The Caring Center FY2020 filing

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Since 1990Human ServicesEIN 23-2623819Revenue $2.0M in FY2020

On file with the IRSthecaringcenter.org3101 Spring Garden St, 19104-2571 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Jul 1991Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Early education and child care services

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$94K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $554K a year · 22% 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
$94K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $27K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
112% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 112% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
75%
Net assets
−$156K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$0
FY2024$2.9M
FY2024$2.7M
Net assets
−$156K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$156K
FY2021$167K
FY2022$902K
FY2023$0
FY2024$332K
FY2024$313K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 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 Jul 1991.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.9M Management & general 18% · $444K Fundraising 7% · $168K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $94K 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
$93,554Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Bell’s $109K as Executive Director is at the 43rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Justin Bell$109,200$102,588$102,472$92,664$91,614$93,554

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 early education and child care for young children.

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

To provide early education, childcare, and after school services to children between the ages of 6 weeks and 10 years old in the philadelphia and surrounding areas.

$1.9Mprogram 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 · FY2021
First UpFY2021$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$27K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$444K
Fundraisingcol D$168K
Owns and owesPt X
−$156K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$578K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$472K
SavingsLn 2$106K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$578K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$589K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32−$156K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$687K$578K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$654K$589K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$266K−$156K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.1M$279K$124K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$115K$85K$21K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$123K$91K$22K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$55K$41K$11K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$8K$3K$590
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22$0$0$22
Office expensesLn 13$8K$6K$2K$400
Information technologyLn 14$18K$14K$3K$916
OccupancyLn 16$62K$52K$6K$5K
InterestLn 20$49K$41K$5K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$64K$58K$6K$0
InsuranceLn 23$57K$46K$9K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$275K$211K$59K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$72K$48K$18K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.9M$444K$168K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $2.6M$2.9M−$250K$332K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$0$2.4M$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$2.3M$735K$902K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$2.0M$323K$167K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.0M$2.5M−$422K−$156K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,040,371 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $59,967$204,046
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,651,267$1,829,727
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,108$6,598
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,750,342$2,040,371
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,937,129$1,790,478
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $820,059$672,111
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,757,188$2,462,589
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,846−$422,218
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $2,040,371 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$204,046
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$204,046
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,829,727
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,229−$1,229
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,827$7,827
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,829,727 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,598$2,040,371
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,462,589 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,148,809 · Management $279,440 · Fundraising $124,196$1,552,445
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $85,169 · Management $20,717 · Fundraising $9,208$115,094
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $90,975 · Management $22,129 · Fundraising $9,835$122,939
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $41,392 · Management $11,038 · Fundraising $2,759$55,189
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,246 · Management $2,959 · Fundraising $590$11,795
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $22$22
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,001 · Management $1,600 · Fundraising $400$8,001
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,106 · Management $3,298 · Fundraising $916$18,320
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,683 · Management $5,803 · Fundraising $4,655$62,141
IX-20 InterestPrograms $41,344 · Management $4,864 · Fundraising $2,432$48,640
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $57,746 · Management $6,416 · Fundraising $0$64,162
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $46,167 · Management $8,549 · Fundraising $2,280$56,996
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $210,647 · Management $59,096 · Fundraising $5,548$275,291
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $48,327 · Management $18,132 · Fundraising $5,095$71,554
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,850,612 · Management $444,041 · Fundraising $167,936$2,462,589
Part X · Balance sheet $1,289,211 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $599,441$472,125
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $87,252$105,514
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $51,422$51,625
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $77,963$68,127
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $653,582$589,420
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,400$2,400
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,472,060$1,289,211
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $134,586$81,900
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $111,747$70,580
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$390,200
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $95,674$112,898
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,205,786$1,445,155
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $266,274−$155,944
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $266,274−$155,944
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,472,060$1,289,211
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$155,944 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,040,371
XI-2 Total expenses$2,462,589
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$422,218
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$266,274
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$155,944

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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