Fears Family Foundation Inc

Forsyth, GA
Tax-exempt since March 2001
EIN: 58-2514465

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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

$14.7k (2024)

Expenses

$16.3k (2024)

Total Assets

$265k (2024)

Total Liabilities

$2.5k (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct.
2024

Revenue

$14,709

Expenses

$16,335

Net Income

-$1,626

Net Assets

$262,416

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$16	0.1%
Dividends	$13,538	92.0%
Sales of Assets	$1,155	7.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$10,000	61.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$4,500	27.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$264,916
Total Liabilities	$2,500
Net Assets	$262,416

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Linda Fears (Manager)	$4,500	$0
Emily Roush (Manager)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Sept. 15, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct.
2023

Revenue

$16,105

Expenses

$25,695

Net Income

-$9,590

Net Assets

$264,042

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$63	0.4%
Dividends	$15,551	96.6%
Sales of Assets	$477	3.0%
Other Income	$14	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$15,000	58.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$9,000	35.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$266,542
Total Liabilities	$2,500
Net Assets	$264,042

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Linda Fears (Manager)	$4,500	$0
Emily Roush (Manager)	$4,500	$0

990-PF

Filed on Sept. 16, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct.
2022

Revenue

$16,039

Expenses

$23,775

Net Income

-$7,736

Net Assets

$273,632

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$19	0.1%
Dividends	$10,192	63.5%
Sales of Assets	$4,544	28.3%
Other Income	$1,284	8.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$15,000	63.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$8,400	35.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$276,132
Total Liabilities	$2,500
Net Assets	$273,632

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Linda Fears (Manager)	$4,200	$0
Emily Roush (Manager)	$4,200	$0

990-PF

Filed on July 21, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct.
2021

Revenue

$16,462

Expenses

$28,409

Net Income

-$11,947

Net Assets

$281,368

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1	0.0%
Dividends	$14,027	85.2%
Sales of Assets	$1,418	8.6%
Other Income	$1,016	6.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$18,500	65.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$8,450	29.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$283,868
Total Liabilities	$2,500
Net Assets	$281,368

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Emily Roush (Manager)	$4,250	$0
Linda Fears (Manager)	$4,200	$0

990-PF

Filed on Sept. 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct.
2020

Revenue

$21,846

Expenses

$21,696

Net Income

$150

Net Assets

$293,315

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$4	0.0%
Dividends	$20,052	91.8%
Sales of Assets	$773	3.5%
Other Income	$1,017	4.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$12,500	57.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$9,000	41.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$295,815
Total Liabilities	$2,500
Net Assets	$293,315

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Linda Fears (Manager)	$4,500	$0
Emily Roush (Manager)	$4,500	$0

990-PF

Filed on Sept. 15, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct.
2019

Revenue

$17,980

Expenses

$23,171

Net Income

-$5,191

Net Assets

$293,164

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$27	0.2%
Dividends	$15,575	86.6%
Sales of Assets	$857	4.8%
Other Income	$1,521	8.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$13,000	56.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$10,000	43.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$293,165
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$293,164

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Linda Fears (Manager)	$5,000	$0
Emily Roush (Manager)	$5,000	$0

990-PF

Filed on Sept. 15, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct.
2018

Revenue

$15,212

Expenses

$22,298

Net Income

-$7,086

Net Assets

$298,356

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$19	0.1%
Dividends	$11,934	78.5%
Sales of Assets	$3,173	20.9%
Other Income	$86	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$11,800	52.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$10,000	44.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$298,356
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$298,356

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Linda Fears (Manager)	$5,000	$0
Emily Roush (Manager)	$5,000	$0

990-PF

Filed on Sept. 13, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct.
2017

Revenue

$21,429

Expenses

$19,859

Net Income

$1,570

Net Assets

$305,442

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$10	0.0%
Dividends	$17,393	81.2%
Sales of Assets	$3,798	17.7%
Other Income	$228	1.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$9,000	45.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$10,400	52.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$305,442
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$305,442

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Linda Fears (Manager)	$5,200	$0
Emily Roush (Manager)	$5,200	$0

990-PF

Filed on Sept. 7, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct.
2016

Revenue

$16,112

Expenses

$14,635

Net Income

$1,477

Net Assets

$303,872

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1	0.0%
Dividends	$14,724	91.4%
Sales of Assets	$1,387	8.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,325	29.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$10,000	68.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$303,872
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$303,872

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Linda Fears (Manager)	$5,000	$0
Emily Roush (Manager)	$5,000	$0

990-PF

Filed on Sept. 14, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct.
2015

Revenue

$22,683

Expenses

$21,847

Net Income

$836

Net Assets

$302,395

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1	0.0%
Dividends	$17,587	77.5%
Sales of Assets	$5,095	22.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$12,666	58.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$7,600	34.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$302,395
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$302,395

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Linda Fears (Manager)	$3,800	$0
Emily Roush (Manager)	$3,800	$0

990-PF

Filed on Sept. 14, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct.
2014

Revenue

$13,341

Expenses

$26,297

Net Income

-$12,956

Net Assets

$309,026

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1	0.0%
Dividends	$14,962	> 100%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$22,474	85.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$7,000	26.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$309,026
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$309,026

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct.
2013

Revenue

$20,953

Expenses

$15,063

Net Income

$5,890

Net Assets

$321,981

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1	0.0%
Dividends	$19,535	93.2%
Sales of Assets	$1,417	6.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$9,311	61.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$6,600	43.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$321,982
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$321,981

990-PF

Filed on March 28, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct.
2012

Revenue

$12,801

Expenses

$25,657

Net Income

-$12,856

Net Assets

$314,562

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1	0.0%
Dividends	$16,655	> 100%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$18,700	72.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$6,600	25.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$314,562
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$314,562

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct.
2011

Revenue

$20,036

Expenses

$14,758

Net Income

$5,278

Net Assets

$327,418

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$350	1.7%
Interest Revenue	$3	0.0%
Dividends	$18,554	92.6%
Sales of Assets	$1,129	5.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$6,050	41.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$6,400	43.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$327,418
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$327,418

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Fears Family Foundation Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

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Revenue $14.7k (2024)

Expenses $16.3k (2024)

Total Assets $265k (2024)

Total Liabilities $2.5k (2024)

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct. 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Oct. 2012

Revenue

$14.7k (2024)

Expenses

$16.3k (2024)

Total Assets

$265k (2024)

Total Liabilities

$2.5k (2024)

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