Elster Foundation

Martinsville, VA
Tax-exempt since April 1965
EIN: 16-6054742

Receive an email when new data is available for this organization.

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$405k (2024)

Expenses

$411k (2024)

Total Assets

$4M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$405,134

Expenses

$411,321

Net Income

-$6,187

Net Assets

$3,998,278

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$134,342	33.2%
Sales of Assets	$270,792	66.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$341,730	83.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$38,400	9.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,998,278
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$3,998,278

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Nicole V Acuff (Trustee)	$7,680	$0
Douglas R Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,680	$0
Amy Gerome Acuff (Trustee)	$7,680	$0
Elizabeth Greer Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,680	$0
Dr Elizabeth Rg Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,680	$0

+ View more people

990-PF

Filed on May 12, 2025

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$238,207

Expenses

$382,292

Net Income

-$144,085

Net Assets

$4,004,970

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$125,618	52.7%
Sales of Assets	$107,859	45.3%
Other Income	$4,730	2.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$319,690	83.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$36,000	9.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,004,970
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,004,970

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Nicole V Acuff (Trustee)	$7,200	$0
Douglas R Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,200	$0
Amy Gerome Acuff (Trustee)	$7,200	$0
Elizabeth Greer Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,200	$0
Dr Elizabeth Rg Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,200	$0

+ View more people

990-PF

Filed on May 13, 2024

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$189,681

Expenses

$405,173

Net Income

-$215,492

Net Assets

$4,149,063

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$113,383	59.8%
Sales of Assets	$76,298	40.2%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$340,776	84.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$38,400	9.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,149,063
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,149,063

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Sydney E Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,680	$0
Nicole V Acuff (Trustee)	$7,680	$0
Douglas R Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,680	$0
Amy Gerome Acuff (Trustee)	$7,680	$0
Elizabeth Greer Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,680	$0

+ View more people

990-PF

Filed on May 13, 2023

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$176,624

Expenses

$340,507

Net Income

-$163,883

Net Assets

$4,364,554

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$131,679	74.6%
Sales of Assets	$44,945	25.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$269,227	79.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$30,000	8.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,364,554
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,364,554

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Sydney E Goldstein (Trustee)	$6,000	$0
Nicole V Acuff (Trustee)	$6,000	$0
Douglas R Goldstein (Trustee)	$6,000	$0
Amy Gerome Acuff (Trustee)	$6,000	$0
Elizabeth Greer Goldstein (Trustee)	$6,000	$0

+ View more people

990-PF

Filed on May 9, 2022

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$562,574

Expenses

$216,460

Net Income

$346,114

Net Assets

$4,526,258

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$115,322	20.5%
Sales of Assets	$447,252	79.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$168,938	78.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$18,492	8.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,526,259
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$4,526,258

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Nicole V Acuff (Trustee)	$3,699	$0
Amy Gerome Acuff (Trustee)	$3,699	$0
Sydney E Goldstein (Trustee)	$3,698	$0
Douglas R Goldstein (Trustee)	$3,698	$0
Elizabeth Greer Goldstein (Trustee)	$3,698	$0

+ View more people

990-PF

Filed on May 13, 2021

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$87,140

Expenses

$220,343

Net Income

-$133,203

Net Assets

$4,181,974

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$43,130	49.5%
Dividends	$96,482	> 100%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$158,245	71.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$18,900	8.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,181,975
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$4,181,974

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Sydney E Goldstein (Trustee)	$3,780	$0
Amy Gerome Acuff (Trustee)	$3,780	$0
Douglas R Goldstein (Trustee)	$3,780	$0
Elizabeth Goldstein (Trustee)	$3,780	$0
Nicole V Acuff (Trustee)	$3,780	$0

+ View more people

990-PF

Filed on May 15, 2020

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$180,523

Expenses

$333,927

Net Income

-$153,404

Net Assets

$4,314,262

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$37,130	20.6%
Dividends	$93,841	52.0%
Sales of Assets	$49,552	27.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$260,445	78.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$31,200	9.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,314,262
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,314,262

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Sydney E Goldstein (Trustee)	$6,240	$0
Amy Gerome Acuff (Trustee)	$6,240	$0
Douglas R Goldstein (Trustee)	$6,240	$0
Elizabeth Goldstein (Trustee)	$6,240	$0
Nicole V Acuff (Trustee)	$6,240	$0

+ View more people

990-PF

Filed on May 29, 2019

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$71,139

Expenses

$324,821

Net Income

-$253,682

Net Assets

$4,452,819

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$39,763	55.9%
Dividends	$81,593	> 100%
Sales of Assets	-$50,355
Other Income	$138	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$282,785	87.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$31,275	9.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,452,819
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,452,819

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Sydney E Goldstein (Trustee)	$6,255	$0
Amy Gerome Acuff (Trustee)	$6,255	$0
Douglas R Goldstein (Trustee)	$6,255	$0
Elizabeth Goldstein (Trustee)	$6,255	$0
Nicole V Acuff (Trustee)	$6,255	$0

+ View more people

990-PF

Filed on May 15, 2018

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$219,478

Expenses

$360,508

Net Income

-$141,030

Net Assets

$4,723,132

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$42,807	19.5%
Dividends	$71,112	32.4%
Sales of Assets	$105,559	48.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$310,765	86.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$33,390	9.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,723,132
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,723,132

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Sydney E Goldstein (Trustee)	$6,678	$0
Amy Gerome Acuff (Trustee)	$6,678	$0
Douglas R Goldstein (Trustee)	$6,678	$0
Elizabeth Geer Goldstein (Trustee)	$6,678	$0
Nicole V Acuff (Trustee)	$6,678	$0

+ View more people

990-PF

Filed on May 24, 2017

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$293,588

Expenses

$398,089

Net Income

-$104,501

Net Assets

$4,873,674

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$42,425	14.5%
Dividends	$110,460	37.6%
Sales of Assets	$140,703	47.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$348,450	87.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$37,224	9.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,873,674
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,873,674

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Sydney E Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,445	$0
Jerome E Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,445	$0
Douglas R Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,445	$0
Elizabeth Geer Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,445	$0
Amy Gerome Acuff (Trustee)	$7,444	$0

+ View more people

990-PF

Filed on May 24, 2016

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$533,928

Expenses

$428,010

Net Income

$105,918

Net Assets

$5,643,821

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$47,077	8.8%
Dividends	$152,731	28.6%
Sales of Assets	$325,171	60.9%
Other Income	$8,949	1.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$374,653	87.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$37,252	8.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,643,821
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$5,643,821

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Sydney E Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,451	$0
Jerome E Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,451	$0
Amy Gerome Acuff (Trustte)	$7,450	$0
Douglas R Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,450	$0
Elizabeth Geer Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,450	$0

+ View more people

990-PF

Filed on June 4, 2015

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$374,813

Expenses

$396,091

Net Income

-$21,278

Net Assets

$5,870,229

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$50,476	13.5%
Dividends	$100,416	26.8%
Sales of Assets	$228,262	60.9%
Other Income	-$4,341

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$343,826	86.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$37,200	9.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,870,229
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$5,870,229

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Sydney E Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,440	$0
Jerome E Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,440	$0
Amy Gerome Acuff (Trustte)	$7,440	$0
Douglas R Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,440	$0
Elizabeth Geer Goldstein (Trustee)	$7,440	$0

+ View more people

990-PF

Filed on May 15, 2014

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$190,628

Expenses

$384,673

Net Income

-$194,045

Net Assets

$5,449,959

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$60,393	31.7%
Dividends	$83,760	43.9%
Sales of Assets	$44,979	23.6%
Other Income	$1,496	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$332,650	86.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$36,000	9.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,449,960
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$5,449,959

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$108,168

Expenses

$386,464

Net Income

-$278,296

Net Assets

$5,299,335

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$53,169	49.2%
Dividends	$77,609	71.7%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	-$8,908

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$334,179	86.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$36,166	9.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,299,336
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$5,299,335

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

About This Data

What Is This Data?

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »

See an issue with the data?

Nonprofit Explorer

Browse millions of annual returns filed by tax-exempt organizations with ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer. See details like executive compensation, revenue, expenses and more. Search for an organization or a person, or search the full text of filings.

By Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu and Brandon Roberts.

Design by Jeff Frankl. Additional development by Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, and Sisi Wei.

E-file viewer adapted from IRS e-File Viewer by Ben Getson. Code for scraping audit documents adapated from Govwiki.

Updated November 19, 2025

Elster Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $405k (2024)

Expenses $411k (2024)

Total Assets $4M (2024)

Total Liabilities $0 (2024)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

Document Links

990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

Document Links

990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

Document Links

990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

Document Links

990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

Document Links

990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

Document Links

990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

Document Links

990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

Document Links

990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

Document Links

990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

Document Links

990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

Document Links

990-PF

990-T

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

Revenue

$405k (2024)

Expenses

$411k (2024)

Total Assets

$4M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001