Blair Tower INC: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 25-1334884)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$1.1M
FY2022	$1.2M
FY2023	$1.2M
FY2024	$1.2M
FY2025	$1.3M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$814K
FY2022	$862K
FY2023	$920K
FY2024	$986K
FY2025	$1.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$675K
FY2022	$1.0M
FY2023	$1.3M
FY2024	$1.5M
FY2025	$1.7M

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.

91%

Program services 91% · $836K Management & general 9% · $84K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII

David L Diedrich

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

William H Lightner

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rev Carla J Gregory-Beckton

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Howard Ermin JR

Treasurer

$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 · $836K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

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

$836Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs

Year ending Sep 2025 · $2.3M federal money spent

Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing ProjectsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.155 · Direct$1.6M

Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.195 · Direct$695K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Sep 2024 · $2.4M federal money spent

Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing ProjectsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.155 · Direct$1.7M

Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.195 · Direct$643K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Sep 2023 · $2.4M federal money spent

Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing ProjectsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.155 · Direct$1.8M

Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.195 · Direct$621K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Sep 2022 · $2.5M federal money spent

Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing ProjectsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.155 · Direct$1.8M

Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.195 · Direct$626K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$621K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$500K

Other incomeLn 4–11$42K

Money outPt IX

$920K

Ln 25

Programscol B$836K

Managementcol C$84K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K

Total assetsLn 16$3.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M

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$621K

Government grantsLn 1e$621K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$500K

Investment incomeLn 3$839

Other incomeLn 4–11$42K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K

Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$26K

SavingsLn 2$40K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$66K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M

Other assetsLn 15$1.5M

Total assetsLn 16$3.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M

Net assetsLn 32$1.3M

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$91K	$66K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1.4M	$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$3.0M	$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.0M	$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32	$1.0M	$1.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$160K	$160K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$39K	$39K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$13K	$13K
Management feesLn 11a	$80K		$80K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$5K		$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$32K	$32K
Office expensesLn 13	$21K	$21K
OccupancyLn 16	$274K	$274K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$181K	$181K
InsuranceLn 23	$344	$344
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$116K	$116K
All other expensesLn 24e	$329	$329
Total functional expensesLn 25	$920K	$836K	$84K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 17, 2025	$1.3M	$1.1M	$220K	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 19, 2024	$1.2M	$986K	$235K	$1.5M	990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 18, 2023	$1.2M	$920K	$243K	$1.3M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Dec 19, 2022	$1.2M	$862K	$343K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 16, 2021	$1.1M	$814K	$284K	$675K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

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

See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $1,163,387 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $700,618$621,022

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $462,341$500,276

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $413−$215

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40,901$42,304

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,204,273$1,163,387

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 $192,549$211,926

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $669,179$708,332

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $861,728$920,258

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $342,545$243,129

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

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

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,163,387 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $409 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$621,022

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$621,022

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $500,276$500,276

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $839$839

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,054−$1,054

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,277 · Excluded from tax $32,618$41,895

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $508,908 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33,457$1,163,387

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $920,258 across 12 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $160,248$160,248

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,961$38,961

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,717$12,717

IX-11a Management feesManagement $79,620$79,620

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,875$4,875

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,662$31,662

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,149$21,149

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $273,900$273,900

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $180,752$180,752

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $344$344

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $115,701$115,701

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $329$329

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $835,763 · Management $84,495 · Fundraising $0$920,258

Part X · Balance sheet $3,051,716 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,468$26,380

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $38,625$39,561

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,091$293

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,913$24,145

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,356,635$1,365,730

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $68,013$64,433

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,508,561$1,531,174

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,048,306$3,051,716

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $212,623$39,067

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $38,625$39,561

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,031,045$1,791,326

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,017,261$1,260,390

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,017,261$1,260,390

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,048,306$3,051,716

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,260,390 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,163,387

XI-2 Total expenses$920,258

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$243,129

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,017,261

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,260,390

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Blair Tower INC FY2023 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Blair Tower INC

Funders

Federal money

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV