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Chautauqua Striders INC

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Jamestown, NY501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 16-1156685Revenue $1.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSchqstriders.org301 E 2nd St, 14701-5444 · Jamestown, NYTax-exempt since Jul 1982Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Chautauqua Striders is dedicated to the guidance and mentoring of youth through education, advocacy, and athletics.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 120 volunteers and 86 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $60K a year · 6% 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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 79% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$1.1M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$799K
FY2022$935K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$717K
FY2022$853K
FY2023$898K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jul 1982.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $810K Management & general 26% · $285K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $92K 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
$91,500Pt VII · Sec A
John Felton
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Heidi Schwab
Treas, Start
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kayla Strandburg
Treas, End 6
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Goodell
Secret, Star
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Courtice
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Kinder
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Swan-Leuze’s $92K as Exe. Directo is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jennifer Swan-Leuze$91,500$89,078$82,001$78,823$70,305

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

Guides and mentors youth through education, advocacy, and athletics.

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2 programs · $810K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Tutoring, mentoring, and social-emotional learning programs.

$733Kprogram expense
02

Athletics

Program to provide youth with fundamental skills for track and field and other sports, as well as opportunities for runners of all ages to participate in local races.

$77Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Chautauqua Region Community Foundation INCFY2025$28K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$873K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$82K
Investment incomeLn 3$75K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$810K
Managementcol C$285K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$547K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$873K
Government grantsLn 1e$446K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$82K
Investment incomeLn 3$75K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7$35K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$544K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$547K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$84K
Other assetsLn 15$46K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 586
VolunteersI 6120
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$620K$547K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$87K$84K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K$53K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$95K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$742K$638K$104K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$9K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$16K$722
Payroll taxesLn 10$71K$55K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$431$4K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$12K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$19K$3K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$141
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$512
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$16K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$34K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$662
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$810K$285K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.1M−$31K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.0M−$11K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$898K$176K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $935K$853K$82K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $799K$717K$81K$1.6M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,064,180 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $915,176$872,720
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $54,282$81,537
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,480$74,627
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $37,961$35,296
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,020,899$1,064,180
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $879,349$935,922
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $152,087$159,404
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,031,436$1,095,326
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,537−$31,146
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,064,180 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$58,000
VIII-1e Government grants$445,613
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$369,107
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$872,720
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $81,537$81,537
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $39,798$39,798
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $34,829$34,829
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$35,296
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $116,366 · Excluded from tax $39,798$1,064,180
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,095,326 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $94,511$94,511
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $637,924 · Management $104,000$741,924
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,676 · Management $3,080$11,756
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,473 · Management $722$17,195
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,520 · Management $16,016$70,536
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $11,625$11,625
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $10,389$10,389
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,270 · Management $2,649$5,919
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $431 · Management $4,289$4,720
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,303 · Management $2,171$14,474
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,594 · Management $3,281$21,875
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,445 · Management $141$3,586
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,478 · Management $512$1,990
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,893$10,893
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,988 · Management $2,821$18,809
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,972 · Management $9,872$43,844
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,118 · Management $662$3,780
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $810,192 · Management $285,134 · Fundraising $0$1,095,326
Part X · Balance sheet $2,074,478 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,432$3,083
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $618,436$544,304
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $78,000$74,473
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $85,421$77,351
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,308$2,347
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $87,080$83,990
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,110,528$1,243,230
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $51,164$45,700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,034,369$2,074,478
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,943$5,842
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $51,449$47,352
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $60,392$53,194
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,626,691$1,767,528
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $347,286$253,756
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,973,977$2,021,284
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,034,369$2,074,478
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,021,284 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,064,180
XI-2 Total expenses$1,095,326
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$31,146
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,973,977
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$78,453
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,021,284

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

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