Willard J Houghton Foundation
Donations deductibleWillard J Houghton Foundation's network
10 people3 organisationsi10 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin C Knowlton Chair (also filed as Kevin Knowlton) | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dale Wright | COO/CFO | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dr Wayne D Lewis JR | President, Houghton Univer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Judith Hopkins | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Karen Fohl | Vice Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Karl Sisson | CEO | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kenneth Bates (also filed as Ken Bates) | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Margaret Cosentino | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Ralph Kerr SR | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Thomas McElheny | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 31 May 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin C Knowlton | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Fohl | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kenneth Bates | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Margaret Cosentino | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Judith Hopkins | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ralph Kerr Sr | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas McElheny | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dale Wright | COO/CFO | 2 | $0 | $134k | $13k |
| Dr Wayne D Lewis Jr | President, Houghton Univer | 1 | $0 | $279k | $16k |
| Karl Sisson | CEO | 1 | $0 | $123k | $6k |
About
- Legal name
- Willard J Houghton Foundation
- EIN
- 222325519
- Address
- 1 Willard Ave, Houghton, NY, 14744-8732
- State
- New York
- Mission
- To support houghton university, including community development. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T90Z Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1999
- Principal officer
- Dale Wright (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1981
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsKevin C Knowlton
≥7years on the filingsDale Wright
≥7years on the filingsKarl Sisson
≥7years on the filingsKenneth Bates
Latest return
year to 31 May 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 May 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.5m
- Total liabilities
- $600k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $896k
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 10
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $477 | $6k | Deficit $6k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Willard J. Houghton Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 20 May 1980
- Registered agent
- Not stated