Orion Communities INC

Tax-deductible

Phoenixville, PA501(c)(3)Since 1977EIN 23-2074061Revenue $951K in FY2025

On file with the IRSorioncommunities.org237 Bridge St, 19460-5445 · Phoenixville, PATax-exempt since Sep 1978Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Orion is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that believes all individuals deserve equitable access to life's basic needs of shelter, food, clothing, transportation, access to healthcare and respectful human interactions. For 49 years Orion has offered hope for individuals and families experiencing hardship due to poverty, disability, or illness by addressing immediate crises and supporting the discovery of individual pathways to self-reliance. We listen, collaborate, and honor all people, no exceptions. Orion seeks to address systematic challenges by modeling inclusivity and belonging while seeking to ensure all voices are heard at the decision-making table.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 190 volunteers and 15 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 1% 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% 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 · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
18
named funders · $673K
Looks good: 18 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$951K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$329K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$951K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$963K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$951K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$797K
FY2021$854K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$329K
FY2025▼ -35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$636K
FY2022$593K
FY2023$534K
FY2024$505K
FY2025$329K

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 1978.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $1.0M Management & general 5% · $56K Fundraising 4% · $45K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$84,396Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristin Keller—$94,668$82,903$71,779$68,071
Margarita Mirkil$84,396————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides immediate help and long-term support for individuals and families facing poverty, disability, or illness.

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3 programs · $858K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Bridge case management is the temporary or interim provision of short-term case management services to assist in a period of transition, crisis or change. Orion's clients may be homeless, hungry, in danger of eviction or having their utilities turned off.

$348Kprogram expense
02

Financial assistance provides immediate financial relief to keep families afloat. From rental assistance preventing eviction, to help with utility bills that keep the lights on, to assistance with heating oil and propane to keep families warm throughout the winter, these funds ensure that families have the resources to get ahead.

$323Kprogram expense
03

Stars (sharing technology advances reading skills) is a program that provides at-risk children in our community with after-school stem club and after-school book club to give children the support they need to keep pace in school and beyond. During the summer, orion also offers a stem summer camp.

$187Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$951K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$874K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$56K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$329K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$359K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$874K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$28K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$951K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
SavingsLn 2$294K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$359K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$329K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6190
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$452K$359K
Total assetsLn 16$537K$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$505K$329K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$72K$7K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$380K$325K$31K$24K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K$247$195
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$24K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$33K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$586$489
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$400$279
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$961$641
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$309$799
Information technologyLn 14$703$633$35$35
OccupancyLn 16$49K$44K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$403$403
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$503K$492K$6K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$9K$1K$941
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.0M$56K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $951K$1.1M−$175K$329K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M−$25K$505K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.6M−$59K$534K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M−$43K$593K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$854K$239K$636K 990 PDF
FY2020 $963K$797K$166K$397K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $950,742 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,276,268$874,193
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,980$12,230
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $87,438$64,319
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,369,686$950,742
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 $751,633$534,301
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $642,697$591,920
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,394,330$1,126,221
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,644−$175,479
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $950,742 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$17,097
VIII-1d Related organizations$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$847,096
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$27,567
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$874,193
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,151$5,151
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,079$7,079
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $64,319$64,319
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $76,549$950,742
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,126,221 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,169 · Management $6,839 · Fundraising $5,388$84,396
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $324,987 · Management $30,802 · Fundraising $24,260$380,049
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,611 · Management $247 · Fundraising $195$3,053
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,213 · Management $2,295 · Fundraising $1,807$28,315
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,912 · Management $3,119 · Fundraising $2,457$38,488
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,810 · Management $586 · Fundraising $489$4,885
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,105 · Management $400 · Fundraising $279$2,784
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,806 · Management $961 · Fundraising $641$6,408
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,046 · Management $309 · Fundraising $799$6,154
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $633 · Management $35 · Fundraising $35$703
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,412 · Management $2,467 · Fundraising $2,467$49,346
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,253 · Management $403 · Fundraising $403$8,059
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $492,079 · Management $5,996 · Fundraising $4,476$502,551
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,759 · Management $1,330 · Fundraising $941$11,030
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,025,795 · Management $55,789 · Fundraising $44,637$1,126,221
Part X · Balance sheet $361,543 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,189$64,993
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $419,929$293,650
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $25,397$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,900$2,900
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $536,694$361,543
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,991$6,745
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $22,900$25,474
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,891$32,219
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $58,310$15,190
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $446,493$314,134
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $504,803$329,324
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $536,694$361,543
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $329,324 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$950,742
XI-2 Total expenses$1,126,221
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$175,479
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$504,803
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$329,324

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