Long Way Home INC

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Culpeper, VA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 20-1384232Revenue $222K in FY2025

On file with the IRSlwhome.org508 Mountain Prospect Ln, 22701-7463 · Culpeper, VATax-exempt since May 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To Mobilize people to actively participate in democracy and create innovative pathways to economic and environmental justice through green building, employment, and education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 64 volunteers.
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $45K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$10K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 93% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $74K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$329K
130% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 130% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$222K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$262K
To programs
97%
Net assets
−$77K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$222K
FY2025▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$193K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$317K
FY2025$222K
Expenses
$262K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$240K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$373K
FY2023$254K
FY2024$284K
FY2025$262K
Net assets
−$77K
FY2025▼ -117%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$199K
FY2021$102K
FY2022−$67K
FY2023−$85K
FY2024−$35K
FY2025−$77K

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 May 2005.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $255K Management & general 2% · $6K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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; $10K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$9,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Paneitz’s $10K as Executive Director is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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
Matthew Paneitz$9,500$3,500$24,728$35,068$12,812$12,393

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

Programs and updates

Mobilizes people for democracy, economic, and environmental justice through green building, jobs, and education.

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1 program · $255K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Program Service Expenses

$255Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$74K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$222K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$117K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$262K
Ln 25
Programscol B$255K
Managementcol C$6K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
−$77K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K
Total assetsLn 16$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$329K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$102K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$117K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$222K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$47K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$47K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$193K
Total assetsLn 16$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$329K
Net assetsLn 32−$77K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 664
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K$47K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$193K$193K
Total assetsLn 16$302K$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$338K$329K
Net assetsLn 32−$35K−$77K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$10K$6K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$124K$124K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K$50
Management feesLn 11a$65$65
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$158$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$226$1K
Office expensesLn 13$139$139
Information technologyLn 14$532$532
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$94K$94K$300
Total functional expensesLn 25$262K$255K$6K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $222K$262K−$41K−$77K 990 PDF
FY2024 $317K$284K$33K−$35K 990 PDF
FY2023 $239K$254K−$15K−$85K 990 PDF
FY2022 $204K$373K−$169K−$67K 990 PDF
FY2021 $193K$102K 990 PDF
FY2020 $205K$240K−$35K$199K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $221,593 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $195,597$101,889
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $121,428$116,941
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50$2,763
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $317,075$221,593
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $179,006$159,788
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $105,404$102,543
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $284,410$262,331
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $32,665−$40,738
Part VI · Governance no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $221,593 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$101,889
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$101,889
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $116,941$116,941
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$2,763
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $116,941 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$221,593
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $262,331 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $6,244 · Management $3,256$9,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $124,232$124,232
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,992$11,992
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,014 · Management $50$14,064
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $65$65
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $158 · Management $1,550$1,708
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $226 · Fundraising $1,285$1,511
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $139$139
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $532$532
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,685$2,685
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,053$2,053
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $93,550 · Management $300$93,850
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $254,993 · Management $6,053 · Fundraising $1,285$262,331
Part X · Balance sheet $252,973 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $10,724; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,331$47,177
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,250$1,700
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $193,372$193,372
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $302,266$252,973
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$179
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $337,500$329,496
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$35,234−$76,523
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$35,234−$76,523
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $302,266$252,973
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$76,523 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$221,593
XI-2 Total expenses$262,331
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$40,738
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$35,234
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$76,523

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