Mission: we give Second Chances to vehicles and the people who need them. Our mission is to provide affordable transportation solutions that help wage-earning individuals and families with low incomes overcome barriers to maintaining employment, pursuing better-paying jobs, attending school, accessing healthcare, and meeting family responsibilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 1% 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
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% 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 · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $27K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$110K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$363K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$943K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$954K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$877K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$363K
FY2025▲ +102%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$303K
FY2021$279K
FY2022$206K
FY2023$131K
FY2024$180K
FY2025$363K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.2M Management & general 6% · $79K Fundraising 2% · $27K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $203K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director After 1/25
$110,365Pt VII · Sec A
Shop Manager
$90,355Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director Until 1/25
$2,692Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tonya Hatosy-Stier’s $110K as Executive Director After 1/25 is at the 45th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tonya Hatosy-Stier$110,365—————
John Grupenhoff$90,355$86,706$80,062$79,206$76,462$70,000
Barbara Swanhart$2,692$68,844$57,192———

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Fixes donated cars for low-income workers and offers affordable repairs.

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2 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The low-cost vehicle program refurbished and placed 43 vehicles with neighbors in need. The program also provided 235 free repairs, oil changes, AND/OR labor services to help recipients keep their vehicles safely on the road.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

The reduced-cost vehicle repair program made essential vehicle repairs affordable for 619 individuals and families who might otherwise have been forced to delay repairs or stop driving altogether.

$198Kprogram expense

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$27K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$870K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$622K
Investment incomeLn 3$699
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$79K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$363K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$350K
Total assetsLn 16$473K
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$870K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$395K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$28K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$622K
Investment incomeLn 3$699
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$208K
SavingsLn 2$141K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$350K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$68K
Total assetsLn 16$473K
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K
Net assetsLn 32$363K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 610
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K$350K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$393K$473K
LiabilitiesLn 26$214K$110K
Net assetsLn 32$180K$363K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$203K$177K$20K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$262K$228K$26K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$35K$4K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$22K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$25K$3K$846
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$730$219
OccupancyLn 16$61K$55K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$32K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$651K$645K$5K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.2M$79K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.3M$138K$363K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.1M$48K$180K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.1M−$75K$131K 990 PDF
FY2022 $954K$1.0M−$74K$206K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.1M−$23K$279K 990 PDF
FY2020 $943K$877K$66K$303K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,480,825 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $617,621$869,754
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $568,507$621,963
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $919$699
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,151−$11,591
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,183,896$1,480,825
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 $369,535$506,486
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $766,158$836,058
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,135,693$1,342,544
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,203$138,281
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,480,825 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$27,641
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$842,113
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$394,592
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$869,754
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $621,963$621,963
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $699$699
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$11,781−$11,781
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $190$190
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $622,153 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$11,082$1,480,825
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,342,544 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $176,968 · Management $20,341 · Fundraising $6,102$203,411
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $228,316 · Management $26,244 · Fundraising $7,872$262,432
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,359 · Management $4,065 · Fundraising $1,219$40,643
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,489 · Management $2,499$24,988
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,765 · Fundraising $9,764$19,529
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,546 · Management $2,822 · Fundraising $846$28,214
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,351 · Management $730 · Fundraising $219$7,300
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,534 · Management $6,058$60,592
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,124$1,124
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,857 · Management $3,540$35,397
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $644,832 · Management $5,415 · Fundraising $1,167$651,414
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,236,141 · Management $79,214 · Fundraising $27,189$1,342,544
Part X · Balance sheet $472,505 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $102,693$208,108
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $108,804$141,450
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $53,485$37,205
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,647$11,450
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,936$6,662
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $110,360$67,630
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $393,425$472,505
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,595$35,748
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $121,500$74,147
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $213,914$109,895
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $179,511$215,395
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$147,215
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $179,511$362,610
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $393,425$472,505
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $362,610 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,480,825
XI-2 Total expenses$1,342,544
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$138,281
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$179,511
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$44,818
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$362,610

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