Provide educational, recreational and economic improvement programs to families and individuals to effect positive change and improve the quality of their lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $275K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
98% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 98% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.7M
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$44K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.3M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.5M
Net assets
$44K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$737K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1942.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $3.1M Management & general 9% · $324K Fundraising 0% · $12K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $84K 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 Director
$83,979Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Edwin Desamour’s $111K as Executive Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Edwin Desamour$110,543$69,296———
Jason Bozzone———$93,750—
John Lavery————$83,979
Chantel Brown——$68,080$45,600—
Jennifer Nieves—$66,500———

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

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Empowers families and individuals with programs for education, recreation, and economic growth.

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2 programs · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Day Care This program served approximately 286 students using the Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood, adopted in 2007 and still very much in force. One hundred percent of the students were graduated at the end of the program, and one hundred percent entered a public, private, or charter school kindergarten program.

$2.9Mprogram expense
02

Family & Youth Programs (Lamp After Care & Summer) During the 2019-2020 fiscal year, 19 students were served from 3pm to 6pm, Monday through Friday, in an after school program 180 days of the academic year.

$202Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.1M
Managementcol C$324K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$44K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$826K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$826K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$826K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$28K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$839K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$44K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 593
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$297K$826K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27K$28K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$800K$839K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32−$140K$44K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$109K$0$100K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.9M$113K$129
Other employee benefitsLn 9$152K$136K$15K$645
Payroll taxesLn 10$168K$150K$17K$712
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K$318$14
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$17K$2K$82
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$38K$34K$4K$160
Office expensesLn 13$13K$12K$1K$56
OccupancyLn 16$186K$182K$3K$0
InterestLn 20$79K$71K$8K$335
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$89K$80K$9K$377
InsuranceLn 23$46K$45K$922$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$532K$482K$50K$168
All other expensesLn 24e$381$137$244$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$3.1M$324K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.3M$3.5M−$206K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$3.2M$276K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$2.6M$423K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$2.5M$689K$737K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.7M$3.5M$195K$44K 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 $3,669,431 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,403,110$3,598,786
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,414$62,488
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,094$2,384
I-11 Other revenue$5,773
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,492,618$3,669,431
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,406,272$2,469,658
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,225,406$1,005,005
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,631,678$3,474,663
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$139,060$194,768
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,669,431 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$69
VIII-1e Government grants$3,504,243
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,474
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,598,786
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$62,488
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,384$2,384
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $3,700$3,700
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,073 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,073
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $68,261 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,384$3,669,431
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,474,663 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $100,135 · Fundraising $9,000$109,135
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,927,609 · Management $113,275 · Fundraising $129$2,041,013
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $136,200 · Management $15,079 · Fundraising $645$151,924
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $150,241 · Management $16,633 · Fundraising $712$167,586
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,868 · Management $318 · Fundraising $14$3,200
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,307 · Management $1,916 · Fundraising $82$19,305
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,929 · Management $3,755 · Fundraising $160$37,844
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,907 · Management $1,319 · Fundraising $56$13,282
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $182,291 · Management $3,422 · Fundraising $0$185,713
IX-20 InterestPrograms $70,735 · Management $7,831 · Fundraising $335$78,901
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $79,609 · Management $8,814 · Fundraising $377$88,800
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $45,034 · Management $922 · Fundraising $0$45,956
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $481,532 · Management $49,923 · Fundraising $168$531,623
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $137 · Management $244 · Fundraising $0$381
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,139,399 · Management $323,586 · Fundraising $11,678$3,474,663
Part X · Balance sheet $2,036,129 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $296,564$825,759
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $165,218$297,183
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $52,378$45,964
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $800,250$838,894
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $27,037$28,329
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,341,447$2,036,129
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $183,762$234,399
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$399,855
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $322,252$372,840
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,481,535$1,992,509
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$140,088$43,620
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$140,088$43,620
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,341,447$2,036,129
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $43,620 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,669,431
XI-2 Total expenses$3,474,663
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$194,768
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$140,088
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$23
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$11,037
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$43,620

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