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Amos House INC

Tax-deductible

Danbury, CT501(c)(3)HousingEIN 06-1186179Revenue $126K in FY2021

On file with the IRS34 Rocky Glen Rd, 06810-8003 · Danbury, CTTax-exempt since Dec 2025Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Transitional housing for women and children.about US...the Amos House program was started in 1986 by five area churches that recognized an unmet need in the new york/connecticut area to help homeless families move to permanent housing and improve their lives. The founders felt that homelessness was the result of a variety of issues, and each situation was unique. Therefore, they structured a program that met the individual needs of each family and recognized that once in permanent housing, these families would become valuable contributors to society.the five founding covenant churches are:st. James episcopal church, danburyfirst congregational church, danburynew hope baptist church, danburyst. Stephens episcopal church, ridgefieldtrinity episcopal church, newtowna centerpiece of the Amos House program is a residential facility in danbury that is adaptable for families of various sizes. Participants in the program live in the facility, sharing common kitc

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · 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
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$104K
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% 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
$126K
Spent
$115K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$125K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021. IRS ruling in Dec 2025.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $97K Management & general 12% · $14K Fundraising 4% · $5K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Neil Brisson
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rebecca Cicarelli
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bruce Simon
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Susan Alker
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 transitional housing and support for homeless women and children to achieve stable lives.

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1 program · $97K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To provide a setting for individuals and families to become self sufficient and gain self respect in order to become active members of the community

$97Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Ridgefield Thrift Shop INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$126K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$99K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Money outPt IX
$115K
Ln 25
Programscol B$97K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$125K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$110K
Total assetsLn 16$229K
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$99K
Government grantsLn 1e$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Total revenueLn 12$126K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$119K
Total assetsLn 16$229K
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
Net assetsLn 32$125K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$131K$119K
Total assetsLn 16$192K$229K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K$104K
Net assetsLn 32$115K$125K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$44K$35K$7K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$5K$957$319
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$654$218
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$976$2K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$1K$381
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$115K$97K$14K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $126K$115K$10K$125K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $125,786 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $72,926$98,530
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,420$27,256
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $95,346$125,786
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 $48,475$54,680
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $61,774$60,803
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $110,249$115,483
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,903$10,303
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $125,786 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$14,455
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$84,075
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$98,530
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,256$27,256
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,256 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$125,786
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $115,483 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,152 · Management $6,591 · Fundraising $2,197$43,940
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,103 · Management $957 · Fundraising $319$6,379
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,489 · Management $654 · Fundraising $218$4,361
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,292$1,292
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,489 · Management $976 · Fundraising $1,666$6,131
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,953$27,953
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,770$3,770
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,880$11,880
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,165 · Management $1,142 · Fundraising $381$8,688
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,089 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,089
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $96,612 · Management $14,090 · Fundraising $4,781$115,483
Part X · Balance sheet $229,360 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $60,715$109,956
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $131,284$119,404
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $191,999$229,360
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,469$0
X-19 Deferred revenue$32,750
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,726$1,167
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $77,309$104,367
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $114,690$124,993
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $114,690$124,993
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $191,999$229,360
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $124,993 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$125,786
XI-2 Total expenses$115,483
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,303
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$114,690
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$124,993

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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