Transformation model being implemented to help the people of Tucson, AZ. But, the goal is to develop this model so that IT is transferable to any city in the US and many around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $40K a year · 6% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $172K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% 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
$932K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$808K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$291K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$932K
FY2021▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$818K
FY2021$932K
FY2022$651K
FY2023$477K
Expenses
$808K
FY2021▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$818K
FY2021$808K
FY2022$826K
FY2023$584K
Net assets
$291K
FY2021▲ +158%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$291K
FY2022$116K
FY2023$14K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2014-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $444K Management & general 39% · $312K Fundraising 6% · $52K

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; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lakisha Deon’s $84K as CEO is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Lakisha Deon$83,846——
Mark R Harris—$58,192$75,000

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

Develops a transferable model to help people in Tucson and cities worldwide.

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3 programs · $162K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The purpose of the government domain is to mobilize christians to create a culture of community involvement in the political process in our city, state, and nation. In 2021, the government domain had 345 people attend events, and 12,409 read email newsletters.

$85Kprogram expense
02

The purpose of the poverty reduction taskforce is to address the root causes of poverty with data-driven solutions that align with biblical principles. The poverty reduction taskforce had 5 people attend taskforce events and 1,854 people read email newsletters.

$39Kprogram expense
03

The purpose of the education domain is to unite the community around local schools by supporting students in their social, intellectual, physical, emotional, and spiritual development in order to prepare them for a lifetime of success.

$37Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$172K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$932K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$952K
Money outPt IX
$808K
Ln 25
Programscol B$444K
Managementcol C$312K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$291K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$952K
Government grantsLn 1e$300K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$31K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$272K
Total revenueLn 12$932K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$106K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$106K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$291K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 6250
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$185K$106K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$273K$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$167K$291K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$523K$308K$177K$38K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$5K$3K$661
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$21K$12K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$10K$9K$781
Office expensesLn 13$10K$4K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$2K$143
OccupancyLn 16$80K$20K$60K
TravelLn 17$10K$9K$998
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$2K$183
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$44K$3K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$808K$444K$312K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $477K$584K−$107K$14K 990 PDF
FY2022 $651K$826K−$175K$116K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $932K$808K$123K$291K 990 PDF
FY2020 $818K$818K−$451$113K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $931,592 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $872,398$952,147
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $325−$20,555
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $872,759$931,592
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $544,549$567,404
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $273,699$241,059
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $818,248$808,463
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,511$123,129
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-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 $931,592 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$271,796
VIII-1e Government grants$299,508
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$380,843
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$30,606
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$952,147
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$20,555
VIII-12 Total revenue$931,592
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $808,463 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $308,065 · Management $177,197 · Fundraising $37,500$522,762
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,434 · Management $3,126 · Fundraising $661$9,221
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,874 · Management $12,006 · Fundraising $2,541$35,421
IX-11a Management feesManagement $25,840$25,840
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,620$11,620
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,764 · Management $8,982 · Fundraising $781$19,527
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,946 · Management $3,946 · Fundraising $1,973$9,865
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,783 · Management $1,640 · Fundraising $143$3,566
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,940 · Management $59,820$79,760
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,980 · Management $998$9,978
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,130$13,130
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,293 · Management $2,110 · Fundraising $183$4,586
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,373 · Management $2,680 · Fundraising $8,576$55,629
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,558$5,558
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $444,140 · Management $311,965 · Fundraising $52,358$808,463
Part X · Balance sheet $316,123 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $185,244$106,065
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $54,962$190,425
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $32,763$19,633
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $272,969$316,123
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,790$25,515
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $105,490$25,515
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $167,479$290,608
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $167,479$290,608
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $272,969$316,123
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $290,608 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$931,592
XI-2 Total expenses$808,463
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$123,129
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$167,479
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$290,608

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