The Foundation was created for the specific purpose of improving the lives of the residents of Pawtucket, RI. Many programs and projects will also by extension benefiting residents of the neighboring city of central falls, RI. The Foundation will create, develop and implement programs and resources designed to mobilize the private sector in economic development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 3 employees.
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $158K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$676
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$192K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$204K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$301K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$192K
FY2025▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$150K
FY2021$601K
FY2022$435K
FY2023$518K
FY2024$245K
FY2025$192K
Expenses
$204K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$233K
FY2021$380K
FY2022$452K
FY2023$535K
FY2024$238K
FY2025$204K
Net assets
$301K
FY2025+0.2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$198K
FY2021$419K
FY2022$370K
FY2023$283K
FY2024$300K
FY2025$301K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 2000.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $133K Management & general 17% · $35K Fundraising 18% · $36K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$108,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chariman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gaetan Kashala’s $108K as Executive Di is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Gaetan Kashala$108,000$19,225———
Jan a Brodie——$88,000$84,800$107,000

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Improves Pawtucket and Central Falls lives by developing private sector economic development programs.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Hosted pawtucket proud day, an annual corporate volunteer outing. 43 businesses contributed volunteers AND/OR in-kind donations to landscape, clean up or paint sven dey sites around pawtucket and central falls.

Pt IX · col B
02

The foundation creates, develops and implements programs and resources designed to mobilize the private and non-profit sector along with local government in economic development.

Pt IX · col B
03

The foundation sponsored an annual dinner to recognize outstanding individual(s) who have advanced the ideals of civic entrepreneurship advocated and advanced by the foundation

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K
Grants paid · 19 grants · $306K · 2022–2022
Stanford Designbuild LLCFY2022$50,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$37,000
Stafford Designbuilding LLCFY2022$25,000
Stafford Designbuild LLCFY2022$25,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$25,000
Jacavone Garden CenterFY2022$23,175
The Pawtucket FoundationFY2022$12,500
Individual RecipientFY2022$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$9,691
Pawtucket Film Festival INCRI · FY2022$9,537
The GuildFY2022$9,409
Empowerment FactoryRI · FY2022$9,250
The Pawtucket FoundationFY2022$9,200
10 RocksFY2022$8,230
Individual RecipientFY2022$7,474
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$192K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$97K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K
Money outPt IX
$204K
Ln 25
Programscol B$133K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$301K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K
Total assetsLn 16$302K
LiabilitiesLn 26$676
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Investment incomeLn 3$32
Other incomeLn 4–11$97K
Total revenueLn 12$192K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$121K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$121K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$158K
Other assetsLn 15$825
Total assetsLn 16$302K
LiabilitiesLn 26$676
Net assetsLn 32$301K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$158K$121K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$142K$158K
Total assetsLn 16$307K$302K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$676
Net assetsLn 32$300K$301K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$108K$92K$14K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$9K$986
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K$750
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$3K$5K$34K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$825$138
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$10K$1K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$312$52
Total functional expensesLn 25$204K$133K$35K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $192K$204K−$12K$301K 990 PDF
FY2024 $245K$238K$7K$300K 990 PDF
FY2023 $518K$535K−$17K$283K 990 PDF
FY2022 $435K$452K−$17K$370K 990 PDF
FY2021 $601K$380K$220K$419K 990 PDF
FY2020 $150K$233K−$83K$198K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $192,116 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $61,538$1,234
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $94,950$94,069
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35$32
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $88,660$96,781
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $245,183$192,116
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $136,762$125,360
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $101,413$78,965
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $238,175$204,325
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,008−$12,209
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $192,116 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,234
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,234
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $94,069$94,069
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32$32
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $93,734$93,734
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,047$3,047
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,116 · Excluded from tax $93,766$192,116
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,325 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $91,800 · Management $14,040 · Fundraising $2,160$108,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,877 · Management $986$9,863
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,747 · Management $750$7,497
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,250$10,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,607 · Management $5,214 · Fundraising $34,040$41,861
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,538 · Management $825 · Fundraising $138$5,501
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,710 · Management $1,944$6,654
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,624 · Management $1,069$10,693
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,925$1,925
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,717 · Management $312 · Fundraising $52$2,081
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $132,545 · Management $35,390 · Fundraising $36,390$204,325
Part X · Balance sheet $301,536 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $157,610$120,878
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,600$21,750
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $141,659$158,083
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $825$825
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $306,694$301,536
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,920$676
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,419$676
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $254,953$255,538
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $45,322$45,322
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $300,275$300,860
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $306,694$301,536
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $300,860 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$192,116
XI-2 Total expenses$204,325
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,209
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$300,275
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,794
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$300,860

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