FRIENDS FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- FRIENDS FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION (EIN 74-2551663)
- Tax period
- 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Filed
- 2025-09-08
- IRS object ID
- 202502519349201350
- Schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-09-08T11:47:35-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2024-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 273701408 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | SHEILA D NOVAKNOVAK & CO | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 720 LYONS AVENUE | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | SCHULENBURG | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 78956 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 742551663 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | FRIENDS FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | FRIE | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 9797433213 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 215 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | SCHULENBURG | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 78956 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Carolyn Osina | PersonNm |
| Person Title | President | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 9797433213 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-09-05 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | Yes (true) | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Sheila D Novak | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01214420 | PTIN |
| Phone | 9797433213 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2025-09-08 | PreparationDt |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2024 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | N/A | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $125,048 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $0 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $0 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $0 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $0 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $125,048 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $106,467 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $18,581 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Total Revenue | $18,581 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $14,915 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Total Expenses | $14,915 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $3,666 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $1,788 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $5,454 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,788 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $5,454 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,788 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $5,454 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,788 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $5,454 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | SUBSTANTIALLY ALL PROCEEDS ARE GENERATED FROM BINGO GAMESFROM WHICH GRANTS ARE MADE TO CATHOLIC EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS,ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE AND HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPERATIONS. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $14,915 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $14,915 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $14,915 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLYN OSINA | ||||
| PRESIDENT | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY HEGER | ||||
| SECRETARY | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathryn Harvey | ||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID OSINA | ||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLY DIVIN | ||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLENE KOLENOVSKY | ||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gina Zbranek | ||||
| Officer | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Initiation Fees And Cap Contri | $0 | InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | $0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Carolyn Osina | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 215 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | SCHULENBURG | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 78956 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 9797434458 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
| Other Support Sum | $0 | OtherSupportSumAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $61,863 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $91,555 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $118,787 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $128,735 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $125,048 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $525,988 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $61,863 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $91,555 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $118,787 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $128,735 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $125,048 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $525,988 | TotalAmt |
Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $525,988 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $525,988 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Revenue Bingo | $128,735 | GrossRevenueBingoAmt |
| Cash Prizes Bingo | $96,086 | CashPrizesBingoAmt |
| Rent Facility Costs Bingo | $4,200 | RentFacilityCostsBingoAmt |
| Other Direct Expenses Bingo | $6,181 | OtherDirectExpensesBingoAmt |
| Volunteer Labor Bingo | Yes (true) | VolunteerLaborBingoInd |
| Volunteer Labor Bingo | 1.00000 | VolunteerLaborBingoPct |
| Gross Revenue Total Gaming | $128,735 | GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt |
| Cash Prizes Total Gaming | $96,086 | CashPrizesTotalGamingAmt |
| Rent Fclty Costs Total Gaming | $4,200 | RentFcltyCostsTotalGamingAmt |
| Oth Direct Expnss Total Gaming | $6,181 | OthDirectExpnssTotalGamingAmt |
| Direct Expense Summary Gaming | $106,467 | DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt |
| Net Gaming Income Summary | $22,268 | NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| States Where Gaming Conducted | TX | StatesWhereGamingConductedCd |
| Licensed | Yes (true) | LicensedInd |
| License Suspended Etc | false | LicenseSuspendedEtcInd |
| Gaming With Nonmembers | false | GamingWithNonmembersInd |
| Member Of Other Entity | Yes (true) | MemberOfOtherEntityInd |
| Individual With Books | CAROLYN OSINA | IndividualWithBooksNm |
Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 9856 Baseball Diamond Loop | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | SCHULENBURG | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 78956 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev | false | CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10 | To support educational operations at Catholic schools; Grant; St. Rose School: 405 Black St., Schulenburg, TX, 78956; None, 3500. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10 | To support educational operations at Catholic Schools; Grant; St. Michael Catholic School: 103 E. North St., Weimar, TX, 78962; None, 500. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10 | To support educational operations at Catholic schools; Grant; Sacred Heart School: 313 S. Texana, Hallettsville, TX, 77964; None, 10915. |