The Simple Way FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Since 1997Human ServicesEIN 23-2936437

Our mission is to empower and strengthen our neighbors in kensington through comprehensive programs that address basic needs,increase access to healthy food, support education and wellness, and foster meaninful community connection.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$30K 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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FY2022 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $21K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$680K
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$747K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$638K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$680K
FY2022▼ -29%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$466K
FY2021$958K
FY2022$680K
FY2023$806K
FY2024$253K
FY2025$272K
Expenses
$747K
FY2022▼ -11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$841K
FY2022$747K
FY2023$841K
FY2024$394K
FY2025$314K
Net assets
$638K
FY2022▼ -9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$588K
FY2021$705K
FY2022$638K
FY2023$603K
FY2024$462K
FY2025$420K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CThe Simple Way
EINHdr · item D23-2936437
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 1998
Year of formationHdr · item L1997
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CPhiladelphia, PA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thesimpleway.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.04
Program services88%$655K
Management & general9%$65K
Fundraising4%$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$747K

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Months of spending covered by cash
13.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-10%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Total assets
$652K
FY2022▼ -8%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$595K
FY2021$712K
FY2022$652K
FY2023$616K
FY2024$470K
FY2025$431K
Total liabilities
$13K
FY2022▲ +95%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$7K
FY2021$7K
FY2022$13K
FY2023$13K
FY2024$8K
FY2025$11K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$67K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$652K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$356K
Total assetsLn 16$652K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$13K
Total net assetsLn 32$638K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.7

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$658K · 97%
Other revenue$13K · 2%
Program service revenue$10K · 1%
Contributions & grants97%$658K
Other revenue2%$13K
Program service revenue1%$10K
Total revenueLn 12$680K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Months of spending covered by cash
Highly liquid reserves $356K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $747K · Less non-cash grants $428K · Cash operating expenses/yr $319K
13.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $655K · Total expenses $747K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $65K · Total expenses $747K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $27K · Total expenses $747K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $29K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $635K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $658K · Total revenue $680K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $680K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $10K · Total revenue $680K
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $680K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $10K · Total expenses $747K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $680K · Prior year $958K
-29%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $638K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $680K · Expenses $747K
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $652K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $638K · Total assets $652K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $652K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Carolyn Tod-Pearson · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $30K · Total expenses $747K
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $177K · Total expenses $747K
24%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%——
Overhead ratio 9%——
Fundraising cost ratio 4%——
Revenue growth -29%——
Legal fee ratio 0.05%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$30,300Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eduardo Esquivel’s $19K as Executive Di is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carolyn Tod-Pearson—$20,818$31,300$30,300$14,700$25,877
Eduardo Esquivel$18,525—————
Kristen Utomo$16,361—————

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 5Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Inspiring people globally to spread love for God, others, and Jesus in their neighborhoods.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $655K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Assistance Programs

The simple way provides support to individuals and organizations through various programs in furtherance of the organization's mission. These programs include: community support in the kensington neighborhood of philadelphia through food distribution, low rent housing, neighbors events and celebrations, scholarship assistance and other…

$655Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$21K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $272K$314K+7% 990 PDF
FY2024 $253K$394K-69% 990 PDF
FY2023 $806K$841K+18% 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $680K$747K-29% 990 PDF
FY2021 $958K$841K+106% 990 PDF
FY2020 $466K$308K 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2022

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $680,133 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $903 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$657,664
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$428,251
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$657,664
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,950$9,950
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $10,492$10,492
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,124$1,124
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,469$680,133
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $746,860 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,265$1,265
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,278$1,278
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,484 · Management $7,249 · Fundraising $1,830$36,563
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $93,938 · Management $23,333 · Fundraising $6,248$123,519
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,369 · Management $843 · Fundraising $220$4,432
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,868 · Management $2,467 · Fundraising $649$12,984
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $365$365
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,215$11,215
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,603 · Management $364 · Fundraising $17,904$23,871
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $187 · Fundraising $563$750
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,255 · Management $1,861$7,116
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,082 · Management $1,771$8,853
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,688 · Management $1,922$9,610
IX-17 TravelManagement $117$117
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $412 · Management $684$1,096
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,127 · Management $4,782$23,909
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,658 · Management $5,164$25,822
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $449,609 · Management $2,986$452,595
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $654,688 · Management $64,758 · Fundraising $27,414$746,860
Part X · Balance sheet $651,645 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $462,006$355,600
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$20,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,653$1,529
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,653$8,099
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $241,545$266,417
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $711,857$651,645
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,876$13,391
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,876$13,391
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $697,047$605,974
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,934$32,280
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $704,981$638,254
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $711,857$651,645
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $638,254 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$680,133
XI-2 Total expenses$746,860
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$66,727
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$704,981
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$638,254

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