The Simple Way FY2024 filing

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Since 1997Human ServicesEIN 23-2936437Revenue $253K in FY2024

On file with the IRSthesimpleway.org3234 Potter St, 19134-1922 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Apr 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$21K 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
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
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$21K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 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
$8K
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$253K
-69% vs prior year
Spent
$394K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$462K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$253K
FY2024▼ -69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$466K
FY2021$958K
FY2022$680K
FY2023$806K
FY2024$253K
FY2025$272K
Expenses
$394K
FY2024▼ -53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$841K
FY2022$747K
FY2023$841K
FY2024$394K
FY2025$314K
Net assets
$462K
FY2024▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$588K
FY2021$705K
FY2022$638K
FY2023$603K
FY2024$462K
FY2025$420K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1998.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $268K Management & general 20% · $78K Fundraising 12% · $48K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $21K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$20,818Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $268K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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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…

$268Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$21K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$253K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$394K
Ln 25
Programscol B$268K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$462K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$224K
Total assetsLn 16$470K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$100
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$253K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$223K
SavingsLn 2$477
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$224K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$231K
Total assetsLn 16$470K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$462K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 695
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$112K$224K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$249K$231K
Total assetsLn 16$616K$470K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$603K$462K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$500$500
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$24K$2K$15K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$119K$22K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$6K$2K$902
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$10K$3K$830
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$12K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$250$62$188
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$7K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$8K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$5K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$19K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$23K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$51K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$303$53$250
Total functional expensesLn 25$394K$268K$78K$48K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $272K$314K−$42K$420K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $253K$394K−$141K$462K 990 PDF
FY2023 $806K$841K−$35K$603K 990 PDF
FY2022 $680K$747K−$67K$638K 990 PDF
FY2021 $958K$841K$117K$705K 990 PDF
FY2020 $466K$308K$158K$588K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $253,264 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $765,139$229,887
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,093$12,598
I-10 Investment income$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,432$10,778
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $805,664$253,264
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,636$1,776
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $188,356$192,425
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $650,592$200,104
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $840,584$394,305
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$34,920−$141,041
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $253,264 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,192 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$229,887
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$229,887
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,598$12,598
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $7,443$7,443
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,143$2,143
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,376 · Excluded from tax $1$253,264
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $394,305 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $500$500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,276$1,276
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,437 · Management $14,622 · Fundraising $7,311$24,370
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $119,313 · Management $22,431 · Fundraising $3,732$145,476
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,044 · Management $1,807 · Fundraising $902$8,753
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,093 · Management $2,903 · Fundraising $830$13,826
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,047$1,047
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,123$14,123
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,837 · Fundraising $35,512$47,349
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $62 · Fundraising $188$250
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,925 · Management $1,705$5,630
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,303 · Management $1,826$9,129
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,639 · Management $1,910$9,549
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,759 · Management $2,263$7,022
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,149 · Management $4,787$23,936
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,747 · Management $5,687$28,434
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,854 · Management $2,478$53,332
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $53 · Management $250$303
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $267,991 · Management $77,839 · Fundraising $48,475$394,305
Part X · Balance sheet $470,079 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $111,540$223,265
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$477
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,179$1,929
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,163$13,750
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $249,094$230,658
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $615,976$470,079
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,642$7,786
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,642$7,786
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $556,624$455,583
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $46,710$6,710
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $603,334$462,293
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $615,976$470,079
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $462,293 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$253,264
XI-2 Total expenses$394,305
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$141,041
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$603,334
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$462,293

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