Informing and engaging local residents in a way that results in an improved quality of life for all.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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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FY2024 · 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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $96K a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $38K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$68K
126% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 126% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$438K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$489K
To programs
92%
Net assets
−$14K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$438K
FY2024▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$183K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$527K
FY2024$438K
Expenses
$489K
FY2024▼ -28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$338K
FY2021$306K
FY2022$486K
FY2023$681K
FY2024$489K
Net assets
−$14K
FY2024▼ -139%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$253K
FY2021$210K
FY2022$190K
FY2023$37K
FY2024−$14K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1993.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $450K Management & general 8% · $38K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$79,061Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leslie Collins’s $79K as President and CEO is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leslie Collins$79,061$78,600$75,600$75,600$71,400

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

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1 program · $450K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Scranton downtown welfare and recognition.

$450Kprogram 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 1 funder$38K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$438K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$401K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$489K
Ln 25
Programscol B$450K
Managementcol C$38K
Owns and owesPt X
−$14K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$401K
Government grantsLn 1e$250K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Total revenueLn 12$438K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K
Total assetsLn 16$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
Net assetsLn 32−$14K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K
Total assetsLn 16$50K$54K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$68K
Net assetsLn 32$37K−$14K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$132K$132K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$5K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$11K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$270K$270K$499
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$489K$450K$38K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $438K$489K−$51K−$14K 990 PDF
FY2023 $527K$681K−$154K$37K 990 PDF
FY2022 $467K$486K−$19K$190K 990 PDF
FY2021 $183K$306K−$122K$210K 990 PDF
FY2020 $204K$338K−$134K$253K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $437,776 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $515,221$400,648
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6$2
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,170$37,126
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $527,397$437,776
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $174,486$181,011
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $506,559$307,849
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $681,045$488,860
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$153,648−$51,084
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
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 $437,776 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$249,521
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$151,127
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$400,648
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2$2
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $34,458$34,458
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,668$2,668
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,670 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $34,458$437,776
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $488,860 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $131,644$131,644
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $29,696$29,696
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,838 · Management $1,365$6,203
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,505 · Management $2,963$13,468
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,875$3,875
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,072$14,072
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,438$1,438
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,200$4,200
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $269,585 · Management $499$270,084
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,180$14,180
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $450,462 · Management $38,398 · Fundraising $0$488,860
Part X · Balance sheet $54,175 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,677$4,586
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $17,381$6,700
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$5,060
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$37,829
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $50,058$54,175
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $535$30,672
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $12,759$37,823
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,294$68,495
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,764−$14,320
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $36,764−$14,320
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $50,058$54,175
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$14,320 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$437,776
XI-2 Total expenses$488,860
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,084
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$36,764
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$14,320

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