501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
42¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K paid to officers and key staff.
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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $118K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
42%
of spending
Concern: 42% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $257K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$528K
96% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 96% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$401K
Spent
$466K
To programs
42%
Net assets
$20K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$401K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$401K
FY2021$488K
FY2022$713K
FY2023$760K
FY2024$794K
FY2025$911K
Expenses
$466K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$466K
FY2021$389K
FY2022$599K
FY2023$651K
FY2024$582K
FY2025$675K
Net assets
$20K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$132K
FY2022$210K
FY2023$344K
FY2024$591K
FY2025$843K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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 Aug 1990.

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Where the money goes

42 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 42% · $194K Management & general 58% · $272K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Member/CFO
$69,996Pt VII · Sec A
Member, Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gregory Slowik’s $70K as Board Member/CFO/Brd Sec & Treas is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gregory Slowik$69,996$69,996$69,996$69,996$69,996$69,996

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds training programs for secured finance professionals.

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1 program · $194K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Raised funds for the secured finance network,inc. Corporate learning and development program - a training program that will be used to educate professionals in the near future.

$194Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $63K · 2021–2024

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$401K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$348K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$466K
Ln 25
Programscol B$194K
Managementcol C$272K
Owns and owesPt X
$20K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K
Total assetsLn 16$548K
LiabilitiesLn 26$528K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$348K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$401K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$58K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$58K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$257K
Total assetsLn 16$548K
LiabilitiesLn 26$528K
Net assetsLn 32$20K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$440K$58K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$172K$257K
Total assetsLn 16$717K$548K
LiabilitiesLn 26$645K$528K
Net assetsLn 32$72K$20K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$153K$153K
Office expensesLn 13$75$75
OccupancyLn 16$30K$30K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$234K$164K$70K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$24K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$466K$194K$272K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $911K$675K$237K$843K 990 PDF
FY2024 $794K$582K$212K$591K 990 PDF
FY2023 $760K$651K$110K$344K 990 PDF
FY2022 $713K$599K$114K$210K 990 PDF
FY2021 $488K$389K$98K$132K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $401K$466K−$65K$20K 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
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Part I · Summary $401,065 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $339,800$348,451
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$40,750
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,328$11,864
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $344,128$401,065
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,895$5,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $441,006$461,445
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $450,901$466,445
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$106,773−$65,380
Part VI · Governance 9 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $401,065 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$348,451
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$348,451
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $40,750$40,750
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,134$5,134
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $6,730$6,730
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,750 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,864$401,065
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $466,445 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,553$4,553
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,145$3,145
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $152,624$152,624
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $75$75
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $30,000$30,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,480$1,480
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,963$2,963
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $163,639 · Management $69,996$233,635
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,179 · Management $1,291$25,470
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $194,298 · Management $272,147 · Fundraising $0$466,445
Part X · Balance sheet $548,155 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $440,294$57,758
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $72,950$149,550
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $30,375$3,125
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,285$80,500
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $171,585$257,222
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $717,489$548,155
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,067$22,736
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $30,750$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $579,443$505,177
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $645,260$527,913
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $72,229$20,242
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $72,229$20,242
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $717,489$548,155
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,242 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$401,065
XI-2 Total expenses$466,445
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$65,380
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$72,229
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,393
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,242

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