Stafford Junction is dedicated to improving lives through faith and action. As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charity, we are committed to helping children and families in Stafford county struggling with poverty. Our mission is to provide meaningful support to those in need, focusing on education, empowerment, and healthy living. We work closely with residents, churches, service agencies, and businesses to build connections, foster understanding, and positively impact our community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$87K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$488K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$381K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$813K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$488K
FY2021▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$606K
FY2021$488K
FY2022$540K
FY2023$315K
FY2024$308K
FY2025$289K
Expenses
$381K
FY2021▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$422K
FY2021$381K
FY2022$448K
FY2023$430K
FY2024$398K
FY2025$296K
Net assets
$813K
FY2021▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$704K
FY2021$813K
FY2022$901K
FY2023$785K
FY2024$699K
FY2025$693K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2006.

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

Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $210K Management & general 45% · $170K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$70,400Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Myriam Brown’s $69K as Executive Di is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Cartledge———$77,785$70,400$54,900
Myriam Brown$68,600$68,600$17,079———

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

Nurturing children in Stafford County facing poverty and language barriers to reach their full potential.

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3 programs · $151K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Brain Builders

Is an after-school tutoring program focused on students whose families live at or below the poverty line. We currently serve 7 elementary, middle and high schools in stafford county. We work in partnership with school counselors and teachers to identify students who need assistance and develop an individual tutoring plan.

$62Kprogram expense
02

Healthy Living Pays

Focuses on four important elements of personal health: physical activity, nutritional education, healthcare assessment and assistance, and mental health. We provide healthy living workshops and classes to families in our 7 low-income neighborhoods that include nutrition and healthy cooking classes.

$45Kprogram expense
03

Summer Activities

Summer junction is an umbrella term for all our summer camps, activities, and field trips. Our camps include stafford county sheriff's baseball camp, steam camp, camp northstar, and stafford strikers soccer camp. Camp northstar is held at stafford junction and is specifically designed to address summer learning loss.

$43Kprogram 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 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$488K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$472K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$381K
Ln 25
Programscol B$210K
Managementcol C$170K
Owns and owesPt X
$813K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$528K
Total assetsLn 16$901K
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$472K
Government grantsLn 1e$49K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$69K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$488K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$528K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$528K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$236K
Other assetsLn 15$86K
Total assetsLn 16$901K
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
Net assetsLn 32$813K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6219
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$396K$528K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$273K$236K
Total assetsLn 16$772K$901K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K$87K
Net assetsLn 32$704K$813K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$77K$63K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$109K$85K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$12K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$300$180$120
Office expensesLn 13$11K$1K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K$128
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K$932
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$102K$18K$84K
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$15K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$381K$210K$170K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $289K$296K−$7K$693K 990 PDF
FY2024 $308K$398K−$90K$699K 990 PDF
FY2023 $315K$430K−$115K$785K 990 PDF
FY2022 $540K$448K$91K$901K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $488K$381K$107K$813K 990 PDF
FY2020 $606K$422K$185K$704K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $487,714 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $605,337$471,519
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $742$9,219
I-11 Other revenue$6,976
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $606,079$487,714
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $208,155$201,839
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $213,368$179,009
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $421,523$380,848
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $184,556$106,866
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $487,714 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$22,002
VIII-1e Government grants$48,621
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$400,896
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$68,720
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$471,519
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,081$2,081
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $7,138$7,138
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,976$6,976
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,195$487,714
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $380,848 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,654 · Management $14,202$76,856
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $84,626 · Management $24,037$108,663
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,216 · Management $4,104$16,320
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,976 · Management $5,849$11,825
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $180 · Management $120$300
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,181 · Management $9,837$11,018
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,147 · Management $128$1,275
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $13,765$13,765
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,540 · Management $932$10,472
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,338 · Management $83,679$102,017
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,624 · Management $13,713$28,337
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $210,482 · Management $170,366 · Fundraising $0$380,848
Part X · Balance sheet $900,534 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $396,089$528,297
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $69,331$49,034
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $646$876
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $273,415$236,062
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $32,439$86,265
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $771,920$900,534
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,883$45,759
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $35,800$41,342
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $67,683$87,101
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $501,388$667,958
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $202,849$145,475
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $704,237$813,433
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $771,920$900,534
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $813,433 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$487,714
XI-2 Total expenses$380,848
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$106,866
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$704,237
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,330
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$813,433

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