All donations are held in trust for disbursement by trustees (who all serve as uncompensated volunteers) only for Maryland programs that are (1) directly related to assisting at-risk children, adults, and families, and (2) not otherwise governmentally funded or provided.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $100K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
57 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 57.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $15K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$166K
Spent
$79K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$376K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$166K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$166K
FY2021$898K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$239K
FY2025$321K
Expenses
$79K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$79K
FY2021$636K
FY2022$350K
FY2023$133K
FY2024$187K
FY2025$150K
Net assets
$376K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$376K
FY2021$639K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$670K
FY2024$718K
FY2025$874K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2020 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2008.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $70K Management & general 4% · $3K Fundraising 8% · $6K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Trustee and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nathanial Poerio’s $16K as Assistant Treasurer / Trustee is at the 8th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Nathanial Poerio$15,996$4,875

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.

See Massb Foundation executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Funds uncompensated volunteer-run Maryland programs helping at-risk individuals not funded by government.

Questions for Massb Foundation

Tap to ask. Massb Foundation sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Massb Foundation answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

3 programs · $69K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

(code 624100) The local board for Baltimore City recommended and implemented programs that involved academic tutoring for at-risk students ($13,944) and in-kind distributions of Amazon donations ($20,000) for school children backpacks and associated supplies, and gently-used coats (all for at-risk children).

$34Kprogram expense
02

(Code 624100) The local board for Calvert County recommended and implemented programs that involved providing at-risk children, adults, and families with services and support related to (1) safety, housing, and emergency medical and dental care, (2) training for greater self sufficiency, (3) eldercare support, (4) youth activities, and…

$26Kprogram expense
03

The local board for Allegany County disbursed grants for the self-sufficiency of vulnerable adults, for the safety of a-risk children, and for burial expenses for at-risk families who could not afford to pay for such burial expenses.

$9Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$15K
Grants paid · 19 grants · $595K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$143,536
Unitemized GrantFY2023$114,022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$330,392
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,930
Unitemized GrantFY2021$800
Unitemized GrantFY2021$666
Unitemized GrantFY2021$400
Unitemized GrantFY2021$270
Unitemized GrantFY2021$261
Unitemized GrantFY2021$33
Unitemized GrantFY2021$32
Unitemized GrantFY2021$32
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$200
Unitemized GrantFY2020$200
Unitemized GrantFY2020$200
Unitemized GrantFY2020$125
See all 19 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$166K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$158K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$79K
Ln 25
Programscol B$70K
Managementcol C$3K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$376K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$376K
Total assetsLn 16$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$158K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$166K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$220K
SavingsLn 2$156K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$376K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$376K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 670
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$293K$376K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$293K$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$293K$376K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$69K$69K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$225$225$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$22$0$22$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$0$1K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$305$305$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$899$2K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$79K$70K$3K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $321K$150K$171K$874K 990 PDF
FY2024 $239K$187K$51K$718K 990 PDF
FY2023 $225K$133K$93K$670K 990 PDF
FY2022 $289K$350K−$62K$577K 990 PDF
FY2021 $898K$636K$262K$639K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $166K$79K$87K$376K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $166,461 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $117,350$158,003
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,315$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,210$1,184
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$7,274
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $132,875$166,461
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $145,268$68,590
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,177$10,606
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $174,445$79,196
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$41,570$87,265
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $166,461 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$5,091
VIII-1b Membership dues$9,200
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,314
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$128,398
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$158,003
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,184 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,184
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $7,274 · Excluded from tax $0$7,274
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,184 · Unrelated business $7,274 · Excluded from tax $0$166,461
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $79,196 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $68,590$68,590
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $225 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$225
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $22 · Fundraising $0$22
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,226 · Fundraising $0$1,226
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $305 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$305
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $899 · Management $1,891 · Fundraising $6,038$8,828
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $70,019 · Management $3,139 · Fundraising $6,038$79,196
Part X · Balance sheet $376,193 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $137,831$219,968
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $155,046$156,225
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $292,877$376,193
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $292,877$376,193
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $292,877$376,193
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $292,877$376,193
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $376,193 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$166,461
XI-2 Total expenses$79,196
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$87,265
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$292,877
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,949
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$376,193

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.