To prevent HIV/aids and support those affected by creating pathways to health and stability through access, education, prevention, essential services, and care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$47K 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$47K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $244K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$307K
95% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 95% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$925K
Spent
$964K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$16K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$925K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$925K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$964K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$964K
FY2021$904K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$16K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16K
FY2021$279K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$250K
FY2024$394K
FY2025$325K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Sep 1995.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $854K Management & general 11% · $110K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $47K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$47,368Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair/T
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel J Amato III’s $63K as Executive Di is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 734 $1–10M diseases & disorders 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

NameFY2024FY2020
Daniel J Amato III$63,077—
Elizabeth Posey—$47,368

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides HIV/AIDS prevention, education, and support services for health and stability.

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1 program · $854K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Provision of specialized case management services, access to medical services, mental health and substance abuse counseling, housing assistance, food and clothing to those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS or HCV, and low-income families.

$854Kprogram 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 3 funders$244K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$925K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$904K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$964K
Ln 25
Programscol B$854K
Managementcol C$110K
Owns and owesPt X
$16K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K
Total assetsLn 16$323K
LiabilitiesLn 26$307K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$904K
Government grantsLn 1e$622K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$925K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$143K
Total assetsLn 16$323K
LiabilitiesLn 26$307K
Net assetsLn 32$16K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$5K$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$151K$143K
Total assetsLn 16$306K$323K
LiabilitiesLn 26$252K$307K
Net assetsLn 32$55K$16K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$368K$305K$63K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$72K$66K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$25K−$76
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$28K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$4K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$58K$38K$20K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$8K$7K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$12K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$341K$341K
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$17K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$964K$854K$110K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.2M−$69K$325K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.1M$144K$394K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.1M−$14K$250K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M−$16K$263K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$904K$263K$279K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $925K$964K−$39K$16K 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 $924,891 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $980,494$903,980
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,500$19,354
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,222$1,557
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,002,216$924,891
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $437,026$464,835
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $576,684$499,092
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,013,710$963,927
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,494−$39,036
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $924,891 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$621,593
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$282,387
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$903,980
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,354$19,354
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,557$1,557
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,911$924,891
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $963,927 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $304,607 · Management $63,199$367,806
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $66,399 · Management $5,629$72,028
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,077 · Management −$76$25,001
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,500$7,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,760$27,760
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,091 · Management $2,824$6,915
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,109 · Management $19,611$57,720
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,738$3,738
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,723 · Management $1,631$8,354
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,332$7,332
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,210 · Management $3,233$15,443
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $340,890$340,890
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,206 · Management $6,234$23,440
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $854,310 · Management $109,617 · Fundraising $0$963,927
Part X · Balance sheet $322,989 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,115$19,069
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $148,096$155,495
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,440$341
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$4,656
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $150,754$143,428
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $306,405$322,989
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,056$26,107
X-19 Deferred revenue$18,874
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$63,826
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $251,685$307,305
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $54,720$15,684
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $54,720$15,684
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $306,405$322,989
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,684 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$924,891
XI-2 Total expenses$963,927
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,036
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$54,720
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,684

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