Handz-On INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Hartford, CT501(c)(3)Since 2006EducationEIN 02-0648086Revenue $5.1M in FY2020

On file with the IRS90 Brainard Rd Ste 102, 06114-1687 · Hartford, CTTax-exempt since Mar 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide in-home and community-based services and support services to persons with diabilities and their families. Handz-on takes people with psychiatric disabiliities out of nursing homes and places them back in the community with the support and resources needed to make them functioning members of society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$129K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $720K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$130K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.1M
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2025$4.4M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.3M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2003.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $4.2M Management & general 5% · $211K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$128,625Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Derrick Appiah’s $129K as Executive Di is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2020
Derrick Appiah$128,879$128,294$123,939$128,625

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

Helps people with disabilities live independently in the community with support.

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1 program · $4.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To provide in-home and community-based services and support services to persons with diabilities and their families. Handz-on takes people with psychiatric disabiliities out of nursing homes and places them back in the community with the support and resources needed to make them functioning members of society.

$4.2Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$714K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.2M
Managementcol C$211K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$714K
Government grantsLn 1e$714K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.4M
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$120K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5246
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$541K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$142K$120K
Total assetsLn 16$940K$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K$130K
Net assetsLn 32$810K$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$129K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$3.4M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K$53K
Payroll taxesLn 10$369K$369K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$119K$119K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$107K$107K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$189K$128K$61K
All other expensesLn 24e$42K$19K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$4.2M$211K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.4M$4.3M$103K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.8M$4.3M$477K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.5M$4.1M$1.3M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.9M$4.0M$962K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 Viewing $5.1M$4.4M$728K$1.5M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,148,389 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$713,881
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,308,981$4,434,508
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,308,981$5,148,389
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,396,694$3,941,583
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $542,199$478,491
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,938,893$4,420,074
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $370,088$728,315
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,148,389 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$713,881
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$713,881
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,434,508$4,434,508
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,434,508$5,148,389
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,420,074 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $128,625$128,625
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,390,759$3,390,759
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $53,065$53,065
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $369,134$369,134
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,463$4,463
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $119,080$119,080
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $4,036$4,036
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,738$12,738
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $107,376$107,376
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $128,495 · Management $60,508$189,003
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,237 · Management $22,558$41,795
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,209,429 · Management $210,645 · Fundraising $0$4,420,074
Part X · Balance sheet $1,667,828 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $364,251; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $540,740$1,170,830
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $142,472$119,597
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,050$13,150
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $939,513$1,667,828
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $130,000$130,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $130,000$130,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $809,513$1,537,828
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $939,513$1,667,828
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,537,828 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,148,389
XI-2 Total expenses$4,420,074
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$728,315
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$809,513
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,537,828

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