Provides basic needs assistance including food, medical, rent and other assistance to needy residents

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $62K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $14K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$870K
Spent
$628K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$441K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$870K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$870K
FY2021$630K
FY2022$604K
FY2023$709K
FY2024$755K
Expenses
$628K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$628K
FY2021$539K
FY2022$698K
FY2023$739K
FY2024$652K
Net assets
$441K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$441K
FY2021$532K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$510K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1983.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $612K Management & general 3% · $16K

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

23 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Delegate
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers food, medical care, rent help, and other aid to residents in need.

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3 programs · $588K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide 3 days of food to needy persons and families who lacked the funds to buy food

$518Kprogram expense
02

Provide rent and utility assistance to needy residents to prevent eviction and utility disconnection.

$53Kprogram expense
03

Pay for medical prescriptions at local pharmacies for needy persons who lack the funds to buy medications critical to their health

$17Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 28 grants · $877K · 2020–2024
UmanMD · FY2024$24,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,869
Unitemized GrantFY2024$19,145
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,836
Unitemized GrantFY2023$57,730
UmanMD · FY2023$48,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$19,235
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,906
Unitemized GrantFY2022$48,000
UmanMD · FY2022$48,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$48,000
UmanMD · FY2022$48,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$36,332
Unitemized GrantFY2022$36,332
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,294
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,294
Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,302
Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,302
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$870K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$870K
Investment incomeLn 3$31
Money outPt IX
$628K
Ln 25
Programscol B$612K
Managementcol C$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$441K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$446K
Total assetsLn 16$478K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$870K
Government grantsLn 1e$123K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$149K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$31
Total revenueLn 12$870K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$446K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$446K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$478K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$441K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6180
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K$446K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$215K$478K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$199K$441K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$53K$53K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$494K$494K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$436$0$436$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$758$0
Information technologyLn 14$10K$0$10K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$53K$53K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$150$0$150$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$695$0$695$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$628K$612K$16K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $755K$652K$103K$510K 990 PDF
FY2023 $709K$739K−$30K$408K 990 PDF
FY2022 $604K$698K−$94K$438K 990 PDF
FY2021 $630K$539K$91K$532K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $870K$628K$242K$441K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $870,269 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $392,575$870,238
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $73$31
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $392,648$870,269
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $322,785$547,051
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,100$81,090
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $398,885$628,141
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,237$242,128
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $870,269 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$28,679
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$116,434
VIII-1e Government grants$122,544
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$602,581
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$149,300
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$870,238
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $31 · Excluded from tax $0$31
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $31 · Excluded from tax $0$870,269
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $628,141 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $53,000$53,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $494,051$494,051
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,426 · Fundraising $0$2,426
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $436 · Fundraising $0$436
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,509 · Management $758 · Fundraising $0$5,267
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $9,535 · Fundraising $0$9,535
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,860 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$52,860
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $150 · Fundraising $0$150
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,973 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,973
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,929 · Management $1,819 · Fundraising $0$5,748
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $695 · Fundraising $0$695
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $612,322 · Management $15,819 · Fundraising $0$628,141
Part X · Balance sheet $477,694 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $185,572$445,835
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $16,581$22,700
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,973$6,001
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,158$3,158
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $215,284$477,694
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,441$36,723
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,441$36,723
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $196,638$438,766
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,205$2,205
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $198,843$440,971
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $215,284$477,694
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $440,971 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$870,269
XI-2 Total expenses$628,141
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$242,128
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$198,843
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$440,971

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