Guardian Support Services INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Canton, OH501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 20-5786126Revenue $130K in FY2020

On file with the IRSguardiansupportservices.com408 9th St Sw, 44707-4799 · Canton, OHTax-exempt since Jun 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Due to the growing needs of the elderly and disabled in the community, the purpose and mission of this corporation is to assist with the provision and/or coordination of guardianship and case management services for those indigent persons subject to or in need of guardianship

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
13¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K 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
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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 12% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
13%
of spending
Concern: 13% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$130K
Spent
$108K
To programs
13%
Net assets
$407K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$130K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$130K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$113K
FY2024$145K
FY2025$148K
Expenses
$108K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$105K
FY2022$126K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$146K
Net assets
$407K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$407K
FY2021$451K
FY2022$453K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$404K
FY2025$406K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2007.

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

Where the money goes

13 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 13% · $14K Management & general 86% · $93K Fundraising 1% · $696

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; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$57,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Person
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine Pastore’s $57K as Executive Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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.

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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

Provides guardianship and case management for elderly and disabled individuals needing assistance.

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1 program · $14K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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In 2020, 30 new cases were processed and a total of 55 guardians were trained. At the end of the year, there were 123 active cases. Training and visitation was modified in 2020 to comply with COVID-19 protocols.

$14Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$130K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Money outPt IX
$108K
Ln 25
Programscol B$14K
Managementcol C$93K
Fundraisingcol D$696
Owns and owesPt X
$407K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K
Total assetsLn 16$412K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$130K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$46K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$366K
Total assetsLn 16$412K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$407K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 681
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K$46K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$305K$366K
Total assetsLn 16$337K$412K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$332K$407K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$57K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$28K$12K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$910$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$958$958
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100$100
Advertising and promotionLn 12$733$733
Office expensesLn 13$6K$81$6K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K$696
TravelLn 17$709$434$275
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$257$257
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$310$310
All other expensesLn 24e$72$72
Total functional expensesLn 25$108K$14K$93K$696

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $148K$146K$2K$406K 990 PDF
FY2024 $145K$404K 990 PDF
FY2023 $113K$408K 990 PDF
FY2022 $128K$126K$2K$453K 990 PDF
FY2021 $144K$105K$39K$451K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $130K$108K$22K$407K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $129,893 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,101$9,135
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $134,032$110,301
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,221$10,457
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $159,354$129,893
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $101,432$91,119
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $25,383$16,879
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $126,815$107,998
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $32,539$21,895
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $129,893 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,135
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,135
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $110,301$110,301
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,166$7,166
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,291$3,291
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $110,301 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,457$129,893
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $107,998 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $57,000$57,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,066 · Management $15,659$27,725
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $910 · Management $5,484$6,394
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $958$958
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,400$3,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $100$100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $733$733
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $81 · Management $5,538$5,619
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,754 · Fundraising $696$3,450
IX-17 TravelPrograms $434 · Management $275$709
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $257$257
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,271$1,271
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $310$310
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $72$72
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,324 · Management $92,978 · Fundraising $696$107,998
Part X · Balance sheet $411,685 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,777$45,914
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year −$106−$251
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $305,105$366,022
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $336,776$411,685
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,992$4,264
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,992$4,264
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $331,784$407,421
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $336,776$411,685
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $407,421 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$129,893
XI-2 Total expenses$107,998
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,895
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$331,784
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$54,354
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$612
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$407,421

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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