Alcohol and drug abuse awareness; supportive living and housing; youth mentoring

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $120K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $195K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$139K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$245K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2023▲ +38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.3M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$245K
FY2023▲ +70%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$130K
FY2021$151K
FY2022$145K
FY2023$245K
FY2024$653K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1996.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $1.2M Management & general 29% · $489K

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
President
$70,458Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James E Giles’s $60K as President is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Giles—$70,458$90,496$94,218$77,932
James E Giles$60,400————

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

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  • 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 awareness, housing, and mentoring to combat alcohol and drug abuse.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Buffalo Peacemakers and Snug Violence Prevention Program

Works with residents, businesses, and community based organizations to implement coordinated strategies to reduce and prevent shootings and killings in communities with high rates of violent crimes. Also provides proactive intervention into the cycle of violence in the lives of gang-involved or at-risk youth.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Other program related services related to violence prevention, social justice, training, and reduced recidivism through internal programs and other community based organizations

$73Kprogram expense
03

Re-Entry Program

Provides services to men and women recently released from prison, includes strategies for positive and productive living, civic responsibility and community service

$71Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$489K
Owns and owesPt X
$245K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K
Total assetsLn 16$384K
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$763K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$155K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$155K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$384K
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K
Net assetsLn 32$245K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 540
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K$155K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$253K$384K
LiabilitiesLn 26$108K$139K
Net assetsLn 32$145K$245K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$1000K$119K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$551$550$1$0
Office expensesLn 13$79K$12K$67K$0
OccupancyLn 16$62K$2K$60K$0
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$0$12K$0
InsuranceLn 23$37K$10K$28K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$179K$85K$93K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$184K$74K$111K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.2M$489K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.3M$1.9M$408K$653K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.8M$1.7M$101K$245K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M−$6K$145K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.2M$20K$151K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.4M$79K$130K 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 $1,780,571 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,189,000$1,724,763
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $98,569$55,808
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,287,569$1,780,571
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $770,539$1,118,506
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $523,312$561,449
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,293,851$1,679,955
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,282$100,616
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,780,571 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$763,278
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$961,485
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,724,763
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $55,808 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$55,808
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,808 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,780,571
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,679,955 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $999,635 · Management $118,871 · Fundraising $0$1,118,506
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $550 · Management $1 · Fundraising $0$551
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,789 · Management $67,106 · Fundraising $0$78,895
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,243 · Management $59,563 · Fundraising $0$61,806
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,887 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,887
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $12,163 · Fundraising $0$12,163
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,623 · Management $27,500 · Fundraising $0$37,123
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,191 · Management $93,479 · Fundraising $0$178,670
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $73,561 · Management $110,793 · Fundraising $0$184,354
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,190,479 · Management $489,476 · Fundraising $0$1,679,955
Part X · Balance sheet $384,198 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,922$154,507
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $165,299$178,620
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,715$8,910
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,962$34,054
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,932$8,107
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $252,830$384,198
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,306$19,262
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $108,306$139,058
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $144,524$245,140
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $144,524$245,140
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $252,830$384,198
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $245,140 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,780,571
XI-2 Total expenses$1,679,955
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$100,616
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$144,524
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$245,140

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