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.
$72K 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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FY2022 · 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 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
$644K
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% 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
$1.2M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$658K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2022▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2022▲ +6%
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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
$658K
FY2022▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$631K
FY2021$690K
FY2022$658K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.7M

From the FY2022 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.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $990K Management & general 17% · $199K

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; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$72,485Pt VII · Sec A
Board Memeber
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$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 · $990K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The boarding school addresses gaps in education, life skills and vocational training.

$990Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$726K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$432K
Investment incomeLn 3$639
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$990K
Managementcol C$199K
Owns and owesPt X
$658K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$644K
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$432K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$726K
Investment incomeLn 3$639
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$77K
SavingsLn 2$43K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$120K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$64K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$644K
Net assetsLn 32$658K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K$120K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$667K$644K
Net assetsLn 32$690K$658K
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$631K$631K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$50K$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$120K$120K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K
InterestLn 20$29K$29K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$49K$49K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$174K$174K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$9K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$990K$199K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $1.6M$1.1M$504K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2024 $1.7M$1.2M$502K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $1.2M$1.2M−$33K$658K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022 $1.2M$1.1M$59K$690K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,156,903 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $505,700$432,167
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $668,747$725,688
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $275$639
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,181−$1,591
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,183,903$1,156,903
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $768,606$768,682
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $356,012$420,732
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,124,618$1,189,414
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $59,285−$32,511
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,156,903 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,771 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$430,667
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$432,167
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $725,688$725,688
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $639$639
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $180$180
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $724,736$1,156,903
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,189,414 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 $72,485$72,485
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $630,647$630,647
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,306 · Management $2,175$9,481
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,427 · Management $5,642$56,069
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,325$4,325
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $119,609$119,609
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,814$9,814
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $12,260$12,260
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $10,889$10,889
IX-20 InterestManagement $29,176$29,176
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $48,890$48,890
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $173,784$173,784
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,718 · Management $3,267$11,985
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $990,491 · Management $198,923 · Fundraising $0$1,189,414
Part X · Balance sheet $1,301,420 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $42; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,815$76,977
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $98,335$43,440
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$16,560
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,079,436$1,100,535
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 $63,833$63,866
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,357,419$1,301,420
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,586$34,696
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $667,001$643,513
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $690,418$657,907
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,357,419$1,301,420
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $657,907 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,156,903
XI-2 Total expenses$1,189,414
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,511
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$690,418
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$657,907

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