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FRIENDS OF HALE COUNTY FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $181K · expenses $157K · assets $157K

EIN
06-1662832
Address
700 27TH PL S, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233-3410
NTEE code
T30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2003
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Mission

TO ASSIST THE PEOPLE OF POVERTY STRICKEN WEST ALABAMA WITH BUSINESS, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Law Lamar Iv PRESIDENT2010-2025 20 $0 reported 1
Janet Lamar BOARD MEMBER2025 1 $0 reported 1
Reynolds Whatley BOARD MEMBER2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANET LAMAR BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
REYNOLDS WHATLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
LAW LAMAR IV PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAW LAMAR IV PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAW LAMAR IV PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAW LAMAR IV PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAW LAMAR IV PRESIDENT20 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAW LAMAR IV PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAW LAMAR IV PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAW LAMAR IV PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAW LAMAR IV PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAW LAMAR IV PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAW LAMAR IV PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAW LAMAR IV PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAW LAMAR IV PRESIDENT20 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAW LAMAR IV PRESIDENT20 $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 ↗
$181,377$156,885 $157,315$157,315 $155,838$0 $003
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$122,027$185,434 $132,823$132,823 $80,709$0 $004
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$132,217$77,208 $196,231$196,231 $125,252$0 $004
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,233$83,627 $141,222$141,222 $89,580$0 $003
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$198,152$77,418 $157,615$157,615 $201,535$0 $003
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$143,785$113,448 $37,223$36,881 $148,375- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$151,026$132,659 $7,494$6,544 $150,656- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$139,278$151,165 $3,616-$11,823 $139,277- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,820$144,231 $7,790$64 $142,818- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,103$121,012 $5,475$1,475 $116,451- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,401$125,255 $10,384$6,384 $104,798- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$135,304$121,648 $29,597$29,597 $135,272- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$155,473$196,517 $15,859$15,859 $154,830- ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$139,942$128,367 $56,055$56,055 $139,615- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $60,411 in all, tax years 2012 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2012-2018, 2023-2024 9$60,350 2024$30,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF HALE COUNTY FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$61 2023$11
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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 · $156,885 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)EDUCATION SUPPORT, SUPP $74,476$74,476-- 47.5%
Other (as described)BENEVOLENCE $67,303$67,303-- 42.9%
Other (as described)COUNTY MISSIONS $8,719$8,719-- 5.6%
All other expenses $2,463$2,463-- 1.6%
Other (as described)INSURANCE $2,428-$2,428- 1.5%
Depreciation and depletion $1,424-$1,424- 0.9%
Office expenses $72-$72- 0.0%
Total$156,885100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $185,434 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)EDUCATION SUPPORT, SUPP $120,422$120,422-- 64.9%
Other (as described)BENEVOLENCE $33,445$33,445-- 18.0%
All other expenses $16,646$16,646-- 9.0%
Other (as described)COUNTY MISSIONS $9,302$9,302-- 5.0%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $5,601$5,601-- 3.0%
Office expenses $18-$18- 0.0%
Total$185,434100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $77,208 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)EDUCATION SUPPORT, SUPP $56,064$56,064-- 72.6%
Other (as described)BENEVOLENCE $19,521$19,521-- 25.3%
Other (as described)DELIVERY FUEL $1,021$1,021-- 1.3%
Other (as described)INSURANCE $354-$354- 0.5%
All other expenses $198$164$34- 0.3%
Office expenses $50-$50- 0.1%
Total$77,208100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $83,627 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)EDUCATION SUPPORT, SUPP $59,307$59,307-- 70.9%
Other (as described)BENEVOLENCE $14,254$14,254-- 17.0%
Other (as described)LABOR $6,050$6,050-- 7.2%
All other expenses $2,422$1,703$719- 2.9%
Other (as described)DELIVERY FUEL $1,360$1,360-- 1.6%
Office expenses $223-$223- 0.3%
Interest $11-$11- 0.0%
Total$83,627100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $77,418 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)EDUCATION SUPPORT, SUPP $62,365$62,365-- 80.6%
Other (as described)BENEVOLENCE $6,582$6,582-- 8.5%
Other (as described)BIBLES $6,565$6,565-- 8.5%
Other (as described)REPAIRS $1,053-$1,053- 1.4%
Insurance $638-$638- 0.8%
All other expenses $202-$202- 0.3%
Office expenses $13-$13- 0.0%
Total$77,418100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $113,448 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $113,448 100.0%
Total$113,448100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $132,659 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $131,976 99.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $683 0.5%
Total$132,659100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $151,165 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $150,780 99.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $385 0.3%
Total$151,165100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $144,231 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $143,776 99.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $422 0.3%
Printing, publications, postage $33 0.0%
Total$144,231100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $121,012 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $120,498 99.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $422 0.3%
Printing, publications, postage $92 0.1%
Total$121,012100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $125,255 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $124,833 99.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $422 0.3%
Total$125,255100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $121,648 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $121,648 100.0%
Total$121,648100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $196,517 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $196,517 100.0%
Total$196,517100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $128,367 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $127,114 99.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,253 1.0%
Total$128,367100%

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