501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
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
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$259K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$467K
Spent
$376K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$505K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$467K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$467K
FY2021$632K
FY2022$772K
FY2023$824K
FY2024$905K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$376K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$376K
FY2021$600K
FY2022$716K
FY2023$779K
FY2024$861K
FY2025$956K
Net assets
$505K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$505K
FY2021$536K
FY2022$592K
FY2023$637K
FY2024$681K
FY2025$725K

From the FY2020 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 2012.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $370K Management & general 2% · $7K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$70,984Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anne Hunter’s $85K as Board Member is at the 22nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anne Hunter$85,032$78,193$76,783$73,845$70,537$70,984

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

Programs and updates

Operates a thrift shop that accepts donated goods for resale, donating all net proceeds to local charities to support the community.

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1 program · $370K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Thrift shop proceeds of 74,079 were donated to local qualified 501(c)3 charities in 2019 as chosen by the board of directors. See schedule I.

$370Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 175 grants · $1.7M · 2020–2025
The Waysmeet Center and Cornucopia Food PantryNH · FY2025$18,460
Pro Portsmouth INCNH · FY2025$18,460
Malley Farm for WomenNH · FY2025$18,460
Center for Wildlife INCME · FY2025$14,838
Footprints INCME · FY2025$14,664
Seacoast Science Center INCNH · FY2025$14,664
York HospitalME · FY2025$14,664
Friends of Mount AgamenticusME · FY2025$10,459
Triangle Club INCNH · FY2025$10,310
Seacoast Family PromiseNH · FY2025$8,959
Seacoast Eat Local INCNH · FY2025$8,959
Wsca Portsmouth Community RadioNH · FY2025$8,959
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$467K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$467K
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Money outPt IX
$376K
Ln 25
Programscol B$370K
Managementcol C$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$505K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K
Total assetsLn 16$763K
LiabilitiesLn 26$259K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$467K
Government grantsLn 1e$35K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$427K
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Total revenueLn 12$467K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
SavingsLn 2$150K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$151K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$598K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$763K
LiabilitiesLn 26$259K
Net assetsLn 32$505K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K$151K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$615K$598K
Total assetsLn 16$704K$763K
LiabilitiesLn 26$289K$259K
Net assetsLn 32$414K$505K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$74K$74K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$85K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$108K$108K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$400$400
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$668
OccupancyLn 16$28K$26K$2K
InterestLn 20$6K$6K$624
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$35$35
Total functional expensesLn 25$376K$370K$7K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$956K$44K$725K 990 PDF
FY2024 $905K$861K$44K$681K 990 PDF
FY2023 $824K$779K$45K$637K 990 PDF
FY2022 $772K$716K$56K$592K 990 PDF
FY2021 $632K$600K$32K$536K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $467K$376K$90K$505K 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
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Part I · Summary $466,547 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $642,513$466,520
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $83$27
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $642,596$466,547
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $286,091$74,079
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $198,910$208,987
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $118,401$93,119
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $603,402$376,185
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,194$90,362
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $466,547 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$35,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$431,320
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$426,809
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$466,520
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $27$27
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27$466,547
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $376,185 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $74,079$74,079
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $84,937$84,937
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $108,156$108,156
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,894$15,894
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,164$2,164
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $400$400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,893$1,893
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,555$1,555
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,872 · Management $668$7,540
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,475 · Management $1,690$28,165
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,611 · Management $624$6,235
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,237$17,237
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,861 · Management $1,052$5,913
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,982$21,982
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $35$35
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $369,552 · Management $6,633 · Fundraising $0$376,185
Part X · Balance sheet $763,475 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,148$1,306
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $73,127$150,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $614,906$597,669
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,500$14,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $703,681$763,475
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $289,290$258,722
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $289,290$258,722
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $414,391$504,753
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $414,391$504,753
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $703,681$763,475
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $504,753 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$466,547
XI-2 Total expenses$376,185
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,362
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$414,391
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$504,753

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