The mission of Back 2 Basics Ministry is to remember the forgotten, neglected and abused children and young adults that live on the streets, shelters, placements, and similar systems as well as low income housing This is done by reaching out with the love of God, being a spiritual family to them while providing love of God, being a spiritual family to them while providing healthy, loving relationships and addressing individual spiritual, emotional and material needs. We further accomplish this mission through building community, planning and executing community outreaches, and working with families in high-crime, low-income areas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 70 volunteers and 2 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$11K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
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
$26K
277% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 277% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$86K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$84K
To programs
97%
Net assets
−$16K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$86K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$164K
FY2023$77K
FY2024$101K
FY2025$86K
Expenses
$84K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$208K
FY2023$73K
FY2024$101K
FY2025$84K
Net assets
−$16K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12K
FY2021−$31K
FY2023−$18K
FY2024−$18K
FY2025−$16K

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 Feb 2008.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $82K Management & general 3% · $2K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $11K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$11,400Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barbara Alpha’s $11K as President is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 111 <$100K youth development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Barbara Alpha$11,400$27,027$14,700$63,080$57,500

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides spiritual, emotional, and material support to neglected youth and low-income families.

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2 programs · $82K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

***Boys Camp & Dinner2 weeks of men introducing the boys to various careers, and basic life skills while showing the boys what it is to be a man. Then we have an elegant gala including a steak dinner for approximately 200 people. We get them suits, ties and shoes.

$55Kprogram expense
02

For holidays, we have events to celebrate that take place every day of that holiday month. For example, Easter is about 35 events of celebrations. At Christmas, we have approximately 65 family style Christmas celebrations that include dinner and gifts.

$26Kprogram 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$14K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$86K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$86K
Money outPt IX
$84K
Ln 25
Programscol B$82K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
−$16K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$9K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$86K
Total revenueLn 12$86K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$867
Total assetsLn 16$9K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32−$16K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 670
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$305$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$867
Total assetsLn 16$9K$9K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$26K
Net assetsLn 32−$18K−$16K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$9K$9K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1K$0$1K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$9K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$690$690$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$995$995$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$547$0$547$0
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K$30$0
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$596$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$540$540$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$41K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$84K$82K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $86K$84K$2K−$16K 990 PDF
FY2024 $101K$101K−$93−$18K 990 PDF
FY2023 $77K$73K$4K−$18K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $164K$208K−$43K−$31K 990 PDF
FY2020 $189K$194K−$6K$12K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $85,965 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $100,975$85,965
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $100,975$85,965
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $42,173$21,757
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $58,895$62,203
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $101,068$83,960
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$93$2,005
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $85,965 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$85,965
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$85,965
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$85,965
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $83,960 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $9,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $1,200 · Fundraising $0$1,200
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,867 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,867
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $690 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$690
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $995 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$995
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,021 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,021
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $547 · Fundraising $0$547
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,563 · Management $30 · Fundraising $0$13,593
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,371 · Management $596 · Fundraising $0$1,967
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $540 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$540
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,735 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,735
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,805 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$40,805
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $81,587 · Management $2,373 · Fundraising $0$83,960
Part X · Balance sheet $9,301 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,620; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $305$3,814
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,602$867
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,796$9,301
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,254$25,754
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,254$25,754
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$18,458−$16,453
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$18,458−$16,453
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,796$9,301
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$16,453 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$85,965
XI-2 Total expenses$83,960
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,005
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$18,458
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$16,453

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