The Burrell Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
843059846
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
York, SC, USA
Phone
8036844248
Rating
47
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$95,752
Expenses
$94,924
Assets
$169,902

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

People named in this filing

  • KIM BLACK (CHAIRMAN)
  • LOGAN POPE (VICE CHAIRMA)
  • NATASHA RAMSEY (SECRETARY/TR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The burrell foundation (tbf) works to create a better quality of life for community members living in york electric cooperatives service territories: york, chester, cherokee and lancaster counties. Started in the memory of mr. Dick burrell, a former trustee for york electric cooperative, the goals of the foundation are to honor his legacy of fostering hope, generosity and blessings to all of those around him. As a non-profit built under the umbrella of the 501 c12 organization, york electric cooperative, a not for profit electric utility part of the national rural electric cooperative association (nreca), tbf is designed to help further the mission of the cooperative and one of the seven cooperative principles, concern for community. York electric cooperative serves over 63,000 members and started tbf to raise money and help those in need in our area.

What it reported doing in 2025

As part of the 501 c 12 organization york electric cooperative, the burrell foundation was designed to provide donations, goods, and services to help improve the quality of life for those in need in our community. Together with the employees of york electric cooperative, the burrell foundations board of directors, executive director and other members of the community will work to identify needs for those less fortunate in our service territory. Should another organizations goal fit the mission of the burrell foundation, the burrell foundations board of directors and executive director could vote to partner with the organization for a specific cause, donate funds to help support the cause of another organization, or provide goods or services to help another organizations mission.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 18
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 18.3%; rating input score 18
  • Program expense ratio: 16.5%; rating input score 17

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.9%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.79; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -9.5% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.4% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 25.5% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 18.3% of revenue deployed · 16.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $16K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 18/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.