Responsive Solutions INC

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Madison, WI501(c)(3)Since 2005Human ServicesEIN 22-3901468Revenue $639K in FY2025

On file with the IRS2909 Landmark Pl Ste 5, 53713-4200 · Madison, WITax-exempt since Sep 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Responsive Solutions, INC. Is a staffing agency for a crisis program for adults with developmental disabilities and for an overnight monitoring program for adults with developmental disabilities. Responsive Solutions, INC. Also coordinates a home adaptation and modification program for children and adults with developmental disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 9 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$112K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$639K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$601K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$334K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$639K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$367K
FY2022$535K
FY2023$558K
FY2024$611K
FY2025$639K
Expenses
$601K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$447K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$444K
FY2023$523K
FY2024$579K
FY2025$601K
Net assets
$334K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$136K
FY2022$228K
FY2023$263K
FY2024$296K
FY2025$334K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2005.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $524K Management & general 13% · $77K

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; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karl Curtis’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 49th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karl Curtis$60,000$64,360$67,108$52,000$34,789—
Tamara Biddle—————$49,067

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides staffing, overnight monitoring, and home modifications for adults and children with developmental disabilities.

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2 programs · $524K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Staffing and agency administration costs for crisis response program which provides overnight electronic monitoring to adults with developmental disabilities.

$430Kprogram expense
02

Coordination services for a home adaptation and modification program for children and adults with developmental disabilities.

$93Kprogram 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 1 funder$30

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$639K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$424K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$185K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Money outPt IX
$601K
Ln 25
Programscol B$524K
Managementcol C$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$334K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K
Total assetsLn 16$446K
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K
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$424K
Government grantsLn 1e$423K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$185K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$639K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$108K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$108K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$278K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$446K
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K
Net assetsLn 32$334K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 65
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K$108K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$290K$278K
Total assetsLn 16$449K$446K
LiabilitiesLn 26$153K$112K
Net assetsLn 32$296K$334K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$283K$283K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$23K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$437$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$3K$324
Office expensesLn 13$11K$10K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$16K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$723$723
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$15K$909
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$127K$127K$94
Total functional expensesLn 25$601K$524K$77K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $639K$601K$38K$334K 990 PDF
FY2024 $611K$579K$33K$296K 990 PDF
FY2023 $558K$523K$35K$263K 990 PDF
FY2022 $535K$444K$91K$228K 990 PDF
FY2021 $367K$330K$37K$136K 990 PDF
FY2020 $443K$447K−$4K$99K 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 I · Summary $639,345 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $423,563$423,715
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $164,725$185,142
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,871$30,488
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $611,159$639,345
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 $364,250$391,204
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $214,386$209,935
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $578,636$601,139
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $32,523$38,206
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $639,345 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$423,465
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$250
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$423,715
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $185,142$185,142
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $29,381$29,381
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,107$1,107
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $185,142 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,488$639,345
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $601,139 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $60,613$60,613
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $282,881$282,881
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,700$21,700
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,990 · Management $3,020$26,010
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $437 · Management $11,043$11,480
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,315 · Management $324$3,639
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,800 · Management $1,327$11,127
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,975$15,975
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,046$6,046
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $723$723
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,857$6,857
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,108$11,108
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,860 · Management $909$15,769
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $127,117 · Management $94$127,211
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $523,809 · Management $77,330 · Fundraising $0$601,139
Part X · Balance sheet $446,053 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $147,948$108,210
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,085$55,549
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,486$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $289,561$278,452
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,696$3,842
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $448,776$446,053
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $63,804$34,055
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,733$3,919
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $153,040$112,111
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $295,736$333,942
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $295,736$333,942
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $448,776$446,053
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $333,942 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$639,345
XI-2 Total expenses$601,139
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$38,206
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$295,736
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$333,942

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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