2024-05-14T07:50:14-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 351905809 FWCS FOUNDATION INC FWCS 2604672035 1200 South Clinton Street Fort Wayne IN 46802 Stefan Pittenger Accountant 2604672035 2024-04-29 Stefan Pittenger 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Jeanne Sheppard 1200 S Clinton St Fort Wayne IN 46802 822136 0 X fwcsfoundation.org X 1993 IN Its primary purpose is to generate and distribute financial resources to and for Fort Wayne Community Schools, a public school corporation, in support of its mission and vision. 7 7 0 9 0 0 423725 756310 0 0 1563 65826 0 0 425288 822136 237927 754802 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2835 14 240762 754816 184526 67320 1305342 1372662 0 0 1305342 1372662 X Its primary purpose is to generate and distribute financial resources to and for Fort Wayne Community Schools, a public school corporation, in support of its mission and vision. 1 1 63078 0 We gave Fort Wayne Community Schools $63,078 to purchase musical instruments for 5th grade exploration and middle school students to use. 64664 0 We donated $64,665 to Fort Wayne Community Schools for supplemental school year and summer school band instruction to students. 625000 0 We gave Fort Wayne Community Schools $625,000 received from Parkview Health for financial sponsorship and name rights to the Make Studio at Amp Lab. 2000 0 General Dynamics donated $1,000 to for Wayne HS New Tech to use for computer science programing. The donation was passed on to FWCS for that purpose. 60 60 A $60 memorial donation was received and passed on to another organization for teacher supplies. 2060 0 60 754802 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X Stefan Pittenger 2604672035 1200 South Clinton Street Fort Wayne IN 46802 Tom Trent President 4 X 0 0 0 Sarah Strimmenos Treasurer 1 0 X 0 0 0 Michelle Kearns Secretary 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jeanne Sheppard Executive Director 3 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 756310 0 756310 0 65826 65826 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 822136 65826 0 0 754802 754802 14 14 754816 754802 14 0 36670 2291 1268672 1370371 1305342 1372662 0 0 X 1629 2291 1303713 1370371 1305342 1372662 1305342 1372662 67320 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 422350 248113 192332 423725 756310 2042830 422350 248113 192332 423725 756310 2042830 2042830 0 21362 2350 1563 65826 91101 0 0 0 0 2133931 0 0.95731 0.98222 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 Fort Wayne Community Schools 1200 S Clinton St Fort Wayne IN 46802 356006351 756802 0 N/A 0 Instruments and music instruction. Financial Sponsorship and naming rights for AMP Lab. Grant for Wayne New Tech for computer science program. 1 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Grants to Fort Wayne Community Schools (FWCS) for musical instruments purchases are supported with a written quote for the cost of the instruments. The Purchasing Dept for FWCS obtains the quote and supplies the Foundation with the documentation. The grant is made for the exact amount of the quote. The Foundation makes sure the granted amount is then used by FWCS to immediately buy the instruments. This is done by observation of the Purchase Order issued to the vendor and subsequent payments after delivery. Grants for band instruction are a reimbursement grant based on actual expenditures as evidenced by detailed expenditure reports from FWCS. The grant to FWCS for Amp Lab was supported by a written agreement between FWCS and Parkview Health. We confirmed by observation to funds were used for the purpose intended. Form 990, Part III, Line 2 The primary purpose of the FWCS Foundation is to generate and distribute financial resources to and for Fort Wayne Community Schools in support of the Mission and Vision. In December 2022, Parkview Health, a not-for-profit organization, entered into an agreement with Fort Wayne Community Schools for financial sponsorship including naming rights to the Make Studio at Amp Lap. Amp Lab is a unique program for 11th and 12th graders in a new FWCS facility. Parkview Health requested to make this payment in 2023 to the FWCS Foundation, Inc. to pass on to Fort Wayne Community Schools. The Foundation agreed to facilitate the transaction and passed the $625,000 on to Fort Wayne Community Schools. Form 990, Part III, Line 3 The teacher grant program was discontinued in 2023. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The volunteer accountant sends the final draft to the executive director for review. The executive director forwards the final draft by email to each board member before it is filed. The Board is give a few business days to provide review comments. After the review period, the executive director approves the return for filing and the preparer submits to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c There were no financial transactions or decisions during the year that could give rise to a conflict of interest. The executive director and board are focused on making decisions which benefit the students and teachers of Fort Wayne Community Schools, so there is little opportunity for potential conflicts of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request at 1200 S Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. Contact information is also available on the website.