Responsive Solutions INC FY2022 filing

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Madison, WI501(c)(3)Since 2005Human ServicesEIN 22-3901468Revenue $535K in FY2022

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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$52K 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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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
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
$52K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 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
$170K
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% 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
$535K
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$444K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$228K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$535K
FY2022▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$367K
FY2022$535K
FY2023$558K
FY2024$611K
FY2025$639K
Expenses
$444K
FY2022▲ +34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$447K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$444K
FY2023$523K
FY2024$579K
FY2025$601K
Net assets
$228K
FY2022▲ +67%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$136K
FY2022$228K
FY2023$263K
FY2024$296K
FY2025$334K

From the FY2022 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

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $395K Management & general 11% · $49K

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; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$52,000Pt 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 · $395K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

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

$361Kprogram expense
02

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

$34Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$535K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$436K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Money outPt IX
$444K
Ln 25
Programscol B$395K
Managementcol C$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$228K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$90K
Total assetsLn 16$398K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
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$436K
Government grantsLn 1e$435K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Total revenueLn 12$535K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$90K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$90K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$301K
Total assetsLn 16$398K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
Net assetsLn 32$228K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K$90K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$250K$301K
Total assetsLn 16$302K$398K
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K$170K
Net assetsLn 32$136K$228K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$50K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$204K$197K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K$491
Office expensesLn 13$9K$8K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$653$653
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$13K$609
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$43K$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$444K$395K$49K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $639K$601K$38K$334K 990 PDF
FY2024 $611K$579K$33K$296K 990 PDF
FY2023 $558K$523K$35K$263K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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 $535,290 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $299,569$436,370
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $44,726$75,857
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,921$23,063
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $367,216$535,290
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 $209,418$299,115
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $120,706$144,718
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $330,124$443,833
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $37,092$91,457
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 $535,290 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$435,285
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,085
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$436,370
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $75,857$75,857
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $23,063$23,063
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $75,857 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,063$535,290
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $443,833 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,995 · Management $2,005$52,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $196,530 · Management $7,884$204,414
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,352$22,352
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,349$20,349
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,900$8,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,778 · Management $491$6,269
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,644 · Management $1,013$8,657
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,023$19,023
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,149$4,149
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $653$653
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,956$5,956
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,162$6,162
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,258 · Management $609$13,867
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,199 · Management $27,883$71,082
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $395,048 · Management $48,785 · Fundraising $0$443,833
Part X · Balance sheet $397,783 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,141$89,957
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,556$4,165
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,558$2,373
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $249,560$301,288
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $301,815$397,783
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,344$63,184
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $165,385$169,896
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $136,430$227,887
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $136,430$227,887
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $301,815$397,783
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $227,887 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$535,290
XI-2 Total expenses$443,833
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$91,457
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$136,430
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$227,887

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