To care for children, adults and families with special needs and/or life changing medical circumstances by providing services, support and funds that will be used for educational and medical enrichment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 4 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $129K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$271K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $787K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $150K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$152K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+45% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$957K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +44%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$688K
FY2021$498K
FY2022$678K
FY2023$751K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2010.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.2M Management & general 11% · $157K Fundraising 10% · $147K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $271K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$111,109Pt VII · Sec A
$95,908Pt VII · Sec A
$63,576Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristen Salcito-Brotz’s $111K as CEO is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristen Salcito-Brotz$111,109$105,761$86,430——
Kevin Cherilla$95,908$89,402$74,810$68,200$62,000
Kristen Salcito Brotz———$80,850$73,500
Kelly Michael$63,576$56,594$49,150$44,000$40,000
Mary Lou Muccino——$3,454$4,383$6,700

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

Programs and updates

Provides services, support, and funds for educational and medical enrichment to those with special needs and life-changing medical circumstances.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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We continued our strength to thrive program, focusing on individuals, basic necessities, and medical conditions by providing adaptive recreational equipment, mental health therapy, food items, and so much more.

$1.2Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$150K
Grants paid · 46 grants · $1.9M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$265,202
Elevate PhoenixAZ · FY2024$105,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$76,720
Crowns of CourageAZ · FY2024$27,750
United Samaritans FoundationCA · FY2024$20,000
Frontline Healing FoundationTX · FY2024$15,000
Billy's Place INCAZ · FY2024$10,000
Angels on Patrol INCAZ · FY2024$7,530
Hope 4 KidsAZ · FY2024$6,500
One Step Beyond INCAZ · FY2024$5,100
Unitemized GrantFY2023$271,621
Individual RecipientFY2023$59,125
Unitemized GrantFY2023$30,491
Hope KidsAZ · FY2023$11,557
Elevate PhoenixAZ · FY2023$10,900
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
Valleywise HealthAZ · FY2023$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$157K
Fundraisingcol D$147K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$234K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$134K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$643K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Gains on assetsLn 7$17K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$234K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$234K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$787K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$77K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$312K$234K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$405K$787K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$990$9K
Total assetsLn 16$848K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K$152K
Net assetsLn 32$751K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$274K$274K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$295K$295K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$179K$179K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$279K$146K$80K$53K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$30K$16K$9K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22K$12K$6K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$660$345$190$125
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$13K$7K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$960$461
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$8K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$842$842
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$23K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$7K$5K$29K
Information technologyLn 14$41K$10K$21K$10K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$30K$16K$9K$6K
TravelLn 17$7K$4K$2K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$2K$1K$739
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$972$638
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$179K$176K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$157K$147K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.5M$317K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M$62K$751K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.4M$186K$678K 990 PDF
FY2021 $957K$1.1M−$190K$498K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.0M$271K$688K 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,802,185 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,321,504$1,857,863
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,452$33,538
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$84,194−$89,216
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,246,762$1,802,185
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $607,806$747,645
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $317,524$356,271
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $259,767$381,611
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,185,097$1,485,527
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $61,665$316,658
Part VI · Governance 21 of 24 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $1,802,185 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,814 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$642,977
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,214,886
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$133,641
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,857,863
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,860$16,860
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $16,678$16,678
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$94,030−$94,030
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$55,678$1,802,185
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,485,527 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $273,600$273,600
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $295,369$295,369
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $178,676$178,676
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $145,910 · Management $80,183 · Fundraising $52,618$278,711
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $15,786 · Management $8,675 · Fundraising $5,693$30,154
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,521 · Management $6,332 · Fundraising $4,155$22,008
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $345 · Management $190 · Fundraising $125$660
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,951 · Management $7,117 · Fundraising $4,670$24,738
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $960 · Management $461$1,421
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,896 · Management $3,794$11,690
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $842$842
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,652 · Management $10,883$33,535
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $29,206$29,206
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,789 · Management $5,251 · Fundraising $28,761$40,801
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,263 · Management $20,530 · Fundraising $10,265$41,058
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,587 · Management $8,565 · Fundraising $5,621$29,773
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,672 · Management $2,018 · Fundraising $1,324$7,014
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,049 · Management $1,126 · Fundraising $739$3,914
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,769 · Management $972 · Fundraising $638$3,379
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $176,092 · Fundraising $2,886$178,978
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,181,887 · Management $156,939 · Fundraising $146,701$1,485,527
Part X · Balance sheet $1,231,267 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $311,596$234,142
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,600$124,313
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $990$8,799
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $404,812$787,073
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $119,958$76,940
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $848,042$1,231,267
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,348$92,148
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $85,810$59,551
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $97,158$151,699
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $231,292$323,079
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $519,592$756,489
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $750,884$1,079,568
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $848,042$1,231,267
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,079,568 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,802,185
XI-2 Total expenses$1,485,527
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$316,658
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$750,884
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,026
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,079,568

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