Drive to Work FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Richmond, VA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 20-8612550

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To assist low-income and previously incarcerated persons in restoring driving privileges so they can drive to work and hold a job.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$135K 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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FY2023 · 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 $45K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$135K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $65K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$43K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$469K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$389K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$369K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$469K
FY2023▼ -19%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$445K
FY2022$579K
FY2023$469K
FY2024$468K
Expenses
$389K
FY2023-0.4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$391K
FY2023$389K
FY2024$394K
Net assets
$369K
FY2023▲ +28%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$369K
FY2024$442K

From the FY2023 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 Oct 2007.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $286K Management & general 18% · $71K Fundraising 8% · $32K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $135K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$135,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara R Wilson’s $125K as President is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sara R Wilson$125,000$135,000$125,000$101,042$106,250

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Helps low-income and formerly incarcerated people regain driving privileges for employment.

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3 program services account for $286K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Assist low-income and previously incarcerated individuals to restore driving privileges through reinstatement of licenses or obtaining restricted driving permits. Since its organization in 2007 through December 31, 2024, Drive to Work has received more than 9,665 applications for services, assisted over 2,400 clients, and restored…

$263Kprogram expense
02

Provide driver improvement clinic meeting the requirements of Virginia DMV. Courses are offered in the classroom and online. Over 1,200 students have completed this course since its inception in 2016. More than 2250 students took the 3xFail course online since the course began in Nov. 2021.

$22Kprogram expense
03

Provide seminars on How to Get Your License Back to pre-release offenders at the Virginia Department of Corrections. Since starting this program in 2014, more than 160 seminars have been presented, attended by over 2,950 offenders through December 31, 2024.

$2Kprogram expense

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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$65K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$469K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$287K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182K
Money outPt IX
$389K
Ln 25
Programscol B$286K
Managementcol C$71K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$369K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$324K
Total assetsLn 16$412K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$287K
Government grantsLn 1e$150K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$469K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$195K
SavingsLn 2$129K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$324K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$412K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
Net assetsLn 32$369K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 62
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$277K$324K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$378K$412K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K$43K
Net assetsLn 32$289K$369K
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$135K$94K$27K$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$46K$41K$2K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$2K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$2K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$7K$740$324
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$220$220
Information technologyLn 14$35K$30K$4K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$13K$12K$670$670
TravelLn 17$210$210
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$87K$77K$370$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$3K$5K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$389K$286K$71K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $468K$394K$74K$442K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $469K$389K$80K$369K 990 PDF
FY2022 $579K$391K$188K$289K 990 PDF
FY2021 $445K$350K$95K$101K 990 PDF
FY2020 $239K$449K−$210K$6K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $468,881 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$150,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$136,838
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$286,838
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $182,043$182,043
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $182,043$468,881
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $389,262 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 staffPrograms $94,500 · Management $27,000 · Fundraising $13,500$135,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $41,460 · Management $2,303 · Fundraising $2,303$46,066
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,936 · Management $1,865 · Fundraising $1,119$14,920
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,696 · Management $15,262$16,958
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,020 · Management $740 · Fundraising $324$8,084
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,281$5,281
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,764 · Management $220 · Fundraising $220$2,204
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $29,920 · Management $3,520 · Fundraising $1,760$35,200
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,069 · Management $670 · Fundraising $670$13,409
IX-17 TravelPrograms $210$210
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $12,842$12,842
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,817$1,817
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,055 · Management $370 · Fundraising $9,493$86,918
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,328 · Management $4,592 · Fundraising $2,433$10,353
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $286,239 · Management $71,201 · Fundraising $31,822$389,262
Part X · Balance sheet $411,898 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $139,430$194,590
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $137,625$129,038
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $76,618$76,455
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,025$10,183
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 $1,632$1,632
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $378,330$411,898
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,210$6,160
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $89,307$43,257
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $289,023$368,641
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $289,023$368,641
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $378,330$411,898
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $368,641 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$468,881
XI-2 Total expenses$389,262
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$79,619
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$289,023
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$368,641

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