Provides counseling/therapy and boarding school for the rehabilitation of at-risk Boys ages 13-17

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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 $215K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $714K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$676K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$631K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$631K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$631K
FY2021$690K
FY2022$658K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.7M

From the FY2020 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 Mar 2006.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $876K Management & general 17% · $177K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

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

Jeremy Thompson’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jeremy Thompson$74,561$77,127$72,485$67,883

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps at-risk boys aged 13-17 through counseling, therapy, and a boarding school.

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1 program · $876K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The boarding school addresses gaps in education, life skills and vocational training.

$876Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$549K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$539K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$876K
Managementcol C$177K
Owns and owesPt X
$631K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$676K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$549K
Government grantsLn 1e$150K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$539K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$66K
SavingsLn 2$104K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$54K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$676K
Net assetsLn 32$631K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K$170K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$689K$676K
Net assetsLn 32$587K$631K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$72K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$582K$582K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$5K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$47K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$57K$57K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
InterestLn 20$28K$28K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$39K$39K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$177K$177K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$8K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$876K$177K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.6M$1.1M$504K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.2M$502K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M−$33K$658K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.1M$59K$690K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$1.1M$44K$631K 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 $1,097,363 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $442,321$548,872
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $512,003$538,869
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$6,053−$3,055
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,148$12,677
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $994,419$1,097,363
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $545,403$713,935
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $283,848$339,661
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $829,251$1,053,596
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $165,168$43,767
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,097,363 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$150,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$393,972
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$548,872
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $538,869$538,869
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,010$7,010
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$10,065−$10,065
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $12,677$12,677
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $548,491$1,097,363
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,053,596 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $71,814$71,814
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $582,473$582,473
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,226 · Management $2,154$7,380
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,663 · Management $5,605$52,268
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,025$4,025
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $56,699$56,699
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,356$7,356
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $6,560$6,560
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $8,895$8,895
IX-20 InterestManagement $28,034$28,034
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $39,135$39,135
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $176,928$176,928
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,167 · Management $3,862$12,029
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $876,156 · Management $177,440 · Fundraising $0$1,053,596
Part X · Balance sheet $1,307,459 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $16,339; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $41,778$65,620
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,666$104,380
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,187,437$1,067,437
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $23,256$53,683
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,276,188$1,307,459
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,174$28,773
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $688,822$676,326
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $587,366$631,133
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,276,188$1,307,459
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $631,133 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,097,363
XI-2 Total expenses$1,053,596
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,767
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$587,366
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$631,133

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