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Helps people facing crisis with money, food, and job support. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $496K in revenue, $419K in expenses, and $255K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
West Chester, PA
Website
www.actinfaithgwc.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$496KFY2025
Expenses
$419K
Net assets
$255K
People
9
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  27-4033006 Public charity (501(c)(3)) West Chester, PA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps people facing crisis with money, food, and job support.
Leadership
Hallie Romanowski · Executive Di · $42K
Money in and out
$496K revenue, $419K expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$496K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$419K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$255K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $77K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs+0.2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +167% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +94% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$496K
FY2025▲ +28%
Expenses
$419K
FY2025▲ +18%
Total assets
$265K
FY2025▲ +44%
Total liabilities
$10K
FY2025▲ +53%
Total revenue
$496K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$419K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$255K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$77K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$265K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $365K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Basic Needs

Community cupboard provides groceries for those who do not have income or resources to keep their homes supplied with food, personal care and household items. Intended to be a supplemental food resource and not duplicate the support provided by other full-service food resources,our cupboards primary focus is the items not coverd by snap…

$263Kprogram expense
02

Housing Stabilization

Provides financial assistance to those who are facing eviction or utility shut-off, in need of fuel oil, in need of assistance with a security deposit to move from a shelter to a room or apartment, or in need of other housing related assistance.

$63Kprogram expense
03

Obtaining/Maintaining Employment

Provides financial assistance for those who need assistance to overcome barriers to employment such as transportation, photo ID/BIRTH certificates, cell phone minutes, work clothing and resume WRITING/JOB searching and employment support.

$40Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAssisting the Community Together
EINHdr · item D27-4033006
Principal addressHdr · item CWest Chester, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.actinfaithgwc.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$42,120Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hallie Romanowski$42,120$41,340$40,560$39,913$40,775$39,265

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$491K · 99%
Other revenue$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$491K
Other revenue1%$5K
Investment income$73
— government grantsLn 1e$25K
Total revenueLn 12$496K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.03
Program services87%$365K
Management & general10%$41K
Fundraising3%$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$419K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$98K
Total assetsLn 16$265K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$10K
Total net assetsLn 32$255K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $98K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $419K · Less non-cash grants $125K · Cash operating expenses/yr $295K
4.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $365K · Total expenses $419K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $41K · Total expenses $419K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $13K · Total expenses $419K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $12K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $409K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $491K · Total revenue $496K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $25K · Total revenue $496K
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $496K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $73 · Total revenue $496K
+0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $419K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $496K · Prior year $387K
+28%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $235K · FY2024 $496K
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $255K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $496K · Expenses $419K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $265K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $255K · Total assets $265K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $265K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Hallie Romanowski · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $42K · Total expenses $419K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $125K · Total expenses $419K
30%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth 28%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$73K
Grants paid · 16 grants · $681K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$59,735
Unitemized GrantFY2024$42,888
Unitemized GrantFY2024$24,009
Unitemized GrantFY2023$69,117
Unitemized GrantFY2023$43,580
Unitemized GrantFY2023$23,277
Unitemized GrantFY2022$76,212
Unitemized GrantFY2022$51,091
Unitemized GrantFY2022$35,939
Unitemized GrantFY2021$70,624
Unitemized GrantFY2021$43,468
Unitemized GrantFY2021$33,673
Unitemized GrantFY2020$43,944
Unitemized GrantFY2020$14,518
Unitemized GrantFY2019$27,677
Unitemized GrantFY2019$21,214

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$496K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$387K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$381K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$318K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$384K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$235K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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