To provide opportunities for people to break the cycle of poverty through education and health services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 136 volunteers and 15 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $182K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$140K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $289K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$566K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$860K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$864K
FY2021$851K
FY2022$960K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$860K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$683K
FY2021$742K
FY2022$757K
FY2023$796K
FY2024$860K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$667K
FY2021$776K
FY2022$979K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M

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 May 1999.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $766K Management & general 6% · $54K Fundraising 5% · $40K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $140K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$139,962Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

C Dalton Smith’s $140K as Executive Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
C Dalton Smith$139,962————
Dalton Smith—$127,426$112,651$108,303$94,596

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

Programs and updates

Empowers people to escape poverty with education and health support.

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2 programs · $766K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The M-POWER Health Center is an innovative medical care model for low-income adults who are without health insurance. The Health Center provides free medical care through its evening acute care clinic and a morning, appointment-only Caring Clinic for patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes.

$466Kprogram expense
02

The M-POWER Education Center offers a series of academically-appropriate programs and services that meet the needs of adults who lack basic educational skills and/or credentials crucial for overall success.

$300Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$860K
Ln 25
Programscol B$766K
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$566K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$137K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$191K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$49
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$607K
SavingsLn 2$759K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$497K
Other assetsLn 15$39K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$566K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6136
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$1.2M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$519K$497K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$585K$566K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$67K$67K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$142K$123K$12K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$294K$257K$20K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$6K$450$348
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$26K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$26K$3K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K$360
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$15K$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$16K$1K$963
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$7K$777
Office expensesLn 13$27K$15K$7K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$7K$410$410
OccupancyLn 16$25K$24K$596$135
InterestLn 20$24K$24K$594$134
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$43K$42K$1K$239
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K$448$102
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$84K$83K$836$189
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$764
Total functional expensesLn 25$860K$766K$54K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$860K$209K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$796K$206K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $960K$757K$203K$979K 990 PDF
FY2021 $851K$742K$109K$776K 990 PDF
FY2020 $864K$683K$182K$667K 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 $1,069,237 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,005,550$1,073,214
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,885$15,151
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$13,574−$19,128
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,001,861$1,069,237
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$67,310
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $456,016$504,578
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $339,698$287,913
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $795,714$859,801
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $206,147$209,436
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,069,237 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$190,615
VIII-1e Government grants$40,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$842,599
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$136,572
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,073,214
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,200$15,200
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$49−$49
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$19,961−$19,961
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $833$833
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $833 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$4,810$1,069,237
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $859,801 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $67,310$67,310
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $122,691 · Management $12,044 · Fundraising $7,530$142,265
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $257,330 · Management $20,432 · Fundraising $15,793$293,555
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,664 · Management $450 · Fundraising $348$6,462
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,508 · Management $2,025 · Fundraising $1,565$29,098
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,894 · Management $3,320 · Fundraising $3,984$33,198
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $11,647 · Management $360$12,007
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,592 · Management $1,824 · Fundraising $1,824$18,240
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,690 · Management $1,246 · Fundraising $963$17,899
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,990 · Fundraising $777$7,767
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,633 · Management $7,199 · Fundraising $4,836$26,668
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,382 · Management $410 · Fundraising $410$8,202
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,800 · Management $596 · Fundraising $135$24,531
IX-20 InterestPrograms $23,723 · Management $594 · Fundraising $134$24,451
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $42,159 · Management $1,056 · Fundraising $239$43,454
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,905 · Management $448 · Fundraising $102$18,455
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,862 · Management $836 · Fundraising $189$83,887
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,588 · Fundraising $764$2,352
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $765,780 · Management $54,428 · Fundraising $39,593$859,801
Part X · Balance sheet $1,960,596 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,156,104$607,255
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$758,983
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,923$3,765
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $20,089$44,068
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,223$10,157
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $519,420$496,987
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $45,163$39,381
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,769,922$1,960,596
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,979$14,336
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $41,877$13,870
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $584,562$565,801
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,144,307$1,256,290
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $41,053$138,505
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,185,360$1,394,795
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,769,922$1,960,596
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,394,795 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,069,237
XI-2 Total expenses$859,801
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$209,436
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,185,360
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,394,795

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