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Guide Posts of Strength INC

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High Point, NC501(c)(3)Diseases & DisordersEIN 27-4083270Revenue $177K in FY2025

On file with the IRSgpsmentoring.org302 Westwood Ave, 27262-4324 · High Point, NCTax-exempt since Feb 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To educate the public and cancer patients, in particular, about the medical treatment options for patients with treatable cancers, and about non-medical assistance available for patients with treatable cancers, and to take all actions necessary, appropriate, or desirable to achieve these specific purposes. To provide a cancer patient mentor program that will pair veteran cancer patients with newly diagnosed cancer patients. Through this program veteran patients will be identified, screened and trained to provide advice, encouragement and moral support to newly diagnosed patients. This mentor-patient relationship will be designed to last through a patient's course of treatment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$177K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$221K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$64K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$177K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$46K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$188K
FY2025$177K
Expenses
$221K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$108K
FY2022$151K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$217K
FY2025$221K
Net assets
$64K
FY2025▼ -41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$249K
FY2022$163K
FY2023$147K
FY2024$108K
FY2025$64K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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% · $216K Management & general 2% · $5K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Dr Bernard Chinnasami MD
President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alan Scheppmann
Secretary/Treasurer/Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 patients on treatment options and offers peer support through a mentor program.

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1 program · $216K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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More than one thousand cancer patients have been matched with a mentor.

$216Kprogram 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 · FY2023
The Winston-Salem FoundationFY2023$40K
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$35
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$177K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$177K
Other incomeLn 4–11$75
Money outPt IX
$221K
Ln 25
Programscol B$216K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$64K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$177K
Other incomeLn 4–11$75
Total revenueLn 12$177K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$67K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$64K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$110K$67K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$450$3
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$111K$67K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$108K$64K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$23K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$250$250
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$149K$149K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$221K$216K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $177K$221K−$44K$64K 990 PDF
FY2024 $188K$217K−$29K$108K 990 PDF
FY2023 $158K$146K$12K$147K 990 PDF
FY2022 $128K$151K−$23K$163K 990 PDF
FY2021 $46K$108K−$62K$249K 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 $177,470 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $189,208$177,395
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,576$75
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $187,632$177,470
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 $14,434$27,003
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $202,077$194,213
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $216,511$221,216
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$28,879−$43,746
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
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 $177,470 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$177,395
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$177,395
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $75$75
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $75$177,470
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $221,216 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $22,805$22,805
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,198$4,198
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $250$250
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,649$4,649
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,284$11,284
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,125$6,125
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,230$10,230
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,063$1,063
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $148,889$148,889
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,723$11,723
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $216,317 · Management $4,899 · Fundraising $0$221,216
Part X · Balance sheet $66,643 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $110,386$66,640
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $450$3
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $110,836$66,643
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,432$2,432
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,432$2,432
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $108,404$64,211
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $110,836$66,643
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $64,211 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$177,470
XI-2 Total expenses$221,216
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$43,746
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$108,404
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$447
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$64,211

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

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