Fortify Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$504k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$6.7m
$1.3m liabilities
Net assets
$5.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
5.6 years on average
Staff
3
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Fortify Foundation's network
6 people3 organisationsi6 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
6 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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Handford | Vice President/Secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Edward Earwood | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| JD Rye | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jason Boehn | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Maurice McCaney | Director - Began 08/2023 | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Wyman Shull | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Allen | Executive Director | 2024 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Allen | Executive Director | 40 | $83k | ||
| Edward Earwood | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dan Handford | Vice President/Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| JD Rye | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Wyman Shull | Director | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| Jason Boehn | Director | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| Maurice McCaney | Director - Began 08/2023 | 0.1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Fortify Foundation
- EIN
- 843953586
- Address
- 615 Saint Andrews Rd, Columbia, SC, 29210-5112
- State
- South Carolina
- Mission
- Fortify Foundation is organized and operated to provide greater opportunity and wider accessibility to Christian education, as well as to improve and broaden the impact of existing Christian schools. The Foundation accomplishes its mission by helping Christian schools raise general and specific endowments and scholarships. The Foundation encourages and facilitates major and planned gifts... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B12 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2019
- Principal officer
- JD Rye (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2020
- 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 filingsDan Handford
≥6years on the filingsEdward Earwood
≥6years on the filingsJD Rye
≥6years on the filingsWyman Shull
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
- $6.7m
- Total liabilities
- $1.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $5.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.5m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $5k
- Employees
- 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9m | $504k | $1.4m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.