To provide support to individuals with disabilities based on their Personal needs and goals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $81K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $49
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$458K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$734K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2024▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.3M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2024▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.4M
Net assets
$734K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$802K
FY2021$736K
FY2022$834K
FY2023$808K
FY2024$734K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2002.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $2.8M Management & general 17% · $580K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$45,554Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Quinn’s $46K as Executive Di is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathleen Allen—$87,896$88,976$86,025$78,840
Christine Quinn$45,554————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $2.8M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Assisting approximately 115 individuals living in mid-michigan with adult home help and community living services.

$2.8Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$49

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.8M
Managementcol C$580K
Owns and owesPt X
$734K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$384K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$458K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$5K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
SavingsLn 2$315K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$384K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$203K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$169K
Other assetsLn 15$45K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$458K
Net assetsLn 32$734K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5171
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$515K$384K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$442K$203K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$171K$169K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$689K$458K
Net assetsLn 32$808K$734K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$81K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.4M$312K
Payroll taxesLn 10$303K$261K$42K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Investment management feesLn 11f$680$680
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$37K$37K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$32K
TravelLn 17$61K$61K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$24K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$2.8M$580K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.3M$3.4M−$89K$734K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.7M$3.7M−$35K$808K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.7M$3.6M$109K$834K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.4M$3.5M−$78K$736K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.5M$3.0M$500K$802K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,288,643 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,668,541$3,262,910
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,581$8,010
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,640$12,117
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,181$5,606
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,707,943$3,288,643
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,269,405$3,135,606
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $473,183$241,896
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,742,588$3,377,502
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$34,645−$88,859
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,288,643 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,553
VIII-1e Government grants$3,252,962
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,395
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,262,910
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,010$8,010
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,635$16,635
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $3,803$3,803
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$4,518−$4,518
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,476−$3,476
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,279$5,279
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,813 · Excluded from tax $13,920$3,288,643
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,377,502 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $81,103$81,103
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,438,816 · Management $312,314$2,751,130
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $261,232 · Management $42,141$303,373
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,325$13,325
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,735$22,735
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $680$680
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,009$1,009
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,377$5,377
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $36,704$36,704
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $31,588$31,588
IX-17 TravelPrograms $61,210$61,210
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,532$1,532
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,138$3,138
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $14,004$14,004
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,178 · Management $14,337$38,515
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,079$12,079
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,797,515 · Management $579,987 · Fundraising $0$3,377,502
Part X · Balance sheet $1,192,663 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,220$69,581
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $450,524$314,528
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $262,509$378,671
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $32,619$12,537
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $170,655$169,333
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $441,687$202,948
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $74,823$45,065
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,497,037$1,192,663
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $428,863$413,254
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $259,945$45,065
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $688,808$458,319
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $520,612$428,356
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $287,617$305,988
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $808,229$734,344
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,497,037$1,192,663
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $734,344 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,288,643
XI-2 Total expenses$3,377,502
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$88,859
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$808,229
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$14,974
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$734,344

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