Wellspring empowers individuals and families to make fundamental life changes through exceptional counceling and community outreach that improves quality of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ 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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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
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 $24K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $88K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$65K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% 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
$939K
Spent
$836K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$190K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$939K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$939K
FY2022$880K
FY2023$742K
FY2024$903K
FY2025$822K
Expenses
$836K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$836K
FY2022$896K
FY2023$895K
FY2024$948K
FY2025$834K
Net assets
$190K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$190K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$19K
FY2024−$25K
FY2025−$38K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1965.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $722K Management & general 14% · $114K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Richele Shepard——$79,498
Tracey Stute$71,015$15,505—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers people with counseling and outreach to improve their lives.

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1 program · $722K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Family counseling provided to residents of clark and champaign counties.

$722Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$939K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$509K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$836K
Ln 25
Programscol B$722K
Managementcol C$114K
Owns and owesPt X
$190K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$509K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$71
Total revenueLn 12$939K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$196K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$196K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K
Net assetsLn 32$190K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$238K$196K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13K$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$300K$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$216K$65K
Net assetsLn 32$84K$190K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$534K$454K$80K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$7K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$47K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$41K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$13K$11K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$39K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$13K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$40K$40K$10
TravelLn 17$683$581$102
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$340$289$51
InsuranceLn 23$11K$10K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$52K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$368
Total functional expensesLn 25$836K$722K$114K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $822K$834K−$11K−$38K 990 PDF
FY2024 $903K$948K−$45K−$25K 990 PDF
FY2023 $742K$895K−$153K$19K 990 PDF
FY2022 $880K$896K−$16K$172K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $939K$836K$103K$190K 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
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Part I · Summary $939,261 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $518,837$412,709
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $297,943$508,947
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,925$1,165
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $546$16,440
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $839,251$939,261
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $647,311$646,023
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $239,059$189,826
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $886,370$835,849
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$47,119$103,412
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $939,261 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$76,127
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$336,582
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$412,709
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $508,947$508,947
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,094$1,094
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $71$71
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $16,440$16,440
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $525,458 · Excluded from tax $1,094$939,261
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $835,849 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $454,000 · Management $80,118$534,118
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,131 · Management $1,259$8,390
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $47,243 · Management $8,337$55,580
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,745 · Management $7,190$47,935
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $11,053 · Management $1,950$13,003
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $38,683 · Management $6,827$45,510
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,416 · Management $2,351$15,767
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,583 · Management $10$39,593
IX-17 TravelPrograms $581 · Management $102$683
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,457$5,457
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $289 · Management $51$340
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,683 · Management $1,709$11,392
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,314 · Management $3,311$55,625
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,088 · Management $368$2,456
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $722,266 · Management $113,583 · Fundraising $0$835,849
Part X · Balance sheet $254,388 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $238,297$196,054
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $42,596$36,726
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,041$4,543
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,559$1,219
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $13,271$15,846
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $299,764$254,388
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $45,720$49,955
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $37,033$14,577
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $215,503$64,532
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $84,261$189,856
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $84,261$189,856
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $299,764$254,388
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $189,856 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$939,261
XI-2 Total expenses$835,849
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$103,412
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$84,261
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,183
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$189,856

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