Promise Development Corporation

Tax-deductible

Memphis, TN501(c)(3)HousingEIN 31-1708526

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To enhance the quality of life through creating and preserving housing, promoting economic Development opportunities and encouraging community life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$150K 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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FY2023 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $453K a year · 13% 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $54K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$869K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$6.3M
By yearFY2019–FY2023
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2023▼ -18%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$2.5M
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$3.5M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2023▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$2.4M
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.5M
Net assets
$6.3M
FY2023▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$4.2M
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$6.3M

From the FY2023 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: FY2023. IRS ruling in Aug 2000.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.7M Management & general 21% · $713K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$124,668Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$25,017Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cornelius Sanders’s $125K as Executive Director is at the 55th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Cornelius Sanders$124,668$124,307$96,660$98,254—
C Sanders————$94,815
Marcie Fisher—$24,465$46,711——
Reva Marshall$25,017————

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Builds and preserves housing, fosters economic growth, and strengthens community life.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Provided affordable housing to 160 clients in the north memphis community. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, harmony woods, L.P., provided affordable housing to 80 tenants. We also manage april woods apartments and cypress gardens, which consist of 118 units and 24 units

$2.7Mprogram 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 1 funder$54K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$713K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$869K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$62K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$59K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.8M
Other assetsLn 15$22K
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$869K
Net assetsLn 32$6.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 60
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K$59K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100$100
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.5M$6.8M
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$902K$869K
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M$6.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$150K$150K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$622K$314K$309K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$3K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$52K
Legal feesLn 11b$31K$3K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$255$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$593K$593K
TravelLn 17$57K$46K$11K
InterestLn 20$24K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$273K$219K$55K
InsuranceLn 23$215K$172K$43K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$1.1M$190K
All other expensesLn 24e$99K$60K$39K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$2.7M$713K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $3.5M$3.5M$49K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.3M$3.2M$1.1M$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$3.0M$59K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.7M$2.8M$945K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2019 $2.5M$2.4M$136K$4.2M 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 FY2023 990 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,499,542 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,032,764$2,212,616
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,241,301$1,286,926
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,500$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,277,565$3,499,542
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 $810,793$863,251
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,388,460$2,586,985
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,199,253$3,450,236
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,078,312$49,306
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,499,542 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $228 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$61,537
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,151,079
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,212,616
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,286,698$1,286,698
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,286,926 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,499,542
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,450,236 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $149,684$149,684
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $313,551 · Management $308,824$622,375
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,707 · Management $36,477$39,184
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,008$52,008
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,077 · Management $27,692$30,769
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $255 · Management $2,295$2,550
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,884$6,884
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $592,942$592,942
IX-17 TravelPrograms $45,583 · Management $11,396$56,979
IX-20 InterestPrograms $24,326$24,326
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $218,671 · Management $54,668$273,339
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $171,786 · Management $42,946$214,732
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,095,334 · Management $190,039$1,285,373
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $59,974 · Management $39,117$99,091
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,736,782 · Management $713,454 · Fundraising $0$3,450,236
Part X · Balance sheet $7,218,735 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $77,937; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $102,406$58,977
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $69,287$218,144
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,506,699$6,841,592
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $100$100
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $17,685$21,985
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,150,223$7,218,735
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $306,669$304,863
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $43,892$49,990
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $901,724$869,025
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,248,499$6,349,710
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,248,499$6,349,710
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,150,223$7,218,735
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,349,710 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,499,542
XI-2 Total expenses$3,450,236
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$49,306
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,248,499
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$51,905
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,349,710

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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