Responsive Solutions INC FY2023 filing

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Madison, WI501(c)(3)Since 2005Human ServicesEIN 22-3901468Revenue $558K in FY2023

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.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$67K 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% 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
$176K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% 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
$558K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$523K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$263K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$558K
FY2023▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$367K
FY2022$535K
FY2023$558K
FY2024$611K
FY2025$639K
Expenses
$523K
FY2023▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$447K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$444K
FY2023$523K
FY2024$579K
FY2025$601K
Net assets
$263K
FY2023▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$136K
FY2022$228K
FY2023$263K
FY2024$296K
FY2025$334K

From the FY2023 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.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $492K Management & general 6% · $30K

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; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$67,108Pt 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 · $492K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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

$417Kprogram expense
02

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

$75Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$558K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$389K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$134K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Money outPt IX
$523K
Ln 25
Programscol B$492K
Managementcol C$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$263K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K
Total assetsLn 16$439K
LiabilitiesLn 26$176K
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$389K
Government grantsLn 1e$389K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$134K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$6K
Total revenueLn 12$558K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$293K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$439K
LiabilitiesLn 26$176K
Net assetsLn 32$263K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$90K$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$301K$293K
Total assetsLn 16$398K$439K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K$176K
Net assetsLn 32$228K$263K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$64K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$211K$200K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$20K$600
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$19K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$10K$981
Office expensesLn 13$11K$10K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$788$788
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K$900
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$114K$114K$457
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$523K$492K$30K$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 Viewing $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 $557,893 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $436,370$388,867
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $75,857$133,725
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0−$5,838
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $23,063$41,139
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $535,290$557,893
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 $299,115$319,548
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $144,718$203,019
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $443,833$522,567
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $91,457$35,326
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 $557,893 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$388,837
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$388,867
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $133,725$133,725
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $21,792$21,792
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$5,838−$5,838
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $19,347$19,347
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $133,725 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $35,301$557,893
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $522,567 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,680 · Management $3,428$67,108
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $199,827 · Management $10,755$210,582
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,029 · Management $600$20,629
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,427 · Management $1,802$21,229
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,500$9,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,965 · Management $981$10,946
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,572 · Management $1,899$11,471
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,713$19,713
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,504$5,504
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $788$788
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,447$5,447
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,057$10,057
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,565 · Management $900$14,465
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $113,516 · Management $457$113,973
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,155$1,155
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $492,245 · Management $30,322 · Fundraising $0$522,567
Part X · Balance sheet $439,191 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $89,957$93,759
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,165$44,401
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,373$1,900
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $301,288$292,785
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$6,346
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $397,783$439,191
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $63,184$73,642
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $169,896$175,978
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $227,887$263,213
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $227,887$263,213
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $397,783$439,191
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $263,213 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$557,893
XI-2 Total expenses$522,567
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,326
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$227,887
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$263,213

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