Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1974.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
What each dollar paid for.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
12 people listed on the 990; $94K paid to officers and key staff.
Helen Schmid’s $94K as President & is at the 29th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Grilli Retired 080722 | — | — | — | $101,168 | — | — |
| Helen Schmid | $94,261 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Donna O'Toole Sedorresigned 11-3-23 | — | $91,975 | $78,781 | — | — | — |
| Jeffery Marquardtresigned 050120 | — | — | — | — | — | $58,800 |
| Joseph Grilli Started 100920 | — | — | — | — | $20,563 | — |
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
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
Supports seniors with day care, home coordination, and volunteer work to maintain independence and safety.
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $480K | $516K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $599K | $2.5M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $3.6M | $3.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $815K | $463K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.8M | $3.0M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $101K | $101K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $824K | $731K | $93K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $147K | $113K | $34K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $70K | $56K | $15K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $75K | $42K | $33K | |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $22K | $22K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $60K | $33K | $27K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $48K | $42K | $6K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $72K | $61K | $11K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $163K | $160K | $4K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $21K | $21K | $341 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $82K | $70K | $12K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $40K | $36K | $4K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $624K | $617K | $7K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $57K | $55K | $2K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.4M | $2.0M | $348K | $22K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $3.3M | $2.0M | $1.3M | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $2.6M | $1.9M | $773K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | −$25K | $689K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $82K | $713K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $1.4M | $1.4M | −$71K | $631K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,634,420 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,406,947 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,456,976 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,993,682 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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