A Christian based seven step program for those recovering from addiction.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 2 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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FY2024 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
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
Named funders
5
named funders · $41K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33K
112% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 112% of assets; over 80%.
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
$521K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$602K
To programs
75%
Net assets
−$3K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$521K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$272K
FY2021$315K
FY2022$399K
FY2023$553K
FY2024$521K
Expenses
$602K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$405K
FY2023$528K
FY2024$602K
Net assets
−$3K
FY2024▼ -104%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$37K
FY2021$58K
FY2022$52K
FY2023$77K
FY2024−$3K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2009.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $450K Management & general 13% · $81K Fundraising 12% · $71K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$72,000Pt 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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tom Roth’s $72K as President is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tom Roth$72,000$60,000$60,000$42,000$38,500

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

Helps people recover from addiction through a Christian seven-step program.

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1 program · $450K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Small group ministry, sober living home, life skills counseling

$450Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $6K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$521K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$314K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$203K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$602K
Ln 25
Programscol B$450K
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
−$3K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K
Total assetsLn 16$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$314K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$521K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
Net assetsLn 32−$3K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 65
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$103K$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$33K
Net assetsLn 32$77K−$3K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$65K$7K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$255$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$551$0
Management feesLn 11a$174K$93K$50K$30K
Legal feesLn 11b$50$50$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$310$155$0$155
Office expensesLn 13$2K$0$2K$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$0$2K$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K$0$12K$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$207$0
InterestLn 20$2K$0$2K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$263K$263K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$5K$2K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$602K$450K$81K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 6, 2025 $521K$602K−$81K−$3K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 $553K$528K$25K$77K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 18, 2023 $399K$405K−$5K$52K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 23, 2022 $315K$294K$21K$58K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 26, 2021 $272K$251K$21K$37K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $521,341 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $367,523$313,593
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $183,265$202,870
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10$3
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,306$4,875
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $553,104$521,341
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,703$4,036
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $64,590$80,055
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $12,508$9,021
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $447,324$509,091
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $528,125$602,203
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $24,979−$80,862
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $521,341 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,875 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$313,593
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,300
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$313,593
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$202,870
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $207,748 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$521,341
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $602,203 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,036$4,036
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,800 · Management $7,200 · Fundraising $0$72,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,292 · Management $255 · Fundraising $0$2,547
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,957 · Management $551 · Fundraising $0$5,508
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $93,000 · Management $50,250 · Fundraising $30,500$173,750
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $50 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$50
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,640 · Fundraising $0$2,640
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $9,021$9,021
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $155 · Management $0 · Fundraising $155$310
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,121 · Fundraising $0$2,121
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,558 · Fundraising $0$1,558
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $12,200 · Fundraising $0$12,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,865 · Management $207 · Fundraising $0$2,072
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $2,066 · Fundraising $0$2,066
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,214 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,214
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,510 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,510
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $263,228 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$263,228
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,140 · Management $1,771 · Fundraising $31,461$38,372
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $450,247 · Management $80,819 · Fundraising $71,137$602,203
Part X · Balance sheet $29,581 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,123$4,442
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,026$1,729
X-4 Accounts receivable$414
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,510$13,196
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,800$9,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $103,459$29,581
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,607$9,987
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,076$33,060
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $77,383−$3,479
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $77,383−$3,479
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $103,459$29,581
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$3,479 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$521,341
XI-2 Total expenses$602,203
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$80,862
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$77,383
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$3,479

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