Mission Year

Chicago, IL · Unknown exempt organization

✕ IRS exemption revoked Latest data FY2020
Revenue
$241K
▼ -51% vs prior year
Spent
$338K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$0
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on January 15, 2025

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 2020 (IRS tax year 2019).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
No — IRS exemption revoked
On the IRS revocation list.
Can I give now?
No — exemption revoked (2025-01-15)
On the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
No filing since FY2019 — 7 yrs
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Amazonsmile Foundation
$41 in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
72% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↓ -51% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CMission Year
EINHdr · item D23-3005514
Exempt statusHdr · item IRevoked
Latest filingForm 990FY2020 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.missionyear.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.08
Program services72%$244K
Management & general19%$65K
Fundraising8%$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$338K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2019–FY2020
Revenue
$241K
FY2020▼ -51%
Expenses
$338K
FY2020▼ -50%
Surplus margin
-40%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Program spending
72%
of expenses reach programs▼ -9% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$0
FY2020▼ -100%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020▼ -100%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$96K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$0
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1—
Total assetsLn 16$0
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$135K · 56%
Program service revenue$87K · 36%
Other revenue$20K · 8%
Contributions & grants56%$135K
Program service revenue36%$87K
Other revenue8%$20K
Total revenueLn 12$241K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $338K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $244K · Total expenses $338K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $65K · Total expenses $338K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $29K · Total expenses $338K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $46K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $180K
$0.26 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $135K · Total revenue $241K
56%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $241K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $87K · Total revenue $241K
36%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $241K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $87K · Total expenses $338K
26%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $241K · Prior year $491K
-51%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $0 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $241K · Expenses $338K
-40%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $0
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $0 · Total assets $0
—
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $0
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Caz Tod-Pearson · Reported title INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $51K · Total expenses $338K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $199K · Total expenses $338K
59%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%——
Overhead ratio 19%——
Fundraising cost ratio 21%——
Revenue growth -51%——

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

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Interim Executive Director
$51,191Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director - Partial Year
$10,833Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2020FY2019
Daniel Shawn Casselberry$10,833$66,050
Caz Tod-Pearson$51,191$25,186

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
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

Serve urban communities and grow in faith through year-long Christian ministry.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $244K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Provided service and outreach to inner-city communities by placing teams of young adults to live in inner-city NEIGHB0RHOODS and work alongside their local churches.

$244Kprogram expense

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$41

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2020 Latest Viewing $241K$338K-51% 990 PDF
FY2019 $491K$677K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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