Create pathways out of poverty for young adults through job readiness. Training while educating communities with environmental literacy skills.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 120 volunteers and 35 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $51K a year · 7% 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
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $285K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$601K
163% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 163% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$964K
-0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
67%
Net assets
−$233K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$964K
FY2025-0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$282K
FY2021$472K
FY2022$789K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$967K
FY2025$964K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$430K
FY2022$847K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
−$233K
FY2025▼ -2217%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$17K
FY2023$134K
FY2024−$10K
FY2025−$233K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $801K Management & general 26% · $305K Fundraising 7% · $81K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$90,291Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stanley C Johnson’s $90K as Executive Di is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stanley C Johnson$90,291$84,348$84,100$84,000$70,000$67,444
J D Jackson—$66,475$65,100$60,000——
Laurel Bowen———$62,615$30,242$19,159
Jd Jackson————$50,000$34,318

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Trains young adults for jobs and teaches communities environmental skills to escape poverty.

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1 program · $801K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The education and training of disadvantaged individuals in various trades and occupations. Participants in the program learn valuable life skills, including how to interract with others, find gainful employment, further their involvement in the community, and lead productive lives.

$801Kprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$964K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$365K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$801K
Managementcol C$305K
Fundraisingcol D$81K
Owns and owesPt X
−$233K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$601K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Government grantsLn 1e$294K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$365K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Gains on assetsLn 7−$58K
Total revenueLn 12$964K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63K
Other assetsLn 15$147K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$601K
Net assetsLn 32−$233K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 6120
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$63K
Total assetsLn 16$538K$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$548K$601K
Net assetsLn 32−$10K−$233K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$23K$32K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$653K$532K$96K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$44K$10K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$80K$6K$73K$676
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$48K$27K$13K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$31K$5K$25K$738
OccupancyLn 16$21K$17K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$12K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$15K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$145K$119K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$801K$305K$81K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $964K$1.2M−$223K−$233K 990 PDF
FY2024 $967K$1.1M−$145K−$10K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.0M$55K$134K 990 PDF
FY2022 $789K$847K−$57K$17K 990 PDF
FY2021 $472K$430K$41K$63K 990 PDF
FY2020 $282K$261K$21K$22K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $963,942 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $806,122$652,972
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $143,850$365,421
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$23,612−$57,951
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,166$3,500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $965,526$963,942
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $725,224$802,747
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $384,658$383,770
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,109,882$1,186,517
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$144,356−$222,575
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $963,942 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$294,072
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$358,900
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,668
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$652,972
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $365,421$365,421
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5$5
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$57,956−$57,956
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,500$3,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $307,470 · Excluded from tax $3,500$963,942
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,186,517 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,573 · Management $31,602 · Fundraising $36,117$90,292
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $532,188 · Management $95,683 · Fundraising $25,065$652,936
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,422 · Management $10,199 · Fundraising $4,898$59,519
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,130 · Management $73,191 · Fundraising $676$79,997
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,869$1,869
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,115 · Management $13,029 · Fundraising $7,566$47,710
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,167 · Management $25,024 · Fundraising $738$30,929
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,501 · Management $2,572 · Fundraising $2,357$21,430
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,626 · Management $1,627$3,253
IX-20 InterestManagement $13,869$13,869
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,816 · Management $1,841 · Fundraising $1,688$15,345
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,623 · Management $2,279 · Fundraising $2,089$18,991
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $118,596 · Management $25,926$144,522
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $4,355$4,355
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $800,757 · Management $304,566 · Fundraising $81,194$1,186,517
Part X · Balance sheet $368,585 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,641$1,156
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,067$157,513
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,530$63,188
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $397,309$146,728
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $537,793$368,585
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,272$37,545
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $485,560$543,654
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $547,832$601,199
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$95,580−$335,633
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $85,541$103,019
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$10,039−$232,614
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $537,793$368,585
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$232,614 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$963,942
XI-2 Total expenses$1,186,517
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$222,575
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$10,039
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$232,614

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