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To provide comprehensive rehabilitation services to aid persons in overcoming life controlling preoblems such as drugs, alcohol, sexual addictions and behavioral issues.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$33K 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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FY2024 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $105K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$76K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$443K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$326K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$566K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$443K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$452K
FY2021$446K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$391K
FY2024$443K
Expenses
$326K
FY2024▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$350K
FY2021$373K
FY2022$269K
FY2023$270K
FY2024$326K
Net assets
$566K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$559K
FY2021$561K
FY2022$509K
FY2023$515K
FY2024$566K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2014.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $267K Management & general 18% · $59K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$32,680Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gary D Jennings’s $33K as Executive Director is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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
Gary D Jennings$32,680$31,958$31,931——
Gary Jennings———$31,878$29,600

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

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1 program · $198K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Residential home for men struggling with life controlling problems such as drugs, alcohol and other self destructive behaviors

$198Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$443K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$317K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Money outPt IX
$326K
Ln 25
Programscol B$267K
Managementcol C$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$566K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$642K
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$317K
Total revenueLn 12$443K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
SavingsLn 2$98K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$109K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$533K
Total assetsLn 16$642K
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K
Net assetsLn 32$566K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$68K$109K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$560K$533K
Total assetsLn 16$628K$642K
LiabilitiesLn 26$113K$76K
Net assetsLn 32$515K$566K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$53K$53K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$130K$94K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$7K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$855$684$171
Office expensesLn 13$765$612$153
OccupancyLn 16$68K$54K$14K
TravelLn 17$10K$8K$2K
InterestLn 20$7K$5K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$14K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$326K$267K$59K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $443K$326K$117K$566K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $391K$270K$121K$515K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $384K$269K$115K$509K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2022 $446K$373K$73K$561K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 18, 2021 $452K$350K$102K$559K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $442,979 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $150,329$125,573
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $240,621$317,406
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $390,951$442,979
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $44,818$54,257
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $144,696$139,470
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $80,555$132,348
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $270,069$326,075
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $120,882$116,904
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $442,979 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$125,573
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$125,573
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $317,406$317,406
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $317,406 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$442,979
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $326,075 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,675$1,675
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $52,582$52,582
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $94,259 · Management $35,300$129,559
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,211 · Management $2,700$9,911
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $684 · Management $171$855
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $612 · Management $153$765
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,273 · Management $13,568$67,842
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,991 · Management $1,998$9,989
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,393 · Management $1,348$6,741
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,875$26,875
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,492 · Management $3,623$18,115
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,166$1,166
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $267,213 · Management $58,861 · Fundraising $0$326,075
Part X · Balance sheet $641,519 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,342$10,278
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $42,000$98,302
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $559,813$532,939
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $628,155$641,519
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $79,844$75,761
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $112,704$75,761
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $515,451$565,758
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $515,451$565,758
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $628,155$641,519
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $565,758 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$442,979
XI-2 Total expenses$326,075
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$116,904
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$515,451
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$66,597
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$565,758

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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