Joppa FY2024 filing

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Des Moines, IA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 27-0216625Revenue $3.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSjoppa.org2326 Euclid Ave, 50310-5702 · Des Moines, IATax-exempt since Aug 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to create communities of unconditional love, support and hope for the homeless, as we work together to prevent and ultimately end homelessness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$203K 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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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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $117K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$203K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.9M
118% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 118% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
+47% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
93%
Net assets
−$435K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
−$435K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$378K
FY2021$691K
FY2022$49K
FY2023−$557K
FY2024−$435K
FY2025−$351K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · 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 Aug 2010.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $2.7M Management & general 1% · $32K Fundraising 6% · $163K

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; $203K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$136,893Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$65,913Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joe Stevens’s $140K as President & CEO is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Joe Stevens$139,723$136,893$117,517$27,346
Jacki Stevens$71,163$65,913$59,851$14,107

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

Builds communities of love, support, and hope to prevent and end homelessness.

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3 programs · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

See schedule o

$2.7Mprogram expense
02

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Pt IX · col B
03

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Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$357K
Other incomeLn 4–11$349K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$163K
Owns and owesPt X
−$435K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$118K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$996K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$357K
Investment incomeLn 3$63K
Other incomeLn 4–11$349K
Gains on assetsLn 7$50K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$118K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$118K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$40K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$760K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32−$435K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 61,100
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K$118K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$174K$40K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32−$557K−$435K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$745K$696K$15K$34K
Legal feesLn 11b$33K$17K$13K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K$283$48
Information technologyLn 14$56K$48K$227$7K
OccupancyLn 16$186K$186K
TravelLn 17$16K$15K$932
InterestLn 20$59K$59K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$149K$149K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.3M$95K
All other expensesLn 24e$143K$116K$4K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.7M$32K$163K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.5M$2.4M$84K−$351K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $3.0M$2.9M$122K−$435K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$2.6M−$606K−$557K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$2.5M−$641K$49K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$2.0M$312K$691K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.3M$30K$378K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,984,828 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,712,136$2,216,185
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $309,425$357,042
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,366$62,665
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,128$348,936
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,025,055$2,984,828
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $638,549$744,591
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,992,469$2,118,219
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,631,018$2,862,810
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$605,963$122,018
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,984,828 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,216,185
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$995,954
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,216,185
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $357,042$357,042
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,831$12,831
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $49,834$49,834
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $348,250$348,250
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $686$686
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $407,562 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $361,081$2,984,828
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,862,810 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $696,298 · Management $14,746 · Fundraising $33,547$744,591
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $16,915 · Management $12,865 · Fundraising $3,000$32,780
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,624 · Management $283 · Fundraising $48$13,955
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $48,093 · Management $227 · Fundraising $7,382$55,702
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $186,300$186,300
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,681 · Fundraising $932$15,613
IX-20 InterestPrograms $59,027$59,027
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $148,866$148,866
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,295$26,295
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,340,970 · Fundraising $95,335$1,436,305
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $116,309 · Management $3,967 · Fundraising $23,100$143,376
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,667,378 · Management $32,088 · Fundraising $163,344$2,862,810
Part X · Balance sheet $2,442,101 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $40,971; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $140,904$117,526
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $43,100$81,497
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,694$8,178
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,146,004$1,394,251
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $173,635$39,820
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $891,341$759,858
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,445,808$2,442,101
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $98,244$106,177
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $2,000,000$1,981,982
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $904,325$788,685
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,002,569$2,876,844
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$566,761−$459,743
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,000$25,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$556,761−$434,743
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,445,808$2,442,101
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$434,743 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,984,828
XI-2 Total expenses$2,862,810
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$122,018
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$556,761
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$434,743

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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