Nonprofits First INC FY2022 filing

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West Palm Bch, FL501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 26-3189428

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To promote quality and accountability in our nonprofit community through leadership and development, education, and management services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$217K 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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FY2022 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $107K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$217K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $156K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$243K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$483K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2022▲ +13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$483K
FY2022▲ +47%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$291K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$483K
FY2023$556K
FY2024$549K
FY2025$785K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending September 2022) · 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 Jun 2009.

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% · $1.3M Management & general 9% · $131K Fundraising 7% · $111K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $217K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$120,385Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$97,084Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Trudy Crowetz’s $127K as President & CEO is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessica Cecere—$129,476$123,430$120,385$119,440$115,802
Trudy Crowetz$126,769$97,749————
Delferine Spooner Thru 72523——$108,207———
Delferine Spooner———$97,084$100,206$96,697
Tracy Amara$76,450—————
Michele Burka$21,010—————
Trudy Crowetz as of 8123——$9,886———

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves nonprofit quality and accountability through leadership, education, and management services.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Management Support Services

The organization's staff and affiliate consultants provide professional assistance in key areas of nonprofit management including financial management, reporting and bookkeeping services, marketing and social media, fundraising and development, human resources, professional development and operational resources.

$598Kprogram expense
02

Accreditation

Empowering nonprofits to operate at their highest level of impact, accreditation was developed to strengthen the operational capacity of nonprofit organizations. 81 organizations participated in the accreditation program in 2022.

$328Kprogram expense
03

Membership Dues

The organization launched its first ever membership program for nonprofit organizations and affiliate members in 2014. Membership has grown steadily and currently serves 208 nonprofit organizations and 101 affiliate consultants.

$162Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$858K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$814K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$131K
Fundraisingcol D$111K
Owns and owesPt X
$483K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$546K
Total assetsLn 16$726K
LiabilitiesLn 26$243K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$814K
Government grantsLn 1e$614K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$69K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$858K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$450K
SavingsLn 2$96K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$546K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$726K
LiabilitiesLn 26$243K
Net assetsLn 32$483K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6132
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$339K$546K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K$33K
Total assetsLn 16$552K$726K
LiabilitiesLn 26$222K$243K
Net assetsLn 32$330K$483K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$230K$181K$29K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$410K$323K$52K$35K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K$18K$3K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$85K$70K$10K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$41K$6K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$2K$239$298
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$8K$736$920
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$385K$354K$7K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$870$723$66$81
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$249$630
Information technologyLn 14$59K$52K$4K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$83K$68K$6K$8K
TravelLn 17$816$315$465$36
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$18K$403$505
InsuranceLn 23$13K$10K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$112K$98K$7K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$11K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.3M$131K$111K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.7M$235K$785K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.7M−$7K$549K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.7M$73K$556K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.7M$1.5M$153K$483K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.4M$39K$330K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.4M$146K$291K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,653,009 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$68,700
VIII-1e Government grants$614,068
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$130,852
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$813,620
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $858,482$858,482
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$28,390−$28,390
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $9,297$9,297
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $858,482 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$19,093$1,653,009
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,499,728 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $181,104 · Management $29,284 · Fundraising $19,399$229,787
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $323,372 · Management $52,289 · Fundraising $34,639$410,300
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,569 · Management $2,551 · Fundraising $1,344$21,464
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $69,575 · Management $10,100 · Fundraising $5,323$84,998
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,719 · Management $5,911 · Fundraising $3,115$49,745
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,463 · Management $239 · Fundraising $298$3,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,594 · Management $736 · Fundraising $920$9,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $354,276 · Management $7,089 · Fundraising $23,924$385,289
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $723 · Management $66 · Fundraising $81$870
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,775 · Management $249 · Fundraising $630$3,654
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $52,345 · Management $3,963 · Fundraising $2,917$59,225
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $67,993 · Management $6,450 · Fundraising $8,244$82,687
IX-17 TravelPrograms $315 · Management $465 · Fundraising $36$816
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,883 · Management $403 · Fundraising $505$18,791
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,189 · Management $1,438 · Fundraising $1,172$12,799
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,474 · Management $7,137 · Fundraising $6,460$112,071
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,897 · Management $2,183 · Fundraising $1,902$14,982
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,258,266 · Management $130,553 · Fundraising $110,909$1,499,728
Part X · Balance sheet $725,894 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $255,128$449,754
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $84,086$96,113
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $111,156$105,814
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $34,767$26,241
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $51,963$33,172
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,800$14,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $551,900$725,894
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $58,033$81,086
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $164,365$162,025
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $222,398$243,111
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $315,170$462,783
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,332$20,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $329,502$482,783
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $551,900$725,894
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $482,783 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,653,009
XI-2 Total expenses$1,499,728
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$153,281
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$329,502
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$482,783

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