Getabout's mission is to help New Canaan senior and special needs residents maintain active vital lives in the community by providing transportation to any New Canaan desination and to medical offices in surrounding towns. We provided approximately 6000 such rides

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $32K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $536K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $65K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$46K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$425K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$381K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$814K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$425K
FY2024▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$384K
FY2022$437K
FY2023$345K
FY2024$425K
Expenses
$381K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$288K
FY2021$318K
FY2022$343K
FY2023$362K
FY2024$381K
Net assets
$814K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$636K
FY2021$740K
FY2022$752K
FY2023$775K
FY2024$814K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1983.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $359K Management & general 3% · $12K Fundraising 3% · $10K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Ex Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Provides transportation for seniors and special needs residents to local destinations and medical appointments.

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1 program · $359K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Getabout provided approximately 9,000 rides to otur clients in 2024. These rides were for medical appointments in neighboring towns of New Canaan and various non-medical trips within New Canaan.

$359Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$425K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$447K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$381K
Ln 25
Programscol B$359K
Managementcol C$12K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$814K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$860K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$447K
Government grantsLn 1e$74K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$81K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Gains on assetsLn 7$500
Total revenueLn 12$425K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
SavingsLn 2$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$72K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$536K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$202K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$860K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
Net assetsLn 32$814K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K$72K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$457K$536K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$188K$202K
Total assetsLn 16$791K$860K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$46K
Net assetsLn 32$775K$814K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$223K$223K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$0$5K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$0$0$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$0$6K$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K$47K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$33K$32K$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$33K$0$10K
All other expensesLn 24e−$674$0−$674$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$381K$359K$12K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $425K$381K$44K$814K 990 PDF
FY2023 $345K$362K−$18K$775K 990 PDF
FY2022 $437K$343K$94K$752K 990 PDF
FY2021 $384K$318K$67K$740K 990 PDF
FY2020 $263K$288K−$25K$636K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $425,124 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $350,866$446,570
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,898$2,814
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,908$26,885
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$29,856−$51,145
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $344,816$425,124
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 $219,056$240,065
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $143,426$141,374
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $362,482$381,439
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,666$43,685
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $425,124 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,737
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$74,139
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$317,585
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$80,887
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$446,570
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,814 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,814
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,385$26,385
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$500
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$51,145
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,814 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,385$425,124
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $381,439 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $222,797 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$222,797
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,268 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,268
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,152 · Fundraising $0$5,152
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,375 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,375
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $6,438 · Fundraising $0$6,438
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $46,538 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$46,538
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,525 · Management $1,361 · Fundraising $0$32,886
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,753 · Management $0 · Fundraising $9,896$42,659
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management −$674 · Fundraising $0−$674
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $359,256 · Management $12,277 · Fundraising $9,896$381,439
Part X · Balance sheet $859,958 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $72,407$48,209
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $23,515$23,551
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $44,116$32,205
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,496$18,084
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $188,208$202,350
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $457,127$535,559
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $790,869$859,958
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,404$45,389
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $12,918$669
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,322$46,058
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $774,547$813,900
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $774,547$813,900
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $790,869$859,958
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $813,900 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$425,124
XI-2 Total expenses$381,439
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,685
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$774,547
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$23,782
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$28,114
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$813,900

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