The Grow Group is an organization that believes that all people have the right to work. By providing employment services and supported employment to people with disabilities we are able to assist these individuals to obtain meaningful employment and contribute to their community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$339K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$339K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $70K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$313K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2023▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2023▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$313K
FY2023▼ -47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$581K
FY2022$586K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$244K

From the FY2023 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 Apr 2011.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $1.1M Management & general 33% · $550K

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; $339K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$209,705Pt VII · Sec A
$129,126Pt VII · Sec A
Bod/Treasure
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bod/Preseide
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bod/Secretar
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bod/Represen
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Devin O'Connor’s $227K as Director is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Devin O'Connor$226,635$209,705$191,819$170,425$182,919
Nastassia O'Connor$97,924$129,126$132,250$130,559$122,459

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

Helps people with disabilities find and keep meaningful jobs through employment services and support.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The directors and employment specialists provide employment services, supported employment, on-the-job training, pre-placement employment classes and vocational evaluations for florida's division of vocational rehabilitation.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2024
UnidosusFY2024$70K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$70K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$18
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$550K
Owns and owesPt X
$313K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$295K
Total assetsLn 16$317K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$18
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$260K
SavingsLn 2$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$295K
Total assetsLn 16$317K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$313K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5180
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$557K$295K
Total assetsLn 16$588K$317K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$586K$313K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$339K$152K$187K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$976K$878K$98K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$73K$5K$69K
Payroll taxesLn 10$68K$33K$35K
Legal feesLn 11b$311$311
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$42K$38K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23−$10K−$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$53K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$6K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.1M$550K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$1.5M−$68K$244K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.4M$1.7M−$261K$313K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.7M$15K$586K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.7M$438K$581K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.6M$16K$102K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,400,302 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,704,537$1,400,284
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18$18
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,704,555$1,400,302
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,510,766$1,459,687
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $179,025$201,239
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,689,791$1,660,926
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,764−$260,624
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,400,302 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,300,284
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$100,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,400,284
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $18$18
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18$1,400,302
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,660,926 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $152,031 · Management $186,800$338,831
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $878,128 · Management $98,104$976,232
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $2,888$2,888
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,904 · Management $68,584$73,488
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,885 · Management $35,363$68,248
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $311$311
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,929$21,929
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $17,414$17,414
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $10,837$10,837
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $23,519$23,519
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,693 · Management $4,529$42,222
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $21,970$21,970
IX-23 InsuranceManagement −$10,326−$10,326
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $53,097$53,097
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,734 · Management $14,532$20,266
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,111,375 · Management $549,551 · Fundraising $0$1,660,926
Part X · Balance sheet $317,144 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,295; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $521,232$259,825
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $35,328$35,346
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $31,131$18,678
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $587,691$317,144
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,696$4,226
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,696$4,226
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $585,995$312,918
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $585,995$312,918
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $587,691$317,144
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $312,918 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,400,302
XI-2 Total expenses$1,660,926
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$260,624
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$585,995
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$12,453
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$312,918

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