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Southeast Casa Program

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Yankton, SD501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 27-5055055Revenue $229K in FY2024

On file with the IRSPo Box 7017, 57078-7017 · Yankton, SDTax-exempt since Jun 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The purpose of the Southeast Casa Program is to promote and protect the best interests of abused and neglected children involved in court proceedings through the advocacy. Our only Program is to provide child advocacy through the efforts of trained volunteers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
44¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 44 volunteers and 2 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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FY2024 · 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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
44%
of spending
Concern: 44% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$114K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 53% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $26K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$229K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$228K
To programs
44%
Net assets
$259K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$229K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$193K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$198K
FY2023$205K
FY2024$229K
Expenses
$228K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$161K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$184K
FY2024$228K
Net assets
$259K
FY2024▲ +0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$234K
FY2023$258K
FY2024$259K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2011.

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

Where the money goes

44 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 44% · $101K Management & general 50% · $115K Fundraising 5% · $12K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $114K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$58,483Pt VII · Sec A
Crystal Gemar
Casa Case Ma
$55,129Pt VII · Sec A
Abbie Bertsch
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alexa Gauer
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tyler Buckman
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stacy Starzl Hansen’s $58K as Executive Di is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stacy Starzl Hansen$58,483$40,409———
Rodgers-Conti Sherrill——$55,427——
Crystal Gemar$55,129$50,676——$45,568
Rodgers-Conti———$53,964—
Sherri Rodgers-Conti————$52,392
Gemar Crystal——$49,143$47,812—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates protect abused and neglected children in court.

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1 program · $101K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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We are affiliate of the national casa association. Our only program is to provide child advocacy through the efforts of trained volunteers. Casa helps the court have the information it needs to determine a safe, permanent placement for the children, abused children are victims. Casa helps them become just chidlren again.

$101Kprogram 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
United Way and Volunteer Services of Greater YanktonFY2024$12K
United Way of VermillionFY2024$8K
Kappa Alpha Theta FoundationFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$26K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$229K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$165K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$228K
Ln 25
Programscol B$101K
Managementcol C$115K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$259K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$169K
Total assetsLn 16$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$165K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$229K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$169K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$169K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$91K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$936
Total assetsLn 16$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$259K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 644
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K$169K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$82K$91K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$936
Total assetsLn 16$260K$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$258K$259K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$114K$56K$55K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$18K$9K$9K$360
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$16K$13K$84
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$3K$8K$341
Accounting feesLn 11c$11$11
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$3K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$1K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$1K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$7K$6K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$623$623
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$228K$101K$115K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $229K$228K$925$259K 990 PDF
FY2023 $205K$184K$20K$258K 990 PDF
FY2022 $198K$178K$20K$234K 990 PDF
FY2021 $214K$161K$53K$214K 990 PDF
FY2020 $193K$161K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $228,923 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $180,507$164,648
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,628$8,215
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,458$56,060
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $204,593$228,923
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $143,221$173,097
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$8,899
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $41,140$46,002
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $184,361$227,998
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,232$925
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $228,923 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$25,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$139,648
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$164,648
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,139$7,139
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,076$1,076
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$56,060
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,215$228,923
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $227,998 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,822 · Management $55,479 · Fundraising $2,311$113,612
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $8,693 · Management $8,639 · Fundraising $360$17,692
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,470 · Management $13,436 · Fundraising $84$29,990
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,267 · Management $8,195 · Fundraising $341$11,803
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11$11
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $8,899$8,899
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,721 · Management $7,384$10,105
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,423 · Management $8,308$9,731
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,096 · Management $4,392$5,488
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,617 · Management $5,751$12,368
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,534 · Management $1,117$2,651
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $623$623
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,786 · Management $2,239$5,025
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $101,052 · Management $114,951 · Fundraising $11,995$227,998
Part X · Balance sheet $260,828 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $175,645$169,370
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,754$936
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $82,307$90,522
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $259,706$260,828
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,059$1,593
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,059$1,593
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $257,647$259,235
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $257,647$259,235
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $259,706$260,828
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $259,235 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$228,923
XI-2 Total expenses$227,998
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$925
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$257,647
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$663
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$259,235

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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