Gsn's mission is to facilitate restoration to individuals who find themselves facing homelessness or are homeless. We provide prison re-entry support, outreach for those in need of food, clothing, etc., and emergency assistance. Gsn provides physical, emotional, and spiritual support for program residents working through programs designed to establish stability and eventual independent living.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 4 employees.
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 $83K a year · 13% 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
67% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 67% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$715K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$608K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$522K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$715K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$612K
FY2021$580K
FY2022$563K
FY2023$626K
FY2024$659K
FY2025$715K
Expenses
$608K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$543K
FY2021$579K
FY2022$488K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$531K
FY2025$608K
Net assets
$522K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$91K
FY2022$166K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$415K
FY2025$522K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Oct 2008.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $505K Management & general 14% · $88K Fundraising 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

8 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$66,500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andy Messer’s $66K as Executive Di is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andy Messer$66,500$18,750———
Beth Burns——$18,317$64,049$64,049
Irvin G Burns——$18,000$18,000$18,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps homeless individuals and those re-entering prison find stability through housing, resources, and support.

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3 programs · $505K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Benevolence activity occurs through the GSN thrift store and includes: food distribution, clothing, and household item assistance given to individuals in need.

$254Kprogram expense
02

GSN for men is a transitional home for men who are homeless and offers physical, emotional and spiritual support. The majority of men working the program are re-entering the community after incarceration. Residents attend and work through a program to establish stability and eventual independent living.

$215Kprogram expense
03

Chelsea house residential program is a transitional christian home for women. The home provides physical, emotional and spiritual support for women in crisis. Residents work through a program designed to establish stability and eventually independent living.

$36Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$715K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$533K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$173K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$608K
Ln 25
Programscol B$505K
Managementcol C$88K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$522K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$173K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$533K
Investment incomeLn 3$289
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$715K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$84K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$522K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 640
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$50K$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$415K$522K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$15K$51K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$119K$117K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$32K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$10K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$89$89
Office expensesLn 13$91K$63K$13K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$112K$112K$37$105
TravelLn 17$15K$14K$1K$34
InterestLn 20$68K$68K$9
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$57K$52K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$21K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$608K$505K$88K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $715K$608K$107K$522K 990 PDF
FY2024 $659K$531K$129K$415K 990 PDF
FY2023 $626K$506K$121K$286K 990 PDF
FY2022 $563K$488K$74K$166K 990 PDF
FY2021 $580K$579K$792$91K 990 PDF
FY2020 $612K$543K$69K$90K 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 $715,247 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $182,945$172,728
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $457,301$532,944
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,113$289
I-11 Other revenue$9,286
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $659,359$715,247
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $152,898$234,287
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $377,827$373,961
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $530,725$608,248
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $128,634$106,999
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $715,247 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$162,728
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$172,728
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $532,944$532,944
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $289$289
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $9,286$9,286
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $532,944 · Excluded from tax $9,575$715,247
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $608,248 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,250 · Management $51,250$66,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $116,651 · Management $2,600$119,251
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $32,262 · Management $1,924$34,186
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,336 · Management $4,014$14,350
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,650$7,650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $89$89
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $62,884 · Management $12,681 · Fundraising $15,365$90,930
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $112,314 · Management $37 · Fundraising $105$112,456
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,572 · Management $1,282 · Fundraising $34$14,888
IX-20 InterestPrograms $68,335 · Management $9$68,344
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $52,266 · Management $4,678$56,944
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,187 · Management $1,473$22,660
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $505,057 · Management $87,687 · Fundraising $15,504$608,248
Part X · Balance sheet $1,597,049 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,023$83,769
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,494,431$1,513,030
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $550$250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,545,004$1,597,049
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,587$2,527
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,130,150$1,075,196
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $414,854$521,853
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $414,854$521,853
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,545,004$1,597,049
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $521,853 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$715,247
XI-2 Total expenses$608,248
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$106,999
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$414,854
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$521,853

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