Supports people and social institutions through a collaborative fundraising effort.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$34K 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $69K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$34K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $178K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $91K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$366K
Spent
$483K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$301K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$366K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$366K
FY2021$440K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$265K
Expenses
$483K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$483K
FY2021$473K
FY2022$523K
FY2023$405K
FY2024$217K
Net assets
$301K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$301K
FY2021$283K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$26K
FY2024$74K

From the FY2020 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 Sep 1995.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $483K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $34K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director as of July
$34,062Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Officer At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Courtney’s $88K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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
Mary Courtney$87,663$86,994$85,660$83,135$34,062

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

Raises money together to help people and community groups.

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1 program · $483K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The community coalition is an innovative model of collaboration amoung five chester county non-profit organizations dedicated to fundraising together and sharing resources so that expenses are cut and more donor money can go directly to programs.

$483Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$91K
Grants paid · 25 grants · $1.3M · 2020–2024
Orion Communities INCPA · FY2024$10,000
Open Hearth INCPA · FY2024$10,000
Open Hearth INCPA · FY2023$54,340
Orion Communities INCPA · FY2023$47,624
Open Hearth INCPA · FY2022$80,969
Orion Communities INCPA · FY2022$71,901
Open Hearth INCPA · FY2021$80,122
Orion Communities INCPA · FY2021$70,840
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$366K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$361K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$483K
Ln 25
Programscol B$483K
Owns and owesPt X
$301K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K
Total assetsLn 16$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$361K
Government grantsLn 1e$12K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$12
Total revenueLn 12$366K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$98K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$98K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$178K
Total assetsLn 16$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$301K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 644
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K$98K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$276K$178K
Total assetsLn 16$433K$313K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$412K$301K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$370K$370K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$269$269
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$483K$483K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $265K$217K$48K$74K 990 PDF
FY2023 $300K$405K−$105K$26K 990 PDF
FY2022 $385K$523K−$138K$128K 990 PDF
FY2021 $440K$473K−$33K$283K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $366K$483K−$117K$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 $365,659 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $366,144$360,555
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,423$5,104
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $375,567$365,659
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $342,000$370,060
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $83,135$66,943
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $70,312$45,645
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $495,447$482,648
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$119,880−$116,989
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $365,659 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,419
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$348,136
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,028
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$360,555
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,092$5,092
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $12$12
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,092$365,659
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $482,648 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $370,060$370,060
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,383$36,383
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $24,785$24,785
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,775$5,775
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,858$10,858
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $269$269
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,602$9,602
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,800$10,800
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,754$1,754
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,362$12,362
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $482,648 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$482,648
Part X · Balance sheet $312,825 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $149,716$97,754
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,250$33,284
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $616$4,062
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $262,966$166,578
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $12,993$11,147
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $432,541$312,825
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,690$11,983
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,690$11,983
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $363,463$283,195
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $48,388$17,647
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $411,851$300,842
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $432,541$312,825
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $300,842 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$365,659
XI-2 Total expenses$482,648
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$116,989
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$411,851
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,980
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$300,842

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