Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2009.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
4 people listed on the 990; $49K paid to officers and key staff.
Gregory Sheldon’s $49K as Executive Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Sheldon | $49,452 | $68,312 | $15,984 |
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
Empowering communities for a sustainable future through inspiring change.
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The Home Again Program rehabilitated vacant and dilapidated properties to provide safe, dignified housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity. By restoring abandoned structures, the program addressed urgent housing needs while reducing neighborhood blight.
Through WheelsUp Youth Mentorship, young people learned bike maintenance, mechanical skills, and eco-trail riding while earning refurbished bicycles in exchange for community service. The Albany Victory Gardens and Urban Farmers Training Program expanded green spaces and strengthened the local organic food system through agricultural…
The Produce Pick-Up Project distributed approximately 250,000 pounds of free fresh fruits and vegetables through twice-weekly, year-round community food distributions. Led by community members, the program increased access to nutritious food and reduced barriers to healthy eating for hundreds of families.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $8K | $21K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $0 | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $338K | $336K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | −$23K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $338K | $359K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $110K | $110K | ||
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $8K | $8K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $28 | $28 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $8K | $8K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $31K | $31K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $3K | $3K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $38K | $38K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $497K | $481K | $16K | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $695K | $591K | $104K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $716K | $695K | $21K | $359K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $310K | $301K | $9K | $338K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $183K | $340K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2022 | $112K | $26K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2021 | $172K | $196K | −$25K | $404K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $172K | $215K | −$43K | $428K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $715,532 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $715,532 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $694,820 across 9 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $336,176 assets, 22 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $359,185 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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