To provide charitable outreach programs to economically and socially underprivileged persons in the areas of economic development, personal empowerment, and educational assistance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$201K 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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FY2021 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$201K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$123K
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$774K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$796K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$161K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$774K
FY2021▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$761K
FY2020$739K
FY2021$774K
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
Expenses
$796K
FY2021▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$696K
FY2020$719K
FY2021$796K
FY2022$7K
FY2023$2K
FY2024$0
Net assets
$161K
FY2021▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$181K
FY2020$183K
FY2021$161K
FY2022$154K
FY2023$152K
FY2024$152K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2019-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2021.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $538K Management & general 32% · $259K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $201K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Assistant Director
$102,431Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$98,828Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Offers programs for economic development, personal empowerment, and education to those in need.

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1 program · $538K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

To provide charitable outreach programs to economincally and socially underprivileged persons in the areas of economic development, personal empowerment, and educational assistance.

$538Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$774K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$773K
Other incomeLn 4–11$732
Money outPt IX
$796K
Ln 25
Programscol B$538K
Managementcol C$259K
Owns and owesPt X
$161K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K
Total assetsLn 16$284K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$773K
Government grantsLn 1e$773K
Other incomeLn 4–11$732
Total revenueLn 12$774K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$284K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32$161K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$287K$284K
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K$123K
Net assetsLn 32$183K$161K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$331K$282K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$3K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$22K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$148K$144K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$14K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$259$1K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$6K$23K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$2K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$43K$11K
TravelLn 17$35K$3K$32K
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$16K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$3K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$796K$538K$259K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $0$0$0$152K 990 PDF
FY2023 $0$2K−$2K$152K 990 PDF
FY2022 $0$7K−$7K$154K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $774K$796K−$23K$161K 990 PDF
FY2020 $739K$719K$20K$183K 990 PDF
FY2019 $761K$696K$65K$181K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $773,710 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $732,255$772,978
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,584$732
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $738,839$773,710
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $405,885$399,870
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $313,113$396,454
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $718,998$796,324
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,841−$22,614
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $773,710 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$772,978
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$772,978
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $732$732
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $732$773,710
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $796,324 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $281,818 · Management $49,273$331,091
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,463 · Management $39,988$43,451
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,559 · Management $3,769$25,328
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $143,805 · Management $3,746$147,551
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,347 · Management $12,000$26,347
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $259 · Management $1,466$1,725
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,813 · Management $22,626$28,439
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,566 · Management $20,631$22,197
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,720 · Management $10,680$53,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,828 · Management $32,090$34,918
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,900$5,900
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $11,053$11,053
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,620$4,620
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,102 · Management $33,004$49,106
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,479 · Management $7,719$11,198
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $537,759 · Management $258,565 · Fundraising $0$796,324
Part X · Balance sheet $283,720 assets, 10 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $5,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $102,675$9,284
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $159,264$260,381
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,108$9,055
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $287,047$283,720
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,802$13,489
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $90,000$109,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $103,802$123,089
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $183,245$160,631
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $183,245$160,631
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $287,047$283,720
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $160,631 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$773,710
XI-2 Total expenses$796,324
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,614
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$183,245
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$160,631

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