OUT TO BE ELIGIBLE. CORRESPONDENCE CONTINUES WITH THE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT TO ASCERTAIN THAT THEY ARE CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION AT THE SAME INSTITUTION, THAT THEY MAKE THE GRADES (IF A REQUIREMENT), AND ANY OTHER STIPULATIONS ARE MET AS SET OUT IN THE CRITERIA. THESE AREAS ARE MONITORED BY STAFF AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AND RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED IN COMMUNITY SUITE AS WELL. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO NOBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC. - WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NOBLE COUNTY BY SERVING AS A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, ENABLING DONORS TO CARRY OUT CHARITABLE INTENT AND MAKING GRANTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE NOBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, INC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B THE NOBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, INC., AND AS SUCH APPROVES ALL DECISIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE FOUNDATION'S AUDIT FIRM AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE FOUNDATION'S ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT AND AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE BOARD IS NOTIFIED THAT THE FORM 990 IS BEING REVIEWED AND IS INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETING WHEN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PERFORMS THE REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANYTIME A BOARD MEMBER HAS AN INTEREST IN ANY ORGANIZATION WITH WHICH WE ARE DOING BUSINESS, THE AFFECTED MEMBER SHALL NOT VOTE ON IT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NOBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC. AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, INC. MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IMMEDIATELY UPON REQUEST THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. ADDITIONALLY, FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC VIA THEIR WEBSITE AND OTHER MEANS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. A LINK TO WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG IS ON THE NOBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC.'S WEBSITE. FORM 990 IS ALSO IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. NOBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 103 W THIRD ST PO BOX 210 LIGONIER IN 46767 351827247 RELATED IN 501C3 7 N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false true false NOBLE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC R 75797 CASH TRANSACTION