Hocus Focus INC

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Benton, AR501(c)(3)Diseases & DisordersEIN 27-2504010Revenue $286K in FY2025

On file with the IRShocusfocuseducation.com3512 Clover Hill Ln, 72015-5041 · Benton, ARTax-exempt since Sep 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To Promote public awareness of learning disabilities and alternative education methods for children with learning disabilities to improve the overall quality of education for learning disabled students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 11% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 56% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$286K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$229K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$286K
FY2025▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$95K
FY2022$133K
FY2023$194K
FY2024$211K
FY2025$286K
Expenses
$229K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$212K
FY2025$229K
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$36K
FY2021$57K
FY2022$71K
FY2023$68K
FY2024$16K
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 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 Sep 2012.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $229K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Spencer’s $60K as President is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 901 $100K–1M diseases & disorders 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Kevin Spencer$60,000$48,000$41,000$16,300$18,068

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

Educates the public about learning disabilities and alternative teaching methods for affected children.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To promote Public awareness of learning disabilities and alterative education methods for children with learning disabilities to improve the overall quality of education for learning disabled students.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$286K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$286K
Other incomeLn 4–11$48
Money outPt IX
$229K
Ln 25
Programscol B$229K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$286K
Other incomeLn 4–11$48
Total revenueLn 12$286K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY25End FY25
Total assetsLn 16$30K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$0
Net assetsLn 32$16K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$60K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$48K$48K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$229K$229K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $286K$229K$57K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $211K$212K−$767$16K 990 PDF
FY2023 $194K$68K 990 PDF
FY2022 $133K$71K 990 PDF
FY2021 $95K$57K 990 PDF
FY2020 $111K$36K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $286,083 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $210,944$286,035
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $356$48
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $211,300$286,083
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $67,470$81,300
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $144,597$147,935
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $212,067$229,235
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$767$56,848
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $286,083 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $286,035$286,035
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $48$48
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $286,083 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$286,083
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $229,235 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,000$60,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,526$16,526
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,774$4,774
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,048$2,048
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,040$2,040
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,283$20,283
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,438$11,438
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,704$7,704
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,322$2,322
IX-17 TravelPrograms $47,664$47,664
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,444$5,444
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,992$48,992
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $229,235 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$229,235
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,495$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,614$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,881$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,495$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$286,083
XI-2 Total expenses$229,235
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,848
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,881
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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