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Desales Center INC

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Utica, NYMutual-benefit / member-servingSince 2009Community Development EIN 13-4350899Revenue $64K in FY2025

On file with the IRS731 Lafayette St, 13502-3418 · Utica, NYTax-exempt since Jul 2007

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The mission of the Desales Center, INC. Is to support and benefit thea bowman house, INC. By holding title property and turning over any net profit to thea bowman house, INC.

Run by 6 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $51K a year · 57% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$43K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$64K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$156K
Net assets
$701K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$64K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$97K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$97K
FY2024$67K
FY2025$64K
Expenses
$156K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$129K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$147K
FY2024$132K
FY2025$156K
Net assets
$701K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$989K
FY2021$961K
FY2022$908K
FY2023$858K
FY2024$792K
FY2025$701K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2007.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $156K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Grove
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ellie Luker
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ellen Luley
President
$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

Holds property and gives profits to support another organization.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Desales center is a not-for-profit holding company that rents space to the thea bowman house, inc. And other not-for-profit organizations. Desales center's net profit will benefit the thea bowman house, inc.

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties INCFY2020$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$64K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K
Money outPt IX
$156K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$156K
Owns and owesPt X
$701K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K
Total assetsLn 16$744K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Total revenueLn 12$64K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$737K
Total assetsLn 16$744K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
Net assetsLn 32$701K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$8K$7K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$796K$737K
Total assetsLn 16$805K$744K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$43K
Net assetsLn 32$792K$701K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$90K$90K
InterestLn 20$53$53
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$59K$59K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$229$229
Total functional expensesLn 25$156K$0$156K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $64K$156K−$92K$701K 990 PDF
FY2024 $67K$132K−$65K$792K 990 PDF
FY2023 $97K$147K−$50K$858K 990 PDF
FY2022 $96K$149K−$54K$908K 990 PDF
FY2021 $97K$125K−$28K$961K 990 PDF
FY2020 $115K$129K−$15K$989K 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 $64,062 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,000$1,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $65,857$63,062
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $66,857$64,062
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $132,165$155,802
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $132,165$155,802
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$65,308−$91,740
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $64,062 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,000
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $55,650$55,650
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,412$7,412
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,062$64,062
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $155,802 across 6 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,716$4,716
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,732$1,732
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $89,750$89,750
IX-20 InterestManagement $53$53
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $59,322$59,322
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $229$229
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $155,802 · Fundraising $0$155,802
Part X · Balance sheet $744,008 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,894$6,616
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $795$243
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $796,473$737,149
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $805,162$744,008
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,865$9,717
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,000$33,734
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,865$43,451
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $792,297$700,557
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $792,297$700,557
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $805,162$744,008
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $700,557 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$64,062
XI-2 Total expenses$155,802
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$91,740
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$792,297
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$700,557

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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