The Dee Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
463359659
IRS 990-PF coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2025
Location
Bellows Falls, VT, USA
Phone
5165416549
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Private Grantmaking Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$33,575
Expenses
$76,915

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

Overview

Mission

Private Grantmaking Foundations

What it reported funding in 2025

The foundation reported 7 grants totaling $41,000. The stated grant purposes included to further the medical research in the area of orthopedic medicine., 1. to offer physically challenged youth the exciting opportunity to participate in competitive sports and recreational activities adapted to best suit their unique abilities. 2. to encourage promotion of sports for physically challenged individuals of all ages. 3. to enable youth to learn and develop skills required for a successful experience in sports competition and fitness. 4. to familiarize the general public with the abilities of physically challenged individuals.. to offer physically challenged youth the exciting opportunity to participate in competitive sports and recreational activities adapted to best suit their unique abilities., and parks place community resource center is recognized as the hub of health and human services in the greater falls area. we work closely with other agencies to identify gaps in services and strengthen connections between our neighbors and the services they need. we strive to find and develop resources to meet the needs of individuals in the greater falls area so they have the tools they need to move their lives in a positive direction., plus 4 other reported purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 100% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of spending goes to grants and assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 26

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 53.3%; rating input score 53; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 8.18; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 26th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 26/100.