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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$161K 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$161K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $53K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$228K
63% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 63% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$605K
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$592K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$135K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$605K
FY2022▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$322K
FY2021$454K
FY2022$605K
FY2023$676K
FY2024$626K
FY2025$813K
Expenses
$592K
FY2022▲ +37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$433K
FY2022$592K
FY2023$588K
FY2024$603K
FY2025$689K
Net assets
$135K
FY2022▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$101K
FY2021$122K
FY2022$135K
FY2023$221K
FY2024$246K
FY2025$369K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2007.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $421K Management & general 29% · $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

13 people listed on the 990; $161K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$95,568Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Director
$65,566Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Taralyn Kohler’s $96K as Executive Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Taralyn Kohler$95,568$77,499$56,000
Mary Cackling$65,566$48,576$10,462

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

Programs and updates

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3 programs · $139K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Reston Sprint Triathlon

Raises money to support core foundation's charitable incubator program and promotes health and wellness in the northern virginia community.

$80Kprogram expense
02

Friends of Lake Anne

Reston's lake anne is a treasure in our community. Lake anne village center is the original village center of reston and is listed on the national register of historic places. The friends of lake anne purpose is to promote education about and, a contextual understanding of, the historical and architectural significance of the lake anne…

$32Kprogram expense
03

Helping Hungry Kids

Connie laurent roy and sandy amato had a vision that began in a basement in reston, virginia in 2009. They knew not every child in fairfax county had enough food on weekends and during school breaks. So they created helping hungry kids (HHK) of northern virginia to serve the community.

$27Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 20 grants · $319K · 2020–2025
W I Cook Foundation INCTX · FY2025$10,000
Washington Cares INCMD · FY2025$6,320
Unitemized GrantFY2025$3,596
Children's HospitalDC · FY2023$10,000
Pride Liberation ProjectFY2023$6,000
Casa Brumar Foundation INCVA · FY2022$6,000
Cornerstones INCVA · FY2021$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$605K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$342K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$262K
Investment incomeLn 3$878
Money outPt IX
$592K
Ln 25
Programscol B$421K
Managementcol C$170K
Owns and owesPt X
$135K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$261K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$228K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$342K
Government grantsLn 1e$11K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$262K
Investment incomeLn 3$878
Total revenueLn 12$605K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$261K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$261K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$347
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$228K
Net assetsLn 32$135K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 61,500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$249K$261K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100K$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$352K$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$230K$228K
Net assetsLn 32$122K$135K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$176K$176K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$161K$81K$81K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$3K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$292$8K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$4K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$6K$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$5K$2K
InterestLn 20$497$497
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$150K$150K
All other expensesLn 24e$300$300
Total functional expensesLn 25$592K$421K$170K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $813K$689K$123K$369K 990 PDF
FY2024 $626K$603K$23K$246K 990 PDF
FY2023 $676K$588K$87K$221K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $605K$592K$14K$135K 990 PDF
FY2021 $454K$433K$21K$122K 990 PDF
FY2020 $322K$263K$59K$101K 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 $605,081 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $331,593$342,309
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $122,368$261,894
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30$878
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $453,991$605,081
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $96,101$175,951
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $160,023$194,567
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $176,891$220,983
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $433,015$591,501
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,976$13,580
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $605,081 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$13,384
VIII-1e Government grants$11,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$317,925
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$342,309
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $260,472 · Excluded from tax $1,422$261,894
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $878$878
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $260,472 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,300$605,081
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $591,501 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $175,951$175,951
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,567 · Management $80,567$161,134
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $19,385$19,385
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $14,048$14,048
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,254$1,254
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,011$15,011
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,533 · Management $4,511$7,044
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,490$2,490
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $292 · Management $8,013$8,305
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,710 · Management $7,271$10,981
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,843$7,843
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,877 · Management $3,195$6,072
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,956 · Management $1,505$6,461
IX-20 InterestManagement $497$497
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,530$4,530
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $150,195$150,195
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $300$300
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $421,381 · Management $170,120 · Fundraising $0$591,501
Part X · Balance sheet $363,008 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $248,543$261,066
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,000$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $100,042$101,595
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,036$347
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $351,621$363,008
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $258$99
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $229,700$227,666
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $229,958$227,765
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $121,663$135,243
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $121,663$135,243
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $351,621$363,008
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $135,243 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$605,081
XI-2 Total expenses$591,501
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,580
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$121,663
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$135,243

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