Population We is a community of compassion joined together to bring the hope of jesus to the hurting, by connecting physical, emotional and spiritual needs to help people and resources that can help them heal.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$82K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
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
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$333K
+235% vs prior year
Spent
$256K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$215K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$333K
FY2021▲ +235%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$333K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$250K
FY2024$350K
FY2025$293K
Expenses
$256K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$256K
FY2022$360K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$353K
FY2025$307K
Net assets
$215K
FY2021▲ +55%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$138K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$141K
FY2023$80K
FY2024$77K
FY2025$62K

From the FY2021 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 Jun 2010.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $219K Management & general 14% · $37K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$81,717Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joe West’s $97K as Executive Dir. is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joe West$97,487$95,478$91,175$89,376$81,717$79,137

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects people with resources to meet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, offering hope through Jesus.

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1 program · $138K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Injected the hope of jesus christ into people's stories by meeting their needs and guided them to the resources necessary to help them heal.

$138Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 16 grants · $270K · 2021–2025
Mercy Chefs INCVA · FY2025$43,476
Mercy Chefs INCVA · FY2024$63,000
The Prisoner's HopeFY2024$9,000
Adult and Teen Challenge Northern IndianaFY2024$6,000
The Prisoner's HopeFY2023$9,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$6,000
Adult and Teen Challenge Northern IndianaFY2023$5,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$33,220
Samaritans PurseNC · FY2022$30,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$6,000
Indiana Teen Challenge INCIN · FY2022$5,500
Individual RecipientFY2022$5,050
Samaritans PurseNC · FY2021$21,420
Unitemized GrantFY2021$15,000
Indiana Teen Challenge INCIN · FY2021$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$333K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$330K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$256K
Ln 25
Programscol B$219K
Managementcol C$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$215K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$215K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$330K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$333K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$214K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$215K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$215K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 62
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K$214K
Total assetsLn 16$138K$215K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$138K$215K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$56K$56K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$17K$17K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$82K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44K$20K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$6K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$13K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$232$232
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$350$350
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$256K$219K$37K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $293K$307K−$15K$62K 990 PDF
FY2024 $350K$353K−$3K$77K 990 PDF
FY2023 $250K$310K−$60K$80K 990 PDF
FY2022 $286K$360K−$74K$141K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $333K$256K$77K$215K 990 PDF
FY2020 $99K$138K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $332,646 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $99,206$330,120
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9$2,526
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $99,215$332,646
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $32,380$73,320
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $118,904$134,921
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $37,298$47,766
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $188,582$256,007
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$89,367$76,639
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $332,646 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$330,120
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$330,120
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,526$2,526
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $2,526$332,646
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $256,007 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $56,297$56,297
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $17,023$17,023
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,717$81,717
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,738 · Management $23,878$43,616
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,251 · Management $3,337$9,588
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,775$1,775
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,240$1,240
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,416$20,416
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,942 · Management $1,797$14,739
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,501$4,501
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $232$232
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $350$350
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,513$4,513
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $219,235 · Management $36,772 · Fundraising $0$256,007
Part X · Balance sheet $214,809 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,536$213,525
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,517$1,284
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $138,170$214,809
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $138,170$214,809
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $138,170$214,809
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $138,170$214,809
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $214,809 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$332,646
XI-2 Total expenses$256,007
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,639
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$138,170
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$214,809

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