The organization creates homes where people with disabilities, and those who can assist them, can live, work, and pray together in a community of fellowship and harmony.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $90K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$428K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% 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
$675K
Spent
$612K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$628K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$675K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$675K
FY2021$693K
FY2022$949K
FY2023$763K
FY2024$840K
Expenses
$612K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$612K
FY2021$685K
FY2022$751K
FY2023$832K
FY2024$950K
Net assets
$628K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$628K
FY2021$636K
FY2022$834K
FY2023$765K
FY2024$655K

From the FY2020 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 Sep 2000.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $475K Management & general 14% · $86K Fundraising 8% · $52K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director - Ex Offic
$62,000Pt VII · Sec A
Boardmember
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Boardmember
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Boardmember
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treaurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Mohr Verstegan’s $62K as Executive Director - Ex Offic is at the 51st 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.

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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

Builds homes for people with disabilities and their helpers to live, work, and worship together.

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1 program · $475K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization provides fellowship and the comforts of home for individuals diagnosed with some form of INTELLECTUAL/ developmental disability.

$475Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$675K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$565K
Other incomeLn 4–11$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Money outPt IX
$612K
Ln 25
Programscol B$475K
Managementcol C$86K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$628K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$428K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$565K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Other incomeLn 4–11$110K
Total revenueLn 12$675K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$84K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$896K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$428K
Net assetsLn 32$628K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$907K$896K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$437K$428K
Net assetsLn 32$565K$628K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$41K$14K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$242K$163K$53K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$16K$5K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$19K$6K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$6K$1K$824
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$194$194
Information technologyLn 14$1K$952$119$119
OccupancyLn 16$66K$66K
InterestLn 20$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$21K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$389$389
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$24K$3K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$93K$93K
Total functional expensesLn 25$612K$475K$86K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $840K$950K−$110K$655K 990 PDF
FY2023 $763K$832K−$69K$765K 990 PDF
FY2022 $949K$751K$198K$834K 990 PDF
FY2021 $693K$685K$8K$636K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $675K$612K$63K$628K 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 $674,893 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $330,240$565,235
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $60$19
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,114$109,639
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $366,414$674,893
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $277,910$356,304
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $208,365$255,848
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $486,275$612,152
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$119,861$62,741
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $674,893 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$565,235
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$36,202
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$565,235
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $19$19
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $55,165$55,165
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $54,474$54,474
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $54,493 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $55,165$674,893
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $612,152 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,920 · Management $13,640 · Fundraising $7,440$62,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $162,994 · Management $53,317 · Fundraising $26,038$242,349
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,579 · Management $5,115 · Fundraising $2,558$23,252
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,231 · Management $6,315 · Fundraising $3,157$28,703
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,176 · Management $1,235 · Fundraising $824$8,235
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $8,045$8,045
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,554 · Management $194 · Fundraising $194$1,942
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $952 · Management $119 · Fundraising $119$1,190
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,440$66,440
IX-20 InterestPrograms $20,112$20,112
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,676 · Management $2,297$22,973
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,113 · Management $389 · Fundraising $389$3,891
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,815 · Management $2,977 · Fundraising $2,977$29,769
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $93,251$93,251
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $474,813 · Management $85,598 · Fundraising $51,741$612,152
Part X · Balance sheet $1,055,988 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $69,055$84,110
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $16,219$60,503
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$5,840
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $906,878$895,760
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,865$1,525
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,250$8,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,002,267$1,055,988
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,636$17,986
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $436,872$427,852
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $565,395$628,136
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $565,395$628,136
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,002,267$1,055,988
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $628,136 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$674,893
XI-2 Total expenses$612,152
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,741
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$565,395
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$628,136

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