New Purpose

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Clarksville, TN501(c)(3)Since 1998HousingEIN 31-1638734Revenue $3.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmynewpurpose.org2509 Wilma Rudolph Blvd Ste D, 37040-6425 · Clarksville, TNTax-exempt since Mar 1999Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide caring supported living and nursing services in quality homes for people with developmental disabilities; to increase employment opportunities and increase affordable housing in clarksville, TN.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$216K 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $205K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$216K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$296K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▼ -36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$3.9M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▼ -33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$699K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1999.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $2.9M Management & general 26% · $1.0M

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; $216K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$134,463Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Spclst
$81,867Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Marlon Heaston’s $134K as CEO is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2020
Dr Marlon Heaston$134,463$38,367—
Derrick Stevens-Res 092024—$84,700—
Lawrence Laremore$81,867$55,026—
Valencia Hill——$79,886
Derrick Stevens——$65,850
Valencia Hill-Resigned 022024—$18,130—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Offers supported living, nursing care, and housing for people with developmental disabilities.

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1 program · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

New purpose currently provides 24/7 housing and support services for people with developmental disabilities. Individuals were provided supported living services, to include respite, personal assistance and nursing services.

$2.9Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$296K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$329K
Other assetsLn 15$197K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$296K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5116
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$2.4M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$353K$329K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$176K$296K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$216K$216K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.4M$2.3M$25K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$72K$72K
Payroll taxesLn 10$196K$196K
Management feesLn 11a$45K$45K
Legal feesLn 11b$56K$56K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$299$27K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$77K$77K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$32K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$74K$74K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$498K$190K$308K
All other expensesLn 24e$209K$126K$83K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$2.9M$1.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.0M$3.9M−$956K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.6M$4.3M$359K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.5M$4.0M$470K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.4M$3.7M$681K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.0M$3.3M$683K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.1M$3.1M−$7K$699K 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
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Part I · Summary $2,960,059 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,515$1,101
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,555,786$2,866,970
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $500$59,504
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $84,864$32,484
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,644,665$2,960,059
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,223,591$2,845,702
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,062,208$1,070,581
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,285,799$3,916,283
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $358,866−$956,224
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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 $2,960,059 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,101
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,101
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,866,970$2,866,970
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $59,504$59,504
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $32,484$32,484
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,958,958$2,960,059
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,916,283 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $216,330$216,330
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,334,513 · Management $25,008$2,359,521
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $2,140$2,140
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $71,962$71,962
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $195,749$195,749
IX-11a Management feesManagement $45,354$45,354
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $56,200$56,200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,239$24,239
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,977$6,977
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $299 · Management $26,837$27,136
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $77,397$77,397
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,089 · Management $1,010$5,099
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $32,350 · Management $14,133$46,483
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $74,468$74,468
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $189,913 · Management $308,161$498,074
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $126,173 · Management $82,981$209,154
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,883,086 · Management $1,033,197 · Fundraising $0$3,916,283
Part X · Balance sheet $2,256,819 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,388,952$1,444,613
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $341,224$285,996
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $352,644$329,484
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $380$196,726
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,092,719$2,256,819
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,462$16,669
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $8,801$6,801
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $159,288$272,405
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $175,551$295,875
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,917,168$1,960,944
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,917,168$1,960,944
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,092,719$2,256,819
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,960,944 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,960,059
XI-2 Total expenses$3,916,283
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$956,224
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,917,168
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,960,944

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