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4 N I N E Place

Tax-deductible

North East, PA501(c)(3)Since 2003Human ServicesEIN 25-1881947

Operating thrift store in a depressed area of north east, pennsylvania

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $70K a year · 27% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
46 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 46.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$355
0.03% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$266K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$175K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$266K
FY2025▼ -8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$288K
FY2024$290K
FY2025$266K
Expenses
$175K
FY2025▼ -5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$156K
FY2021$155K
FY2022$225K
FY2023$214K
FY2024$183K
FY2025$175K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$710K
FY2021$800K
FY2022$845K
FY2023$919K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2003.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $118K Management & general 33% · $58K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Mary Getty
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Diana Hatfield
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Les Bray
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Charlene Slovonsky
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vicki Stetson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Art Mills
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Bender
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nancy Kirner
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

Operates a thrift store to support a depressed area in Northeast Pennsylvania.

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1 program service account for $118K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Sales from thrift store provided for payments for daycare assistance, community programs and community assistance.

$118Kprogram expense

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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
North East Community FoundationFY2024$14K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$266K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$244K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Money outPt IX
$175K
Ln 25
Programscol B$118K
Managementcol C$58K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$673K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$355
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$244K
Total revenueLn 12$266K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$221K
SavingsLn 2$452K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$673K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$444K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$355
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$702K$673K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$324K$444K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$355
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$118K$118K
Accounting feesLn 11c$850$850
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$41K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$605$605
Total functional expensesLn 25$175K$118K$58K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $266K$175K$91K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $290K$183K$107K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $288K$214K$74K$919K 990 PDF
FY2022 $270K$225K$45K$845K 990 PDF
FY2021 $244K$155K$90K$800K 990 PDF
FY2020 $169K$156K$13K$710K 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 $265,631 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $243,541 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,090$22,090
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $243,541 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,090$265,631
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $175,058 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $117,500$117,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $850$850
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,265$2,265
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,121$2,121
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $41,413$41,413
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,304$10,304
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $605$605
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $117,500 · Management $57,558 · Fundraising $0$175,058
Part X · Balance sheet $1,116,502 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150,791$220,619
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $551,139$451,998
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $323,644$443,885
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,025,574$1,116,502
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$355
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$355
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,025,574$1,116,147
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,025,574$1,116,502
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,116,147 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$265,631
XI-2 Total expenses$175,058
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,573
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,025,574
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,116,147

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

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