Preservation, empowerment and advancement of a vibrant Mt. Airy section of philadelphia

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 18 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $133K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.0M
98% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 98% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$68K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$68K
FY2025▼ -73%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$576K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$677K
FY2023$554K
FY2024$254K
FY2025$68K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1984.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $2.0M Management & general 12% · $282K Fundraising 4% · $106K

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; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$133,900Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Philip Dawson$133,900$133,900$107,658———
Bradley R Copeland Rsgnd 053121————$122,632—
Bradley R Copeland—————$118,090
Sarajane Blair Int Ed Thru 0222———$53,885——

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 15aYes

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Preserves, empowers, and advances a vibrant Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia.

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3 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community programs which include the MT. Airy schools coalition, the healthy aging initiative, lovett park programming, and various community events such as supper sessions on the avenue, moonlight movies, MT. Airy monday markets, and autumn on the avenue.

$897Kprogram expense
02

Real estate development work to remove blight, push markets, and attract private investment to commercial corridors and residential neighborhoods through scattered-site residential rehab and large-scale mixed-use development, as well as transit-oriented development.

$667Kprogram expense
03

Neighborhood programs work to improve the quality of life for neighbors through services, housing counseling to first-time homebuyers and distressed homeowners.

$337Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$978K
Other incomeLn 4–11$329
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$282K
Fundraisingcol D$106K
Owns and owesPt X
$68K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$531K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$978K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Other incomeLn 4–11$329
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$531K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$531K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Other assetsLn 15$262K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
Net assetsLn 32$68K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$428K$531K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.0M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M$4.0M
Net assetsLn 32$254K$68K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$150K$142K$8K$463
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$446K$311K$58K$76K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$75K$52K$18K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$37K$15K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$3K$62
Accounting feesLn 11c$103K$53K$40K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$731K$726K$4K$536
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$10K$3K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$13K$5K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$31K$16K$14K$589
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$537$537
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$956$440
InterestLn 20$180K$147K$33K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$157K$127K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$62K$54K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$265K$250K$13K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$107K$75K$31K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$2.0M$282K$106K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.2M$2.4M−$186K$68K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$2.2M−$300K$254K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.8M−$123K$554K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$2.0M−$623K$677K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$1.6M$723K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.7M−$289K$576K 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
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Part I · Summary $2,224,077 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $672,289$978,147
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,104,003$1,245,591
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $120,475$10
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,750$329
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,902,517$2,224,077
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 $771,912$728,061
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,430,416$1,682,291
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,202,328$2,410,352
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$299,811−$186,275
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,224,077 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$978,147
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$978,147
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,245,591$1,245,591
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10$10
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $329$329
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,245,591 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $339$2,224,077
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,410,352 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $142,120 · Management $7,878 · Fundraising $463$150,461
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $311,064 · Management $58,093 · Fundraising $76,478$445,635
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,248 · Management $17,757 · Fundraising $4,568$74,573
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,588 · Management $15,081 · Fundraising $5,723$57,392
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,450 · Management $62$3,512
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $52,678 · Management $40,159 · Fundraising $10,064$102,901
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $726,100 · Management $4,125 · Fundraising $536$730,761
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,804 · Management $2,939 · Fundraising $2,279$15,022
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,968 · Management $4,894 · Fundraising $1,265$19,127
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,602 · Management $14,380 · Fundraising $589$30,571
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,626 · Management $537 · Fundraising $537$5,700
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,007 · Management $956 · Fundraising $440$4,403
IX-20 InterestPrograms $146,885 · Management $33,187$180,072
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $127,375 · Management $29,693$157,068
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $54,116 · Management $7,602$61,718
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $249,774 · Management $13,472 · Fundraising $1,588$264,834
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $74,860 · Management $30,710 · Fundraising $1,032$106,602
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,023,265 · Management $281,525 · Fundraising $105,562$2,410,352
Part X · Balance sheet $4,112,254 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $427,751$531,099
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $372,956$246,356
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $142,187$220,760
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,008,795$2,851,727
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $256,841$262,312
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,208,530$4,112,254
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $209,625$148,620
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $32,541$278,687
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,954,434$4,044,433
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$304,407−$275,245
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $558,503$343,066
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $254,096$67,821
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,208,530$4,112,254
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $67,821 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,224,077
XI-2 Total expenses$2,410,352
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$186,275
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$254,096
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$67,821

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