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.
$83K 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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FY2021 · 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
$83K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$20K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$440K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$473K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$283K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$440K
FY2021▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$366K
FY2021$440K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$265K
Expenses
$473K
FY2021▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$483K
FY2021$473K
FY2022$523K
FY2023$405K
FY2024$217K
Net assets
$283K
FY2021▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$301K
FY2021$283K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$26K
FY2024$74K

From the FY2021 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.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $473K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$83,135Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President Through September
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Through June
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary as of June
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Officer At-Large
$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 · $473K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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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.

$473Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$440K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$439K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$473K
Ln 25
Programscol B$473K
Owns and owesPt X
$283K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K
Total assetsLn 16$303K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$439K
Government grantsLn 1e$31K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$77
Total revenueLn 12$440K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$138K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$138K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$134K
Total assetsLn 16$303K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$283K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K$138K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$178K$134K
Total assetsLn 16$313K$303K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$301K$283K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$309K$309K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$93K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27$27
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$473K$473K$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 Viewing $440K$473K−$33K$283K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $440,173 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $360,555$438,849
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,104$1,324
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $365,659$440,173
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $370,060$309,096
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $66,943$108,820
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $45,645$55,319
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $482,648$473,235
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$116,989−$33,062
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $440,173 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$31,278
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$407,571
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$93,404
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$438,849
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,401$1,401
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$77−$77
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$77 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,401$440,173
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $473,235 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $309,096$309,096
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $92,509$92,509
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,650$7,650
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,661$8,661
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,203$12,203
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27$27
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,037$13,037
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,926$4,926
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,950$1,950
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,176$23,176
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $473,235 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$473,235
Part X · Balance sheet $302,870 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,754$138,260
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $33,284$11,000
X-4 Accounts receivable$8,968
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,062$10,787
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $166,578$124,433
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $11,147$9,422
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $312,825$302,870
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,983$20,360
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,983$20,360
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $283,195$271,588
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $17,647$10,922
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $300,842$282,510
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $312,825$302,870
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $282,510 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$440,173
XI-2 Total expenses$473,235
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$33,062
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$300,842
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$14,730
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$282,510

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