To bring stability to inner city neighborhoods at risk by getting to know them and providing the resources to these individuals to promote faith, hope and love in order to bring about needed changes

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ 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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FY2024 · 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
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 $86K a year · 43% 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $76
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$106K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$149K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$974K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$106K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$511K
FY2023$114K
FY2024$106K
Expenses
$149K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$128K
FY2021$22K
FY2022$134K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$149K
Net assets
$974K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$669K
FY2021$647K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$974K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2007.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $149K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers inner-city neighborhoods with resources to foster faith, hope, and love for positive change.

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1 program · $149K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To place individuals in homes (challenge house) in at risk neighborhoods to identify the needs of the community and link those needs to resources available to them

$149Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$76

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$106K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$149K
Ln 25
Programscol B$149K
Owns and owesPt X
$974K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$233K
Total assetsLn 16$983K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Total revenueLn 12$106K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
SavingsLn 2$178K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$233K
InvestmentsLn 11–13−$125
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$749K
Total assetsLn 16$983K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$974K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K$233K
InvestmentsLn 11–13−$125−$125
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$783K$749K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$983K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$974K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$23K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$872$872
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$533$533
Advertising and promotionLn 12$85$85
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$33K$33K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$34K$34K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$149K$149K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $106K$149K−$43K$974K 990 PDF
FY2023 $114K$146K−$32K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $511K$134K$377K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $146K$22K$123K$647K 990 PDF
FY2020 $132K$128K$4K$669K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $106,482 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $94,083$71,773
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,189$19,750
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,004$14,959
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $114,276$106,482
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $25,004$23,080
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $37,379$42,203
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,660$84,173
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $146,043$149,456
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$31,767−$42,974
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $106,482 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$71,773
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$71,773
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,750$19,750
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $14,959$14,959
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,709 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$106,482
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $149,456 across 11 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $23,080$23,080
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,750$35,750
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,453$6,453
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $872$872
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $533$533
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $85$85
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,286$3,286
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,741$32,741
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,737$33,737
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,368$9,368
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,551$3,551
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $149,456 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$149,456
Part X · Balance sheet $982,671 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $78,273$55,560
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $164,667$177,745
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $783,228$749,491
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year −$125−$125
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,026,043$982,671
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,570$8,173
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,570$8,173
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,017,473$974,498
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,017,473$974,498
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,026,043$982,671
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $974,498 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$106,482
XI-2 Total expenses$149,456
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$42,974
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,017,473
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$974,498

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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