To provide construction assistance to disaster or emergency hardship victims throughout the united states by organizing groups of volunteers from lancaster county pennsylvania to assist with current and future recovery efforts and by maintaining several trailers stocked with tools and equipment for rapid deployment to any disaster area within the united states.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $42K a year · 17% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $32K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$199K
-45% vs prior year
Spent
$244K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$196K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$199K
FY2025▼ -45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$242K
FY2023$198K
FY2024$359K
FY2025$199K
Expenses
$244K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$325K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$261K
FY2025$244K
Net assets
$196K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$281K
FY2023$142K
FY2024$240K
FY2025$196K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Exemption reinstated (2022-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2022.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $235K Management & general 3% · $8K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
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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

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Organizes volunteers to rebuild homes for disaster victims nationwide.

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1 program · $185K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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To provide construction assistance to disaster or emergency hardship victims throughout the united states by organizing groups of volunteers from lancaster county pennsylvania to assist with current and future recovery efforts and by maintaining several trailers stocked with tools and equipment for rapid deployment to any disaster area…

$185Kprogram expense

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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$32K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$199K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$199K
Money outPt IX
$244K
Ln 25
Programscol B$235K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$196K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K
Total assetsLn 16$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$199K
Total revenueLn 12$199K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
SavingsLn 2$69K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$74K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$118K
Total assetsLn 16$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$196K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K$74K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$97K$118K
Total assetsLn 16$253K$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$0
Net assetsLn 32$240K$196K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$380$380
InterestLn 20$114$114
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$144K$144K
All other expensesLn 24e$40K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$244K$235K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $199K$244K−$44K$196K 990 PDF
FY2024 $359K$261K$98K$240K 990 PDF
FY2023 $198K$337K−$139K$142K 990 PDF
FY2022 $242K$325K−$83K$281K 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 $199,179 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $218,903$199,179
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $140,000$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $358,903$199,179
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $260,734$243,595
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $260,734$243,595
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $98,169−$44,416
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $199,179 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$199,179
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$199,179
VIII-12 Total revenue$199,179
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $243,595 across 9 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,519$1,519
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,466$6,466
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,632$6,632
IX-17 TravelPrograms $380$380
IX-20 InterestPrograms $114$114
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,980$24,980
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,715$18,715
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $144,446$144,446
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $40,343$40,343
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $235,444 · Management $8,151 · Fundraising $0$243,595
Part X · Balance sheet $195,634 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,164; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,592$4,799
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $111,027$69,277
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $97,293$118,394
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $252,512$195,634
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,462$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $240,050$195,634
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $240,050$195,634
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $252,512$195,634
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $195,634 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$199,179
XI-2 Total expenses$243,595
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$44,416
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$240,050
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$195,634

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