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Achieveability FY2022 filing

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Since 1981Housing EIN 23-2215980Revenue $843K in FY2022

On file with the IRSachievability.org21 S 61st St, 19139-3018 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Dec 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Strives to permanently break the cycle of poverty for philadelphia families

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$129K 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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FY2022 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $340K a year · 15% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$426K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$843K
-67% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$843K
FY2022▼ -67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$843K
FY2025$4.0M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2022▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2025$4.9M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2022▼ -46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1986.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $2.0M Management & general 10% · $228K Fundraising 9% · $219K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Jamila Harris-Morrison
Executive Director
$129,171Pt VII · Sec A
Sue McMonigle
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Daniel Berger
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Schnearia Ashley
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Malik Brown
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lauren Dickstein
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shannon Farmer
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamila Harris-Morrison’s $176K as Executive Di is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jamila Harris-Morrison$176,423$129,171$129,171$128,529

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

Breaks the cycle of poverty through education, services, and housing stability.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Achieveability Connects

Since 2006, this program has connected west philadelphia families to the following basic needs and services: public benefits connection; emergency financial assistance; tax preparation services; financial education; digital access and literacy trainings; and civic engagement opportunities.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Family Self-Sufficiency Program (fssp)

This transformational program is built upon the belief in a college education as the pathway to self-sufficiency, the use of a high accountability model, and the recognition that parents are role models for their children in fulfilling our mission to break the generational cycle of poverty.

$533Kprogram expense
03

Worksmart West Philly

Launched in 2014, this program partners with jobseekers to expand their employment-focused economic opportunities and increase their employability through job readiness and soft-skills trainings, employer cultivation, employment connections, and job retention coaching.

$386Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Raynier Institute & FoundationFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$843K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$228K
Fundraisingcol D$219K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$426K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$942K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$127K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2.2M
Total revenueLn 12$843K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$433K
Other assetsLn 15$400K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$426K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6721
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$638K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$390K$433K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$663K$426K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$142K$115K$12K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$674K$546K$58K$70K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$85K$69K$7K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$70K$57K$6K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$9K$3K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$14K$5K$9K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$55K$38K$13K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$547$20K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$12K$6K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$227K$152K$36K$40K
TravelLn 17$4$4
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$5K$17K$755
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$958K$922K$29K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$34K$12K$18K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$2.0M$228K$219K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.0M$4.9M−$844K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 Viewing $843K$2.4M−$1.6M$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$2.1M$453K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.3M$589K$2.9M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $842,709 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,232,407$2,951,560
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $168,168$39,204
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $53,355−$2,153,062
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $110,473$5,007
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,564,403$842,709
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 $1,271,155$970,915
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$20,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $840,332$1,407,197
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,111,487$2,398,112
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $452,916−$1,555,403
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $842,709 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$942,367
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,009,193
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$127,050
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,951,560
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $39,204$39,204
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $39,789$39,789
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$2,192,851−$2,192,851
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$18,428−$18,428
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $23,435$23,435
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $62,639 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$2,171,490$842,709
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,398,112 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $114,974 · Management $12,143 · Fundraising $14,742$141,859
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $546,385 · Management $57,708 · Fundraising $70,057$674,150
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $68,739 · Management $7,260 · Fundraising $8,814$84,813
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $56,809 · Management $6,000 · Fundraising $7,284$70,093
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,256 · Management $3,064 · Fundraising $5,880$18,200
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,772 · Management $4,560 · Fundraising $8,750$27,082
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $20,000$20,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,285 · Management $12,675 · Fundraising $4,323$55,283
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $547 · Fundraising $20,368$20,915
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,479 · Management $6,365 · Fundraising $7,990$26,834
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $151,500 · Management $36,056 · Fundraising $39,654$227,210
IX-17 TravelManagement $4$4
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,935$1,935
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $15,646$15,646
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,528 · Management $17,476 · Fundraising $755$22,759
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $921,977 · Management $29,195 · Fundraising $6,503$957,675
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,326 · Management $17,862 · Fundraising $3,466$33,654
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,951,577 · Management $227,949 · Fundraising $218,586$2,398,112
Part X · Balance sheet $2,199,076 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $638,381$1,040,104
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $135,689$253,581
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $274,175$45,750
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$26,908
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $390,026$432,733
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,288,516$400,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,969,838$2,199,076
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $137,786$139,687
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $308,140$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $662,522$426,438
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,233,225$1,216,938
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,074,091$555,700
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,307,316$1,772,638
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,969,838$2,199,076
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,772,638 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$842,709
XI-2 Total expenses$2,398,112
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,555,403
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,307,316
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$20,725
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,772,638

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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