Financial Therapy Association

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Topeka, KS501(c)(3)Since 2018Public & Societal BenefitEIN 01-0936349Revenue $317K in FY2025

On file with the IRSfinancialtherapyassociation.orgPo Box 3754, 66604-7754 · Topeka, KSTax-exempt since Aug 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Financial Therapy Association (fta) is an organization comprised of professionals dedicated to the integration of cognitive, emotional, behavioral, relational, and Financial aspects of well being the fta exists to unite professionals from multiple disciplinary backgrounds to foster the Financial Therapy profession, disseminate cutting edge research, best practices, and training that enhance client quality of life, and shape public policy and practice management standards within Financial Therapy

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 23% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 51% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $21
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$464
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 15 voting members
Concern: none of 15 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$317K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$227K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$376K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$317K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$116K
FY2021$141K
FY2022$210K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$267K
FY2025$317K
Expenses
$227K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$191K
FY2023$180K
FY2024$193K
FY2025$227K
Net assets
$376K
FY2025▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$94K
FY2021$142K
FY2022$160K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$283K
FY2025$376K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $135K Management & general 41% · $92K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$61,800Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brandy Johnson’s $62K as Executive Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Brandy Johnson$61,800$60,000$55,000

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

Programs and updates

Integrates financial, emotional, and behavioral well-being through professional training and research.

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1 program · $135K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Unification of professionals from multiple disciplinary backgrounds to foster the financial therapy profession, disseminate cutting edge research, best practices, and training that enhance client quality of life, and shape public policy and practice management standards within financial therapy

$135Kprogram expense

Funders

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$21

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$317K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$225K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$91K
Investment incomeLn 3$612
Money outPt IX
$227K
Ln 25
Programscol B$135K
Managementcol C$92K
Owns and owesPt X
$376K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$343K
Total assetsLn 16$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$464
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$91K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$225K
Investment incomeLn 3$612
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$317K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$184K
SavingsLn 2$158K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$343K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$30K
Total assetsLn 16$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$464
Net assetsLn 32$376K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$268K$343K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$283K$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$250$464
Net assetsLn 32$283K$376K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$43K$19K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$300$0$300$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$28$0$28$0
Information technologyLn 14$40K$0$40K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$807$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$72K$72K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$4K$27K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$227K$135K$92K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $317K$227K$90K$376K 990 PDF
FY2024 $267K$193K$75K$283K 990 PDF
FY2023 $229K$180K$49K$210K 990 PDF
FY2022 $210K$191K$19K$160K 990 PDF
FY2021 $141K$142K 990 PDF
FY2020 $116K$94K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $317,300 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $84,323$91,268
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $182,148$225,420
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $995$612
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $267,466$317,300
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $60,000$61,800
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $132,923$165,236
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $192,923$227,036
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $74,543$90,264
Part VI · Governance 0 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $317,300 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $302 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$90,518
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$750
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$91,268
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $225,118 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$225,118
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $612$612
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $225,420 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $612$317,300
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $227,036 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,260 · Management $18,540 · Fundraising $0$61,800
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $300 · Fundraising $0$300
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,836 · Fundraising $0$1,836
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $28 · Fundraising $0$28
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $40,435 · Fundraising $0$40,435
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,882 · Management $807 · Fundraising $0$2,689
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $71,936 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$71,936
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $3,446 · Fundraising $0$3,446
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,504 · Management $26,562 · Fundraising $0$30,066
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $135,082 · Management $91,954 · Fundraising $0$227,036
Part X · Balance sheet $375,985 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $96,861$184,126
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $171,072$158,438
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$3,597
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $980$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $14,197$29,824
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $283,110$375,985
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$214
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $250$250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $250$464
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $282,860$375,521
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $282,860$375,521
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $283,110$375,985
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $375,521 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$317,300
XI-2 Total expenses$227,036
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,264
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$282,860
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,398
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$375,521

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