Helen C Cobbs Foundation

Olin R Melchionna Jr Ttee

Roanoke, VA
Tax-exempt since March 2010
EIN: 27-6251236

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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.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Independent Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$175k (2024)

Expenses

$303k (2024)

Total Assets

$4.5M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$175,218

Expenses

$303,355

Net Income

-$128,137

Net Assets

$4,499,773

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1	0.0%
Dividends	$172,495	98.4%
Sales of Assets	$2,722	1.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$288,387	95.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$34,212	11.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,499,773
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,499,773

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Olin R Melchionna Jr Co Spilman (Trustee)	$25,659	$0
Elizabeth M Melchionna Co Spilman (Trustee)	$8,553	$172

990-PF

Filed on May 15, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$260,374

Expenses

$322,068

Net Income

-$61,694

Net Assets

$4,678,577

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$2	0.0%
Dividends	$194,402	74.7%
Sales of Assets	$65,970	25.3%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$264,855	82.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$30,922	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	$4,678,577
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,678,577

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Olin R Melchionna Jr Co Spilman (Trustee)	$23,191	$0
Elizabeth M Melchionna Co Spilman (Trustee)	$7,730	$168

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Filed on May 14, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$285,769

Expenses

$358,981

Net Income

-$73,212

Net Assets

$4,740,271

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$2	0.0%
Dividends	$171,644	60.1%
Sales of Assets	$114,123	39.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$295,567	82.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$33,341	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	$4,740,271
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,740,271

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Olin R Melchionna Jr Co Spilman (Trustee)	$25,006	$0
Elizabeth M Melchionna Co Spilman (Trustee)	$8,335	$178

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Filed on May 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$278,496

Expenses

$297,614

Net Income

-$19,118

Net Assets

$4,813,483

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$3	0.0%
Dividends	$164,896	59.2%
Sales of Assets	$113,597	40.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$239,460	80.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$32,300	10.9%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,813,483
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,813,483

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Olin R Melchionna Jr Co Spilman (Trustee)	$24,225	$0
Elizabeth M Melchionna Co Spilman (Trustee)	$8,075	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 16, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$99,624

Expenses

$303,525

Net Income

-$203,901

Net Assets

$4,832,600

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$3	0.0%
Dividends	$181,008	> 100%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$245,240	80.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$32,391	10.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,832,601
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$4,832,600

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Olin R Melchionna Jr Co Spilman (Trustee)	$24,293	$0
Elizabeth M Melchionna Co Spilman (Trustee)	$8,098	$0

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Filed on Sept. 27, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$228,899

Expenses

$346,607

Net Income

-$117,708

Net Assets

$5,039,214

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$3	0.0%
Dividends	$187,737	82.0%
Sales of Assets	$33,651	14.7%
Other Income	$7,508	3.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$285,776	82.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$29,440	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	$5,039,215
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$5,039,214

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Olin R Melchionna Jr Co Spilman (Trustee)	$22,080	$0
Elizabeth M Melchionna Co Spilman (Trustee)	$7,360	$0

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Filed on July 10, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$231,124

Expenses

$346,025

Net Income

-$114,901

Net Assets

$5,161,123

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$3	0.0%
Dividends	$185,524	80.3%
Sales of Assets	$45,597	19.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$286,332	82.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$27,390	7.9%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,161,123
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$5,161,123

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Olin R Melchionna Jr Co Spilman (Trustee)	$27,390	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 13, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$1,136,694

Expenses

$325,793

Net Income

$810,901

Net Assets

$5,297,563

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$3	0.0%
Dividends	$128,810	11.3%
Sales of Assets	$1,007,881	88.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$280,187	86.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$42,851	13.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,297,563
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$5,297,563

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Olin R Melchionna Jr For Spilman (Trustee)	$42,851	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 10, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$222,590

Expenses

$313,036

Net Income

-$90,446

Net Assets

$4,502,719

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$3	0.0%
Dividends	$149,457	67.1%
Sales of Assets	$73,130	32.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$266,834	85.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$41,058	13.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,502,719
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,502,719

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Olin R Melchionna Jr For Spilman (Trustee)	$41,058	$0

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Filed on May 9, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$245,868

Expenses

$294,462

Net Income

-$48,594

Net Assets

$4,599,590

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1	0.0%
Dividends	$140,299	57.1%
Sales of Assets	$105,568	42.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$249,566	84.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$42,077	14.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,599,590
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,599,590

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Olin R Melchionna Jr For Spilman (Trustee)	$42,077	$0

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Filed on May 10, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$406,896

Expenses

$324,282

Net Income

$82,614

Net Assets

$4,648,843

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1	0.0%
Dividends	$223,432	54.9%
Sales of Assets	$183,463	45.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$279,912	86.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$42,516	13.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,648,843
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,648,843

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Olin R Melchionna Jr For Spilman (Trustee)	$42,516	$0

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Filed on May 13, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$338,487

Expenses

$309,591

Net Income

$28,896

Net Assets

$4,566,229

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$2	0.0%
Dividends	$213,748	63.1%
Sales of Assets	$124,737	36.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$264,403	85.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$40,695	13.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,566,229
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,566,229

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Olin R Melchionna Jr For Spilman (Trustee)	$40,695	$0

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Filed on May 12, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$396,345

Expenses

$291,331

Net Income

$105,014

Net Assets

$4,537,333

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$2	0.0%
Dividends	$162,993	41.1%
Sales of Assets	$233,350	58.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$253,157	86.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$39,707	13.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,537,333
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,537,333

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$179,086

Expenses

$288,992

Net Income

-$109,906

Net Assets

$4,432,319

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$10	0.0%
Dividends	$162,812	90.9%
Sales of Assets	$16,264	9.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$243,675	84.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$34,714	12.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,432,319
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,432,319

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

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

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Helen C Cobbs Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $175k (2024)

Expenses $303k (2024)

Total Assets $4.5M (2024)

Total Liabilities $0 (2024)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

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Revenue

$175k (2024)

Expenses

$303k (2024)

Total Assets

$4.5M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

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