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The Genesis Center FY2020 filing

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Providence, RI501(c)(3)Since 2000Human Services EIN 22-3001721Revenue $3.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSgencenter.org620 Potters Ave, 02907-2931 · Providence, RITax-exempt since Jan 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide the highest quality education, job training, and support services to people of diverse cultures so that they may achieve economic independence and participate fully in society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $410K 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $327K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$232K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2025$5.8M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$5.6M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$6.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · 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 Jan 1994.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $2.6M Management & general 9% · $260K Fundraising 4% · $105K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sara Demaris
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Empowers diverse individuals with education, job training, and support for economic independence and societal participation.

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2 programs · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Adult Education

Provides low-skilled, low-income adults, many of whom are immigrants or refugees, educational support services to succeed in life and work in the united states. Programs include english for speakers of other languages, citizenship classes and workforce development trainings, primarily in the fields of heathcare and culinary arts, two…

$2.1Mprogram expense
02

Day Care and Support

Provides a child care center for children, ages 6 weeks to 5 years, designed to address the children's intellectual, social, emotional, and cultural development. Serves approximately 100 children annually.

$535Kprogram 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
The Rhode Island Community FoundationFY2024$210K
Local Initiatives Support CorporationFY2024$55K
United Way of Rhode Island INCFY2024$52K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$327K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$449K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$260K
Fundraisingcol D$105K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$737K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$232K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$449K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$737K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$737K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$232K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 588
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$802K$737K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$243K$232K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.8M$172K$72K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$181K$159K$16K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$177K$155K$15K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$11K$9K$939$386
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$82K$60K$20K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$355$14$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$292$622
OccupancyLn 16$42K$37K$4K$1K
TravelLn 17$8K$2K$38$6K
InterestLn 20$8K$7K$681$284
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$61K$48K$11K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$20K$2K$798
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$301K$282K$16K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$57K$51K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.6M$260K$105K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.8M$5.6M$230K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.8M$4.5M$313K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.9M$4.2M$678K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.3M$3.9M$460K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.8M$3.6M$271K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.5M$3.0M$507K$3.7M 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 $3,471,901 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,321,378$2,977,058
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $424,447$449,099
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,516$35,701
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,340$10,043
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,823,681$3,471,901
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,995,789$2,368,569
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $626,997$596,499
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,622,786$2,965,068
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $200,895$506,833
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $3,471,901 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,759,801
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,217,257
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,977,058
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $449,099$449,099
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $35,701$35,701
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,043$10,043
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $449,099 · Excluded from tax $45,744$3,471,901
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,965,068 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,766,654 · Management $172,399 · Fundraising $71,723$2,010,776
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $158,673 · Management $15,914 · Fundraising $6,388$180,975
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $155,192 · Management $15,339 · Fundraising $6,287$176,818
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $9,327 · Management $939 · Fundraising $386$10,652
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $60,195 · Management $19,574 · Fundraising $2,100$81,869
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $355 · Management $14 · Fundraising $2,205$2,574
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,540 · Management $292 · Fundraising $622$2,454
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,742 · Management $3,627 · Fundraising $1,474$41,843
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,521 · Management $38 · Fundraising $6,157$7,716
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,043 · Management $681 · Fundraising $284$8,008
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $48,373 · Management $10,703 · Fundraising $1,952$61,028
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,968 · Management $1,919 · Fundraising $798$22,685
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $282,348 · Management $15,936 · Fundraising $2,290$300,574
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $51,468 · Management $2,928 · Fundraising $2,700$57,096
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,599,399 · Management $260,303 · Fundraising $105,366$2,965,068
Part X · Balance sheet $3,975,122 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $802,407$737,433
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $303,167$303,353
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,906$14,178
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,053,436$1,066,592
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,151,092$1,853,566
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,321,008$3,975,122
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $99,362$81,366
X-19 Deferred revenue$11,126
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $243,336$232,450
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,077,672$3,742,672
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,077,672$3,742,672
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,321,008$3,975,122
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,742,672 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,471,901
XI-2 Total expenses$2,965,068
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$506,833
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,077,672
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$158,168
XI-7 Investment expenses−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,742,672

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

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