Baxter Community Center FY2020 filing

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Grand Rapids, MI501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 23-7076806Revenue $2.2M in FY2020

On file with the IRSwearebaxter.org935 Baxter Se, 49506-2500 · Grand Rapids, MITax-exempt since Nov 1970Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Baxter Community Center serves as a neighborhood hub. Baxter offers a child development Center, wholistic health Center, a food & clothing pantry, greenhouse, and various educational enrichment classes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $182K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
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
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $132K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$177K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.2M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.1M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$2.5M

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1970.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.4M Management & general 11% · $194K Fundraising 8% · $135K

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; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$75,876Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sonja Forte’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sonja Forte$102,134$78,753$95,196$84,737$75,876

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides a neighborhood hub with childcare, health services, food, clothing, and educational classes.

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3 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Children & Youth Services -Childcare

Provides structured child care for children ages 0-12. Services from 7:00 am to 6:00pm. Monday - Friday . Fee payment assistance is available.

$669Kprogram expense
02

Emergency Assistance Programs

Family Assistance - Utilizes volunteers to provide emergency food, clothing resources, and advocacy for low income families and individuals.

$351Kprogram expense
03

Health Care Programs

Medical & Dental Clinic - Provides professional health and dental services to an on-going client base for a small fee. Doctors, Dentists, and nurses regularly volunteer. Nurses and dental hygienists are paid staff.

$338Kprogram 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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$194K
Fundraisingcol D$135K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$177K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$584K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$167K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$155K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$177K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 567
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$177K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$76K$34K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$831K$674K$97K$60K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$88K$74K$5K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$69K$52K$13K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$67K$34K$4K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$13K$3K$640
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$5K$105$7K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$25K$5K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$86K$81K$4K$1K
TravelLn 17$1K$25$901$89
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$190$125
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$117K$105K$11K$639
InsuranceLn 23$36K$30K$5K$732
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$292K$275K$4K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$194K$135K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.2M$3.1M−$922K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$3.0M−$627K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$2.5M−$407K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$1.9M$548K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.2M$1.7M$500K$3.7M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,232,485 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,893,689$2,154,916
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $153,029$69,532
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,975$8,432
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $131,406−$395
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,198,099$2,232,485
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,071,088$1,063,671
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $585,751$668,973
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,656,839$1,732,644
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $541,260$499,841
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,232,485 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,587 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$75,820
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$583,892
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,495,204
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$166,703
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,154,916
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $69,532 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$69,532
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,954 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,954
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$1,982 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$1,982
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $3,478 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,478
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $77,569 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,232,485
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,732,644 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,750 · Management $42,126$75,876
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $673,886 · Management $96,993 · Fundraising $59,772$830,651
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $73,506 · Management $5,243 · Fundraising $9,028$87,777
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $51,811 · Management $13,003 · Fundraising $4,553$69,367
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $34,028 · Management $3,627 · Fundraising $29,240$66,895
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,802 · Management $2,560 · Fundraising $640$16,002
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,735 · Management $105 · Fundraising $6,801$11,641
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,922 · Management $4,848 · Fundraising $9,392$39,162
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $80,556 · Management $4,140 · Fundraising $1,380$86,076
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25 · Management $901 · Fundraising $89$1,015
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,784 · Management $190 · Fundraising $125$3,099
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $105,495 · Management $10,870 · Fundraising $639$117,004
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,113 · Management $5,187 · Fundraising $732$36,032
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $275,299 · Management $3,845 · Fundraising $12,903$292,047
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,403,712 · Management $193,638 · Fundraising $135,294$1,732,644
Part X · Balance sheet $3,908,234 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,000,890$1,613,622
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,955$154,539
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $490,376$637,977
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,983$31,851
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,377$10,026
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,595,680$1,452,861
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,848$7,358
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,289,109$3,908,234
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $58,077$177,361
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,077$177,361
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,154,053$2,404,270
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,076,979$1,326,603
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,231,032$3,730,873
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,289,109$3,908,234
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,730,873 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,232,485
XI-2 Total expenses$1,732,644
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$499,841
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,231,032
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,730,873

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