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Lancaster, PA501(c)(3)Since 1994Crime & LegalEIN 23-2778839Revenue $485K in FY2024

On file with the IRSadvoz.org8 N Queen St Ste 210, 17603-3835 · Lancaster, PATax-exempt since Mar 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To transform conflict and build community through face-to-face dialogue programs, including mediation, restorative justice conferencing and educational training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 53 volunteers and 7 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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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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 6% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 53% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$61K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$485K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$485K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$104K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$485K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$334K
FY2021$362K
FY2021$14K
FY2023$489K
FY2024$523K
FY2024$485K
Expenses
$485K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$321K
FY2021$338K
FY2021$24K
FY2023$443K
FY2024$506K
FY2024$485K
Net assets
$104K
FY2024+0.3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$62K
FY2021$86K
FY2021$77K
FY2023$86K
FY2024$104K
FY2024$104K

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 Mar 1995.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $315K Management & general 27% · $130K Fundraising 8% · $40K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Krista Rittenhouse
Executive Di
$70,340Pt VII · Sec A
Drew Jabour-Gehman
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jesus Cruz
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tasha Nankerville
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jon Rudy
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Grace Mentzer
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Krista Rittenhouse’s $70K as Executive Di is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Christopher Wenden—$81,293$76,633$60,977—
Krista Rittenhouse$70,340$61,475———
Christopher Fitz————$57,732
Mila Pilz————$54,137
Earldine Tolbert——$4,830——
Kenneth Nissley————$1,515

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

Transforms conflict and builds community through dialogue, mediation, and restorative justice.

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1 program · $315K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Restorative Justice Conferencing

Handling 104 referrals with 7 volunteer facilitators; dispute mediation: handling 61 referrals with 27 volunteer mediators.

$315Kprogram 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
Lancaster County Community FoundationFY2024$20K
Norman and Elizabeth Hahn Fam Foundation Tr 03072001FY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$485K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$191K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$485K
Ln 25
Programscol B$315K
Managementcol C$130K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$104K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Government grantsLn 1e$170K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$191K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$485K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$146
Other assetsLn 15$18K
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
Net assetsLn 32$104K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 653
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K$79K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$146
Total assetsLn 16$181K$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K$61K
Net assetsLn 32$104K$104K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$50K$15K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$257K$181K$56K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$4K$1K$480
Other employee benefitsLn 9$165$116$36$13
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$18K$6K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$10K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$7K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$2K$2K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$3K$10K$799
Information technologyLn 14$13K$5K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$11K$5K$1K
TravelLn 17$7K$5K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$34K$34K$896
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$102$702$328
InsuranceLn 23$5K$613$5K$75
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$2K$666$824
Total functional expensesLn 25$485K$315K$130K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $523K$506K$18K$104K 990 PDF
FY2023 $489K$443K$46K$86K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $362K$338K$24K$86K 990 PDF
FY2020 $334K$321K$14K$62K 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 $485,341 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $295,410$285,852
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $219,873$190,613
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,835$8,876
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $523,118$485,341
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $358,272$358,699
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $147,256$126,339
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $505,528$485,038
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,590$303
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $485,341 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$23,571
VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,588
VIII-1e Government grants$170,173
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$80,520
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$285,852
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $190,613$190,613
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $8,846$8,846
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $30$30
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $190,613 · Excluded from tax $8,876$485,341
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $485,038 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,598 · Management $15,347 · Fundraising $5,395$70,340
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $180,898 · Management $55,972 · Fundraising $19,675$256,545
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,418 · Management $1,367 · Fundraising $480$6,265
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $116 · Management $36 · Fundraising $13$165
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,899 · Management $5,538 · Fundraising $1,947$25,384
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,251 · Fundraising $1,528$11,779
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,189 · Fundraising $1,072$8,261
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,753 · Management $1,843 · Fundraising $6,603$10,199
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,571 · Management $10,413 · Fundraising $799$13,783
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,783 · Management $8,559$13,342
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,296 · Management $4,694 · Fundraising $1,391$17,381
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,928 · Management $2,028$6,956
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $33,518 · Management $896$34,414
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $102 · Management $702 · Fundraising $328$1,132
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $613 · Management $4,653 · Fundraising $75$5,341
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,261 · Management $666 · Fundraising $824$3,751
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $314,754 · Management $130,154 · Fundraising $40,130$485,038
Part X · Balance sheet $164,828 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,223$78,792
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $100,279$66,844
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,251$1,467
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,278$146
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $34,300$17,579
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $181,331$164,828
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,544$43,459
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $33,834$17,113
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $77,378$60,572
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $102,367$104,194
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,586$62
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $103,953$104,256
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $181,331$164,828
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $104,256 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$485,341
XI-2 Total expenses$485,038
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$303
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$103,953
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$104,256

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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