To Advance the life skill of underprivileged and underperforming individual and families in our Community , as guided by biblical principles and a christian world view

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $366K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $114K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
−$71K
-131% vs prior year
Spent
$401K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$551K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
−$71K
FY2025▼ -131%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$870K
FY2021$181K
FY2022$435K
FY2023$432K
FY2024$233K
FY2025−$71K
Expenses
$401K
FY2025-0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$287K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$259K
FY2023$429K
FY2024$402K
FY2025$401K
Net assets
$551K
FY2025▼ -50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$851K
FY2021$775K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$277K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$551K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2011.

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Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $213K Management & general 26% · $103K Fundraising 21% · $84K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman and President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Allen Marks$75,000$68,403$66,010$65,181$67,717

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers underprivileged individuals and families with life skills, guided by Christian principles.

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3 programs · $213K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Club

A total of 94 students enrolled and participated in the program, that includes activities, a meal, mentoring, devotionals, life skills presentations, career planning, and a gospel presentation.

$155Kprogram expense
02

The Summer Club

A total of 105 students enrolled and participated in The Summer Club program that includes recreational activities, movies, computer lab access, and field trips, and a gospel presentation. There were 987 lunches plus snacks provided to the students.

$31Kprogram expense
03

Scholarships

Four graduating seniors were awarded scholarships of $12,000 each, and each student was also provided a laptop computer.

$27Kprogram 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 3 funders$114K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $82K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,673
Unitemized GrantFY2023$15,865
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,452
Unitemized GrantFY2021$22,297

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
−$71K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Money outPt IX
$401K
Ln 25
Programscol B$213K
Managementcol C$103K
Fundraisingcol D$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$551K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$188K
Total assetsLn 16$554K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$387K
Total revenueLn 12−$71K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$188K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$188K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$366K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$554K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$551K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$0$188K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$447K$366K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$560K$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$554K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$551K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$27K$27K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$257K$124K$75K$59K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$6K$4K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$8K$452$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$9K$6K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$3K$5K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$997$600
Information technologyLn 14$7K$442$60$7K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$13K$9K$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$15K$126$0
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$10K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$401K$213K$103K$84K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing −$71K$401K−$472K$551K 990 PDF
FY2024 $233K$402K−$169K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $432K$429K$4K$277K 990 PDF
FY2022 $435K$259K$176K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $181K$236K−$56K$775K 990 PDF
FY2020 $870K$287K$584K$851K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary −$71,445 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $186,019$267,721
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $38,828−$347,058
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,910$7,892
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $232,757−$71,445
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $23,678$27,145
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $313,555$309,848
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $64,692$63,623
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $401,925$400,616
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$169,168−$472,061
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue −$71,445 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$267,721
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$267,721
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $39,742 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$39,742
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,892$7,892
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$386,800 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$386,800
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$347,058 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,892−$71,445
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $400,616 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $27,145$27,145
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $123,632 · Management $75,000 · Fundraising $58,763$257,395
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,420 · Management $4,500 · Fundraising $3,600$14,520
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,617 · Management $452 · Fundraising $10,174$18,243
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,458 · Management $5,737 · Fundraising $4,495$19,690
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,700 · Fundraising $0$5,700
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,380 · Management $5,150 · Fundraising $0$8,530
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,200 · Management $997 · Fundraising $600$2,797
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $442 · Management $60 · Fundraising $6,852$7,354
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,765 · Management $4,016 · Fundraising $0$12,781
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,110 · Management $126 · Fundraising $0$15,236
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,087 · Management $1,138 · Fundraising $0$11,225
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $213,256 · Management $102,876 · Fundraising $84,484$400,616
Part X · Balance sheet $554,042 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$187,727
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $560,000$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $447,027$366,315
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,114,244$554,042
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,982$2,938
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29$29
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,011$2,967
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $664,206$184,760
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $447,027$366,315
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,111,233$551,075
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,114,244$554,042
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $551,075 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue−$71,445
XI-2 Total expenses$400,616
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$472,061
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,111,233
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$90,408
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,311
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$551,075

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