Double Helix Corporation

Tax-deductible

Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)EIN 23-7170474Revenue $697K in FY2024

On file with the IRSkdhx.org3524 Washington Ave, 63103-1019 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since May 1972Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Community radio

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 170 volunteers and 9 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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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
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 surplus $42K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $100K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.4M
108% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 108% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$697K
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$938K
To programs
51%
Net assets
−$178K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$697K
FY2024▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$940K
FY2024$697K
Expenses
$938K
FY2024▼ -26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$938K
Net assets
−$178K
FY2024▼ -380%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$506K
FY2021$528K
FY2022$391K
FY2023$64K
FY2024−$178K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1972.

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

Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $478K Management & general 33% · $312K Fundraising 16% · $148K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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

Double Helix Corporation is a nonprofit based in Saint Louis, MO.

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1 program · $478K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Production of community radio

$478Kprogram 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 · FY2024
GE FoundationFY2024$120
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$100K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$697K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$615K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Money outPt IX
$938K
Ln 25
Programscol B$478K
Managementcol C$312K
Fundraisingcol D$148K
Owns and owesPt X
−$178K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$615K
Government grantsLn 1e$141K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$697K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32−$178K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6170
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$2K$10K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$64K−$178K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$296K$138K$107K$51K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$129K$129K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$30K$15K$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$161K$121K$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$136K$68K$34K$34K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$121K$91K$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$44K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$938K$478K$312K$148K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $697K$938K−$241K−$178K 990 PDF
FY2023 $940K$1.3M−$328K$64K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.2M−$137K$391K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.3M$22K$528K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$1.9M$895K$506K 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 $696,915 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $808,378$614,653
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $144,226$86,947
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$12,280−$4,685
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $940,324$696,915
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $605,468$295,891
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $662,509$642,412
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,267,977$938,303
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$327,653−$241,388
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $696,915 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$140,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$474,053
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,681
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$614,653
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $86,947$86,947
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$7,085
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,400$2,400
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $89,347$696,915
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $938,303 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $138,485 · Management $106,786 · Fundraising $50,620$295,891
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $128,855$128,855
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,051 · Management $7,526 · Fundraising $7,526$30,103
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $121,122 · Management $20,187 · Fundraising $20,187$161,496
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $67,971 · Management $33,985 · Fundraising $33,985$135,941
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $90,882 · Management $15,147 · Fundraising $15,147$121,176
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,422 · Fundraising $20,419$64,841
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $477,933 · Management $312,486 · Fundraising $147,884$938,303
Part X · Balance sheet $2,188,053 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,317$10,160
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,079$19,099
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,003$19,490
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,247,778$2,126,602
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $26,722$12,702
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,289,899$2,188,053
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $117,203$243,063
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $502,870$453,070
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $186,222$249,704
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,226,295$2,365,837
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$518−$177,784
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $63,604−$177,784
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,289,899$2,188,053
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$177,784 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$696,915
XI-2 Total expenses$938,303
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$241,388
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$63,604
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$177,784

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