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Blair Tower INC

Not tax-deductible

Altoona, PA501(c)(4)EIN 25-1334884

To provide low cost housing for low and moderate income families

91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $265K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.7M
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$814K
FY2022$862K
FY2023$920K
FY2024$986K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$675K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1978.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $964K Management & general 9% · $95K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William H Lightner
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rev Eli a Hess
Assistant Secretary
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Builds affordable homes for families with limited incomes.

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1 program service account for $964K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To provide low cost housing on a non-profit basis to those in need

$964Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$695K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$533K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$964K
Managementcol C$95K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$695K
Government grantsLn 1e$695K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$533K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
SavingsLn 2$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$62K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K$62K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$196K$196K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$87K$87K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$38K$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$372$372
Office expensesLn 13$26K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$317K$317K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$207K$207K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$133K$133K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$744$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$964K$95K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.1M$220K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$986K$235K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$920K$243K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$862K$343K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$814K$284K$675K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,278,789 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,353 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$694,602
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$694,602
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $532,730$532,730
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,181$1,181
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $46,923$46,923
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $583,006 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,181$1,278,789
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,058,493 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $195,668$195,668
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,098$30,098
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,628$15,628
IX-11a Management feesManagement $86,504$86,504
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,175$5,175
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,784$37,784
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $372$372
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,566$25,566
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $317,460$317,460
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,279$1,279
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $206,836$206,836
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $133,462$133,462
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $744 · Management $1,917$2,661
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $963,618 · Management $94,875 · Fundraising $0$1,058,493
Part X · Balance sheet $3,465,030 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,207$19,692
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $40,500$42,331
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,115$275
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,082$25,438
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,597,383$1,542,011
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $60,853$57,273
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,602,981$1,778,010
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,352,121$3,465,030
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $172,984$135,565
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $40,500$42,331
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,856,774$1,749,387
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,495,347$1,715,643
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,495,347$1,715,643
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,352,121$3,465,030
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,715,643 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,278,789
XI-2 Total expenses$1,058,493
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$220,296
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,495,347
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,715,643

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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