Needs INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 23-7296257)

Kristen-Erin Balderaz’s $62K as Executive Director is at the 52nd 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Kristen-Erin Balderaz	$62,500	$55,577	$6,346	—	—	—
Taylor Albert	—	—	—	$61,785	$22,692	—
Barbara Fecht	—	—	—	—	$21,274	$45,124
Maria Pino	—	—	—	$38,451	$29,132	—
Damon Hart	$37,883	$30,000	$29,062	$31,544	$26,556	—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides basic necessities and tools for Laramie County residents to improve their lives.

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2 programs · $430K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

General Services

Needs, inc, is the largest food pantry in laramie county providing food, clothing, household goods, furniture, emergency and crisis services to laramie county residents in need. Needs served 765 households with food boxes. Provided a total of 588,490 pounds of food.

$427Kprogram expense

02

Operations Back to School

Beginning in late summer and extending through the school year, needs, inc. Provides qualified families with required school supplies such as pens, pencils, backpacks, notebooks and crayons.

$3Kprogram 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

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$10K

Wyoming Governor's Residence FoundationFY2024$9K

Thankful ThursdayFY2024$8K

Kroger Co Zero Hunger Zero Waste FoundationFY2024$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$33K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$470K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$398K

Other incomeLn 4–11$51K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K

Money outPt IX

$461K

Ln 25

Programscol B$430K

Managementcol C$31K

Owns and owesPt X

$371K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$342K

Total assetsLn 16$378K

LiabilitiesLn 26$7K

PeoplePt VI, VII

16

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$398K

Government grantsLn 1e$8K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K

Investment incomeLn 3$7K

Other incomeLn 4–11$51K

Total revenueLn 12$470K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$82K

SavingsLn 2$260K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$342K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K

Other assetsLn 15$11K

Total assetsLn 16$378K

LiabilitiesLn 26$7K

Net assetsLn 32$371K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 59

VolunteersI 6162

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$343K	$342K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$63K	$25K
Total assetsLn 16	$406K	$378K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3K	$7K
Net assetsLn 32	$403K	$371K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$220K	$212K	$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$54K	$51K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K		$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K	$2K	$874
Office expensesLn 13	$13K	$11K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$18K	$18K	$110
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$135K	$130K	$6K
All other expensesLn 24e	$14K	$6K	$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$461K	$430K	$31K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$470K	$461K	$10K	$371K	990 PDF
FY2024	$332K	$389K	−$57K	$403K	990 PDF
FY2023	$648K	$516K	$132K	$466K	990 PDF
FY2022	$364K	$638K	−$274K	$331K	990 PDF
FY2021	$584K	$316K	$267K	$605K	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.6M	$1.6M	$65K	$338K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $470,288 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $225,751$397,509

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,994$15,175

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,365$7,025

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $81,937$50,579

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $332,047$470,288

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 $227,342$273,439

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $161,884$187,226

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $389,226$460,665

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$57,179$9,623

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $470,288 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$7,951

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$389,558

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$397,509

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,175$15,175

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,025$7,025

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $31,579$31,579

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $19,000$19,000

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,175 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $57,604$470,288

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $460,665 across 8 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $211,878 · Management $7,685$219,563

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $51,476 · Management $2,400$53,876

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,288$3,288

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,456 · Management $874$3,330

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,301 · Management $2,193$13,494

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,523 · Management $110$17,633

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $129,512 · Management $5,623$135,135

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,880 · Management $8,466$14,346

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $430,026 · Management $30,639 · Fundraising $0$460,665

Part X · Balance sheet $377,751 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $90,240$82,332

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $252,888$259,913

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $62,953$25,000

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$10,506

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $406,081$377,751

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,171$6,857

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,171$6,857

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $402,910$370,894

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $406,081$377,751

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $370,894 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$470,288

XI-2 Total expenses$460,665

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,623

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$402,910

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$37,953

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,686

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$370,894

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