Divine Community Services Inc. Is a community based program that focuses on education homelessness and community education. The mission is to offer innovative programs to assist the community with educational and personal growth. The International Family Academy partners with parents to provide an integrated education which equips students to embrace truth to strive for academic excellence and to exemplify servanthood in their homes and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 6 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
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$6K
to officers and key staff · 0.2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
−$174K
-35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$667K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$587K
FY2022$860K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$554K
FY2022$609K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$667K
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$38K
FY2021$33K
FY2022$284K
FY2023$332K
FY2024$58K
FY2025$667K

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

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $2.4M

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

6 people listed on the 990; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$5,538Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shakeila Ross Poole’s $6K as Secretary is at the 0th 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
Shakeila Ross Poole$5,538$3,413$6,116—$7,860$1,600
Craig Hall———$4,282——
Algie Poole III—$100$600———

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 15aNo

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Provides educational programs to help individuals and families grow personally and academically.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The International Family Academy is a K-12 grade school. The organization offers general educational classes to students. The enrollment at the end of 2023 was 203.

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

Divine Community Services is a Food source for the community. The organization serves breakfast lunch and snack to students. During the summer the organization operates a summer food program. Which allows the volunteers to feed children 2 meals and snack 5 days a week during the school year.

$579Kprogram expense
03

The International Family Academy Student Fundraising Events i.e.: Dress Down Day Royal Court Run-off Items Sells and Thanksgiving October Fest.

$842program expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$667K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$406K
Total assetsLn 16$493K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$174K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$406K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$406K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$88K
Total assetsLn 16$493K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$174K
Net assetsLn 32$667K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 64
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$280K$406K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$367K$493K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$173K−$174K
Net assetsLn 32$540K$667K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
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$4K$4K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$223K$223K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$49K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$500$500$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$0$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$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$14K$14K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$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$900$900$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$49K$49K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$937K$937K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$1.1M$1.1M$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$2.4M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.6M$2.4M$127K$667K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.8M−$3K$58K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.3M$36K$332K 990 PDF
FY2022 $860K$609K$251K$284K 990 PDF
FY2021 $587K$554K$33K$33K 990 PDF
FY2020 $221K$183K$38K$38K 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 $2,560,864 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,031,053$2,553,186
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,925$7,678
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,036,978$2,560,864
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 $435,552$277,984
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,393,624$2,156,081
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,829,176$2,434,065
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $207,802$126,799
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,560,864 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$357,949
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$1,913,857
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$278,905
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,553,186
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,678
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
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 $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,560,864
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,434,065 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
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 $4,488 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,488
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $223,489 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$223,489
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $48,716 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$48,716
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,291 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,291
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,250 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,250
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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,255 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,255
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,666 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,666
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,711 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,711
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,782 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,782
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 $900 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$900
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $48,716 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$48,716
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $937,311 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$937,311
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,134,990 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,134,990
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,434,065 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,434,065
Part X · Balance sheet $493,436 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $279,956$405,707
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $87,329$87,729
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $367,285$493,436
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$191,073−$191,721
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,216$18,216
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$172,857−$173,505
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $332,340$540,142
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $207,802$126,799
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $540,142$666,941
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $367,285$493,436
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $666,941 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,560,864
XI-2 Total expenses$2,434,065
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$126,799
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$540,142
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$666,941

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