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US nonprofit · EIN 474412979 · Newark, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 474412979) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2019.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Fostering Further's network

8 people4 organisationsi8 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

8 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Marcee Richardson ChairPresident/Chair2020
6 yrs
Anna SchottTrustee2023
3 yrs
Bob ZaborskiTrustee2024
2 yrs
Melanie FlingCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Michael O'BrienTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Natalie SutyakTrustee2020
6 yrs
Patricia WernerTrustee2023
3 yrs
Will SmithTrustee2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Valerie SmithExecutive Directorsince 2020
Yvonne WilliamsExecutive Directorsince 2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Yvonne WilliamsExecutive Director40$55k
Marcee RichardsonPresident/Chair2$0
Michael O'brienTreasurer3$0
Melanie FlingSecretary0.5$0
Natalie SutyakTrustee0.5$0
Will SmithTrustee0.5$0
Anna SchottTrustee0.5$0
Patricia WernerTrustee0.5$0
Bob ZaborskiTrustee0.5$0

About

Legal name
Fostering Further
EIN
474412979
Address
Po Box 4682, Newark, OH, 43058-4682
State
Ohio
Mission
Fostering further's mission is to support foster families, appreciate foster caseworkers, encourage emancipating youth, and show foster kids they're loved and not forgotten. Our goal is to create a healthy, supportive relationship between community members and those involved in foster care in central ohio. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P12 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2015
Principal officer
Michael O'brien (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2015
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsMarcee Richardson
≥6years on the filingsMichael O'Brien
≥6years on the filingsNatalie Sutyak
≥3years on the filingsAnna Schott

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$423k
Total liabilities
$7k
Net assets or fund balances
$416k
Contributions and grants received
$254k
Program service revenue
$26k
Employees
3
Volunteers
46

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$283k$240k$43k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.