Food and Services for Homeless Individuals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$118K 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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FY2020 · 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 $77K a year · 11% 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4K
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
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$419K
Spent
$378K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$49K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$419K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$419K
FY2021$312K
FY2022$470K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$378K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$378K
FY2021$333K
FY2022$451K
FY2023$885K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$49K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$49K
FY2021$33K
FY2022$38K
FY2023$403K
FY2024$385K

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2011.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $378K Management & general 1% · $4K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Founder, Executive Director
$58,996Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder, Executive Director
$48,226Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Board President
$7,540Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder, Board Member, Secretary
$3,335Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder, Board Member, Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Kovac’s $98K as Executive Di is at the 33rd 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessica Kovac$98,420$58,000$49,984$58,996
Peter Young——$810$7,540
Mike Kovac———$3,335
Michael Kovac——$1,290—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides food and essential services to homeless individuals.

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4 programs · $751K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Delivered food and clothing to over 16,000 people in 2020.

$374Kprogram expense
02

Delivered food and clothing to over 16,000 people in 2020.

$370Kprogram expense
03

Created the Portal to bring in and help find more services to help the homeless.

$3Kprogram expense
04

Created the Portal to bring in and help find more services to help the homeless.

$2Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$4K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $39K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$38,812

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$419K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$378K
Ln 25
Programscol B$378K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$49K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K
Total assetsLn 16$52K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$419K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$31K
Total assetsLn 16$52K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$49K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 62,400
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$1.1M−$19K$385K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$885K$365K$403K 990 PDF
FY2022 $470K$451K$19K$38K 990 PDF
FY2021 $312K$333K−$21K$33K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $419K$378K$41K$49K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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

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