To provide support, education,& safe habitat for recovering victims of alcohol and substance abuse.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$94K 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$94K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $13K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$492K
Spent
$415K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$897K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$492K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$492K
FY2021$515K
FY2022$573K
FY2023$513K
FY2024$521K
Expenses
$415K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$415K
FY2021$395K
FY2022$444K
FY2023$536K
FY2024$536K
Net assets
$897K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$897K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2007.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $415K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $94K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$49,679Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$44,611Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert L Brush JR’s $48K as Executive Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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
Robert L Brush JR$47,839$47,839$47,839$47,839$49,679
Donita Brush$6,120$19,040$26,421$37,800$44,611

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers support, education, and safe housing for people recovering from addiction.

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1 program · $415K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization has remained financially and operationally viable to provide meaningful support to a significant number of needy alcohol and substance abuse victims for the entire year. Positive results are being achieved.

$415Kprogram 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$13K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$492K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$415K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Money outPt IX
$415K
Ln 25
Programscol B$415K
Owns and owesPt X
$897K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$136K
Total assetsLn 16$929K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$415K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8K
Total revenueLn 12$492K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$136K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$136K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$98K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$695K
Total assetsLn 16$929K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$897K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 610
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$95K$136K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$104K$98K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$740K$695K
Total assetsLn 16$938K$929K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$818K$897K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$94K$94K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$108K$108K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$95K$95K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$45K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$415K$415K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $521K$536K−$15K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $513K$536K−$23K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $573K$444K$129K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $515K$395K$120K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $492K$415K$77K$897K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $491,731 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $369,875$414,839
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,441$21,771
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,022$10,264
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $49,990$44,857
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $459,328$491,731
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $210,760$217,684
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $184,453$197,091
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $395,213$414,775
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $64,115$76,956
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $491,731 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$37,057
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$377,782
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$414,839
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,771$21,771
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,935$1,935
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $8,329$8,329
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,157$4,157
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $40,700$40,700
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,771 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $55,121$491,731
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $414,775 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $94,290$94,290
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $107,925$107,925
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,469$15,469
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,269$12,269
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,327$1,327
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $94,924$94,924
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,633$4,633
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $44,845$44,845
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,561$17,561
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,532$21,532
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $414,775 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$414,775
Part X · Balance sheet $928,688 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $94,693$136,087
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $739,798$694,953
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $103,802$97,648
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $938,293$928,688
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,851$7,122
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $120,273$32,122
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $818,020$896,566
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $818,020$896,566
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $938,293$928,688
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $896,566 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$491,731
XI-2 Total expenses$414,775
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,956
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$818,020
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,590
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$896,566

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