1matters.org creates and funds new local and regional programs which return people to financial and domestic autonomy. These include the local coc, street papers in ann arbor, detroit and toledo, and programs for rural and student homelessness. Veterans matter is our first national program.

84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $27K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4.1M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$668
0.09% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$926K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$708K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
Expenses
$926K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$926K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
Net assets
$708K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$708K
FY2021$454K
FY2022$460K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2026
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Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Jun 2008.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $775K Management & general 9% · $79K Fundraising 8% · $72K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$75,361Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shawn Clark’s $44K as Former Ex. D is at the 3rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Kenneth Leslie——$75,361
Shawn Clark$43,500$46,331—
Shawn Dowling$27,000——

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

Funds and creates programs helping people achieve financial and domestic independence.

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2 programs · $775K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Veterans Matter

VM was started to house 35 local veterans and has now expended and housed over 4,000 unhoused veterans in 22 states thanks to the help of regular americans, veterans groups, businesses and 20+ celebrities.

$735Kprogram expense
02

Project Connect/Tent City

A weekend long "festival of compassion" which unites the entire community to deliver access to employment and services including a full-scale medical clinic, dental services, women's services, veteran's services, haircuts, food, clothing, and critical documents.

$40Kprogram 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$4.1M

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$986K
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$926K
Ln 25
Programscol B$775K
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$708K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$698K
Total assetsLn 16$709K
LiabilitiesLn 26$668
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$986K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$670K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$698K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K
Total assetsLn 16$709K
LiabilitiesLn 26$668
Net assetsLn 32$708K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6600
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$537K$698K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$542K$709K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$668
Net assetsLn 32$541K$708K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$623K$623K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$55K$14K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$81K$54K$13K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$31K$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$281$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$2K$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$1K$4K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$5K$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$582$581$581
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$3K$5K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$468$468
Total functional expensesLn 25$926K$775K$79K$72K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $1.1M$1.1M$6K$460K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$1.3M−$254K$454K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$926K$168K$708K 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 $1,094,067 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $785,038$985,652
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,229$3,065
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $142,181$105,350
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $933,448$1,094,067
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $564,839$622,966
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $178,907$210,968
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $77,391$92,503
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $821,137$926,437
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $112,311$167,630
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,094,067 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$985,652
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$985,652
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,065$3,065
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $9,126$105,350
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $12,191$1,094,067
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $926,437 across 12 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $622,966$622,966
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,341 · Management $13,835 · Fundraising $14,521$83,697
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $53,531 · Management $13,383 · Fundraising $14,046$80,960
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,621 · Management $7,655 · Fundraising $8,035$46,311
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $281 · Management $3,219 · Fundraising $3,219$6,719
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,958 · Management $22,521 · Fundraising $22,521$47,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,232 · Management $4,175 · Fundraising $1,232$6,639
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,339 · Management $5,339 · Fundraising $5,339$16,017
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,776$2,776
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $582 · Management $581 · Fundraising $581$1,744
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,942 · Management $5,256 · Fundraising $2,942$11,140
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $468$468
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $774,793 · Management $79,208 · Fundraising $72,436$926,437
Part X · Balance sheet $709,162 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,064$28,695
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $486,299$669,644
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,108$10,823
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $542,471$709,162
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,607$668
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,607$668
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $540,864$708,494
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $540,864$708,494
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $542,471$709,162
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $708,494 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,094,067
XI-2 Total expenses$926,437
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$167,630
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$540,864
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$708,494

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