The mission provides a resident shelter for men released from prison. There are tow phases - (1) 30 day, 17 bed program, and (2) 3 person private room program. The organization also provides in-house and out-reach christian ministries, in particular, in chester county prison and sestu juvenile detention center.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $32K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$251K
Spent
$272K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$301K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$251K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$251K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$315K
FY2024$455K
FY2025$275K
Expenses
$272K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$272K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$279K
FY2024$271K
FY2025$297K
Net assets
$301K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$301K
FY2022$339K
FY2023$375K
FY2024$558K
FY2025$515K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1981.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $204K Management & general 24% · $66K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$54,529Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jim Davis’s $62K as Executive Dir. is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 852 $100K–1M housing 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Jim Davis$62,283$54,529

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers shelter and Christian ministries to formerly incarcerated men.

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3 programs · $204K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Operation of facility and provision of services

$202Kprogram expense
02

Farm program- operation of a working farm to teach skills and promote healthy work and life styles

$2Kprogram expense
03

Christian education

$7program 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$32K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$251K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Money outPt IX
$272K
Ln 25
Programscol B$204K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$301K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$251K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$245K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$301K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K$57K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$249K$245K
Total assetsLn 16$326K$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$322K$301K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$41K$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$86K$65K$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$38K$28K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$8K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$4K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$589$589
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$495
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$29K$22K$7K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$6K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$13K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$12K$1K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$765
Total functional expensesLn 25$272K$204K$66K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $275K$297K−$22K$515K 990 PDF
FY2024 $455K$271K$184K$558K 990 PDF
FY2023 $315K$279K$36K$375K 990 PDF
FY2022 $305K$267K$38K$339K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $251K$272K−$21K$301K 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 $251,249 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $233,266$251,249
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $233,266$251,249
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $188,991$189,957
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,353$82,135
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $270,344$272,092
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$37,078−$20,843
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $251,249 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$7,306
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$243,943
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$251,249
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$251,249
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $272,092 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,897 · Management $13,632$54,529
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $64,829 · Management $21,610$86,439
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,396 · Management $9,465$37,861
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,346 · Management $2,782$11,128
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,500 · Management $1,500$6,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $589$589
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,380 · Fundraising $495$1,875
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,919 · Management $7,306$29,225
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,549 · Management $1,850$7,399
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,187 · Management $4,395$17,582
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,463 · Management $1,261 · Fundraising $1,549$15,273
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,427 · Management $765$4,192
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $204,102 · Management $65,946 · Fundraising $2,044$272,092
Part X · Balance sheet $304,298 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $72,315$57,458
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,272$2,285
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $248,952$244,555
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $325,539$304,298
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,459$3,061
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,459$3,061
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $322,080$301,237
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $322,080$301,237
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $325,539$304,298
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $301,237 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$251,249
XI-2 Total expenses$272,092
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,843
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$322,080
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$301,237

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