Team Focus INC

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Mobile, AL501(c)(3)Since 2002Youth DevelopmentEIN 27-0015821Revenue $532K in FY2025

On file with the IRSteamfocususa.orgPo Box 91626, 36691-1626 · Mobile, ALTax-exempt since Sep 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide young men that DO not have a father figure in their life with leadership skills, guidance, godly values, and a continual relationship with a mentor. Through teamwork with families, teachers and counselors, Team Focus offers support in a relaxed, cost-free atmosphere.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 10 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $82K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 59% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $112K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$532K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$506K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$556K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$532K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$423K
FY2021$814K
FY2022$553K
FY2023$524K
FY2024$506K
FY2025$532K
Expenses
$506K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$668K
FY2021$755K
FY2022$717K
FY2023$633K
FY2024$567K
FY2025$506K
Net assets
$556K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$587K
FY2021$646K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$483K
FY2024$470K
FY2025$556K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2002.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $332K Management & general 34% · $170K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$51,605Pt VII · Sec A
President/Founder
$47,008Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michaelene Gottfried’s $52K as Co-Founder is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michaelene Gottfried$51,605$53,590$51,605$50,359$48,006$48,006
Michael Gottfried$47,008$48,816$47,008$47,008$47,008$47,008

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Equips fatherless young men with leadership, values, and mentorship through supportive teamwork.

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1 program · $332K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provide guidance, leadership skills, and general help in the areas of academics, athletics, social skills, and godly values to young men who do not have father figures in their life.

$332Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$532K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$476K
Other incomeLn 4–11$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$506K
Ln 25
Programscol B$332K
Managementcol C$170K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$556K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$322K
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$476K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$48K
Total revenueLn 12$532K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$119K
SavingsLn 2$202K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$322K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$228K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$556K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$296K$322K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$168K$228K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$472K$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$470K$556K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$29K$70K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$237K$190K$46K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$19K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$4K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$234$70$164
Office expensesLn 13$20K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$7K$4K
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$69K$4K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$803$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$506K$332K$170K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $532K$506K$26K$556K 990 PDF
FY2024 $506K$567K−$61K$470K 990 PDF
FY2023 $524K$633K−$109K$483K 990 PDF
FY2022 $553K$717K−$164K$482K 990 PDF
FY2021 $814K$755K$59K$646K 990 PDF
FY2020 $423K$668K−$245K$587K 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 I · Summary $531,740 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $484,710$475,835
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $186$8,150
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,111$47,755
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $506,007$531,740
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,203$2,777
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $386,258$363,770
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $178,715$139,469
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $567,176$506,016
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$61,169$25,724
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $531,740 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$93,485
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$372,350
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$475,835
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,150$8,150
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $47,755$47,755
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $55,905$531,740
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $506,016 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,777$2,777
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,665 · Management $69,948$98,613
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $190,103 · Management $46,447$236,550
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,672 · Management $9,935$28,607
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,875$3,875
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,000 · Management $8,885$12,885
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $70 · Fundraising $164$234
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $19,725$19,725
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,765 · Management $3,600$10,365
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,716 · Fundraising $1,679$8,395
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,684 · Management $2,492$7,176
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,622 · Management $4,133 · Fundraising $2,150$74,905
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $803 · Management $1,106$1,909
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $331,877 · Management $170,146 · Fundraising $3,993$506,016
Part X · Balance sheet $558,187 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $244,881$119,374
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $51,072$202,280
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,250$8,250
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $167,888$228,283
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $472,091$558,187
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,738$2,215
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,738$2,215
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $438,866$519,934
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $31,487$36,038
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $470,353$555,972
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $472,091$558,187
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $555,972 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$531,740
XI-2 Total expenses$506,016
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,724
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$470,353
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$59,895
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$555,972

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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