To empower a caring community that promises the well-being of every child. Thriving Families Alliance works together through interagency and cross-discipline collaboration to better coordinate efforts to effectively address the needs of children and families in Southwest Iowa.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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 $68K a year · 3% 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$273K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% 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
$1.8M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$668K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2023▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.9M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.8M
Net assets
$668K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$445K
FY2021$546K
FY2022$605K
FY2023$668K
FY2024$674K
FY2025$984K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Apr 2010.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.6M Management & general 11% · $188K Fundraising 0% · $564

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

10 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$78,595Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia Russmann’s $81K as Executive Director is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patricia Russmann$81,401$80,451$78,595$76,003$82,356$71,714

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

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

Programs and updates

Empowers local initiatives for children and youth to be healthy, safe, and skilled.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Family Support

Programming that focuses on a comprehensive early childcare, health and education system for children ages 0-5 years. The focus is on nurturing and supportive relationships for children, safe environments, and growth of social and emotional skills.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Early Learning Environment

Every child needs and deserves to be physically and emotionally safe everywhere they are. Thriving families alliance provides preschool support grants, supports quality childcare incentives and childcare consultation to enusre that the littlest community members are safe.

$232Kprogram expense
03

Community of Promise

Includes system level coordination of services, partnering with multiple agencies, to develop a comprehensive plan to promote protective factors, primary prevention strategies, and community engagement to increase positive childhood experiences to ensure that children and families can thrive.

$61Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 57 grants · $6.6M · 2019–2024
Southwest Iowa Families INCIA · FY2024$400,028
West Central Community ActionIA · FY2024$184,347
Cass County Public HealthFY2024$95,000
Harrison County Home and Public HeaFY2024$85,000
Burgess Health CenterIA · FY2024$85,000
Mills County Public HealthFY2024$69,730
Isu Extension & Outreach Page CountFY2024$49,987
Isu Extension & OutreachfremontFY2024$49,466
Matura Action CorporationIA · FY2024$27,173
Anita Foundation INCIA · FY2024$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,887
Kids in the VillageIA · FY2024$22,000
Building Blocks Childcare AcademyFY2024$20,700
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$145K
Investment incomeLn 3$182
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$188K
Fundraisingcol D$564
Owns and owesPt X
$668K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$648K
Total assetsLn 16$940K
LiabilitiesLn 26$273K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$182
Other incomeLn 4–11$145K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$648K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$648K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Total assetsLn 16$940K
LiabilitiesLn 26$273K
Net assetsLn 32$668K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$649K$648K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$926K$940K
LiabilitiesLn 26$321K$273K
Net assetsLn 32$605K$668K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$884K$884K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$32K$32K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$41K$68K$363
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$216K$167K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$73K$60K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$15K$8K$21
Accounting feesLn 11c$71K$43K$28K$63
Office expensesLn 13$92K$87K$5K$58
Information technologyLn 14$35K$34K$2K$30
OccupancyLn 16$16K$11K$5K$20
TravelLn 17$636$424$212
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$4K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$819$4
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$182$5
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$178K$170K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.6M$188K$564

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.9M$2.8M$157K$984K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 21, 2025 $1.9M$1.9M$7K$674K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2024 $1.8M$1.7M$63K$668K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 $1.7M$1.6M$59K$605K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $1.8M$1.7M$101K$546K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $1.7M$1.7M$25K$445K 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 $1,808,594 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,618,245$1,663,238
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $114$182
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $60,312$145,174
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,678,671$1,808,594
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $868,342$916,293
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $364,963$421,731
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $386,171$407,980
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,619,476$1,746,004
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $59,195$62,590
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,808,594 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,574,783
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$88,455
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,663,238
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $182$182
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $145,174$145,174
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $145,174 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $182$1,808,594
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,746,004 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $884,231$884,231
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $32,062$32,062
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,271 · Management $68,326 · Fundraising $363$109,960
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $166,885 · Management $48,865$215,750
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $60,078 · Management $13,201$73,279
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,846 · Management $7,875 · Fundraising $21$22,742
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $43,419 · Management $27,508 · Fundraising $63$70,990
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $87,021 · Management $5,261 · Fundraising $58$92,340
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $33,805 · Management $1,622 · Fundraising $30$35,457
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,963 · Management $4,732 · Fundraising $20$15,715
IX-17 TravelPrograms $424 · Management $212$636
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,283 · Management $1,861$6,144
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,097 · Management $819 · Fundraising $4$3,920
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,963 · Management $182 · Fundraising $5$5,150
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $170,149 · Management $7,479$177,628
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,557,497 · Management $187,943 · Fundraising $564$1,746,004
Part X · Balance sheet $940,339 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $648,828$647,909
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $170,963$236,847
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $97,617$47,544
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,173$8,039
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $925,581$940,339
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $320,652$272,820
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $320,652$272,820
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $447,931$480,386
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $156,998$187,133
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $604,929$667,519
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $925,581$940,339
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $667,519 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,808,594
XI-2 Total expenses$1,746,004
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,590
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$604,929
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$667,519

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