Just Friends INC

Tax-deductible

Columbus, IN501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 31-1138552Revenue $959K in FY2024

On file with the IRSjustfriendscolumbus.com900 Lindsey St, 47201-6714 · Columbus, INTax-exempt since Aug 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide adult day care services for adults in the columbus, indiana area

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 34 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $96K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 54% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
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
5
named funders · $52K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$959K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$828K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$695K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$959K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$546K
FY2021$915K
FY2022$624K
FY2023$860K
FY2024$959K
Expenses
$828K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$447K
FY2021$599K
FY2022$699K
FY2023$852K
FY2024$828K
Net assets
$695K
FY2024▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$632K
FY2022$557K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$695K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1985.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $677K Management & general 16% · $131K Fundraising 2% · $20K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$57,750Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jayme Zobrist Non-Voting’s $58K as Executive Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jayme Zobrist Non-Voting$57,750$56,585$53,823$45,000$45,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers adult day care services for adults in the Columbus, Indiana area.

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3 programs · $677K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide adult day services so people can live at home longer, stay safe and active, make new friends, and learn new things.

$608Kprogram expense
02

Provide transportation services to people who attend just friends and do not drive.

$45Kprogram expense
03

This organization provides meals at no charge.

$24Kprogram 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 · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$959K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$686K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$243K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$828K
Ln 25
Programscol B$677K
Managementcol C$131K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$695K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$246K
Total assetsLn 16$729K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$243K
Government grantsLn 1e$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$686K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$382
Gains on assetsLn 7$26K
Total revenueLn 12$959K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$246K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$246K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$257K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$163K
Total assetsLn 16$729K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$695K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 675
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$154K$246K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$254K$257K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$120K$163K
Total assetsLn 16$592K$729K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$34K
Net assetsLn 32$564K$695K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$534K$438K$80K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$36K$7K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$1K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$2K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K
TravelLn 17$1K$672$672
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$118K$117K$991
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$828K$677K$131K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $959K$828K$131K$695K 990 PDF
FY2023 $860K$852K$8K$564K 990 PDF
FY2022 $624K$699K−$75K$557K 990 PDF
FY2021 $915K$599K$317K$632K 990 PDF
FY2020 $546K$447K$98K$315K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $959,103 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $277,769$242,679
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $565,352$685,812
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,926$30,230
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$382
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $860,047$959,103
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 $611,417$578,735
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $240,838$249,542
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $852,255$828,277
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,792$130,826
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $959,103 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$20,000
VIII-1e Government grants$3,990
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$218,689
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$242,679
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $685,812$685,812
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,968$3,968
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $26,262$26,262
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $382$382
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $712,456 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,968$959,103
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $828,277 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $437,586 · Management $80,046 · Fundraising $16,009$533,641
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,075 · Management $7,215 · Fundraising $1,804$45,094
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,368 · Management $32,830$34,198
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,123$9,123
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,327 · Management $9,307$11,634
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,043$21,043
IX-17 TravelPrograms $672 · Management $672$1,344
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,115$28,115
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,134$24,134
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $116,536 · Management $991$117,527
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $2,424$2,424
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $676,979 · Management $131,061 · Fundraising $20,237$828,277
Part X · Balance sheet $728,897 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $153,553$246,223
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $52,662$57,907
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,484$5,529
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $119,713$162,726
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $254,219$256,512
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $591,631$728,897
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,701$25,718
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,454$7,877
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,155$33,595
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $553,246$695,302
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,230$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $564,476$695,302
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $591,631$728,897
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $695,302 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$959,103
XI-2 Total expenses$828,277
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$130,826
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$564,476
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$695,302

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

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