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Main Street Closet

Tax-deductible

Willow Street, PA501(c)(3)Since 2000Human ServicesEIN 23-3100376

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The Main Street Closet is a thrift store located in willow Street, pennsylvania. IT provides donated items such as clothing and household items at thrift store prices to the general public. The sale of such items benefit needy families who can not otherwise afford such merchandise. All items sold are donated and many laborers work on a volunteer basis with the exception of the store managers. All profits derived from sales are donated to religious charitable organizations such as mennonite central committee.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 90 volunteers and 28 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $134K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$133K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$739K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$728K
FY2021$853K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2003.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $1.0M Management & general 7% · $77K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Melvin Neff
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Edie Hess
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gene Denlinger
V Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ed Shenk
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Hess
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Main Street Closet is a human services nonprofit based in Willow Street, PA, formed in 2000.

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1 program service account for $1.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Donates profits to charitable organizations, primarily mennonite central committee, at the discretion of the board of directors. In 2025 402,471 was given to MCC and 40,500 was donated to several community 501 (c)3 organizations.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 27 grants · $2.4M · 2020–2025
Mennonite Central CommitteeFY2025$402,471
Other Individually Under 5000FY2025$10,500
Bridge of HopeFY2025$6,000
Penn Manor Family FundFY2025$6,000
Solanco Neighborhood MinistriesFY2025$6,000
Beth Shalom - TenfoldFY2025$6,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$6,000
Mennonite Central CommitteeFY2024$402,299
Other Individually Under 5000FY2024$8,100
Love INC of LancasterFY2024$6,000
Penn Manor Family FundPA · FY2024$6,000
Solanco Neighborhood MinistriesPA · FY2024$6,000
Beth Shalom - TenfoldFY2024$6,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$6,000
Mennonite Central CommitteeFY2023$401,300
Other Individually Under 5000FY2023$8,100
Love INC of LancasterFY2023$6,000
Penn Manor Family FundPA · FY2023$6,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$233K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
SavingsLn 2$178K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$233K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 690
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K$233K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$175K$133K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$443K$443K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$419K$359K$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$27K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$37K
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$67K$67K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$59K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.0M$77K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$75K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.0M$167K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.1M$169K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.0M$156K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$853K$227K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $739K$728K$12K$1.1M 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,179,100 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,471
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,471
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,143,883$1,143,883
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,228$3,228
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $29,518$29,518
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,143,883 · Excluded from tax $32,746$1,179,100
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,103,701 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $442,971$442,971
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $358,937 · Management $60,000$418,937
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,459 · Management $4,590$32,049
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,790$2,790
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,310 · Fundraising $2,310$4,620
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,798$6,798
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,014$37,014
IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,186$8,186
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $67,481$67,481
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,912$20,912
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,936 · Management $3,007$61,943
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,024,206 · Management $77,185 · Fundraising $2,310$1,103,701
Part X · Balance sheet $2,026,193 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,073$54,385
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,150$178,378
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,842,682$1,793,430
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,992,905$2,026,193
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,533$18,336
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $175,062$132,951
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,817,843$1,893,242
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,992,905$2,026,193
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,893,242 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,179,100
XI-2 Total expenses$1,103,701
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,399
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,817,843
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,893,242

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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