To provide low rental apartments for senior citizens and people with disabilities along with facilities for social and recreational activities for residents. There are 60 avaiable units for rental.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$40K 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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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$47K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$332K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$295K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$101K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$332K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$221K
FY2022$218K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$297K
FY2025$332K
Expenses
$295K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$204K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$300K
FY2025$295K
Net assets
$101K
FY2025▲ +57%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$80K
FY2021$97K
FY2022$69K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$64K
FY2025$101K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1981.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $266K Management & general 10% · $29K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$36,080Pt VII · Sec A
$4,140Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bernice Ruhe$4,140$37,575$36,020$12,731——
Angela Reed$36,080——$24,211$35,010$36,111

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers affordable apartments and social activities for seniors and people with disabilities.

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1 program · $55K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To provide low rental apartments for senior citizens and people with disabilities along with facilities for social and recreational activities for residents. There are 60 available units for rental.

$55Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$332K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$332K
Money outPt IX
$295K
Ln 25
Programscol B$266K
Managementcol C$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$101K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$101K
Total assetsLn 16$148K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$332K
Total revenueLn 12$332K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$101K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$101K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K
Total assetsLn 16$148K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$101K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$71K$101K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$65K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$136K$148K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$64K$101K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$40K$20K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$3K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$750$750
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$5$5
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$127K$127K
All other expensesLn 24e$60K$60K
Total functional expensesLn 25$295K$266K$29K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $332K$295K$37K$101K 990 PDF
FY2024 $297K$300K−$3K$64K 990 PDF
FY2023 $251K$253K−$2K$67K 990 PDF
FY2022 $218K$246K−$28K$69K 990 PDF
FY2021 $221K$204K$17K$97K 990 PDF
FY2020 $201K$203K−$1K$80K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $332,292 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $292,746$332,292
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,204$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $296,954$332,292
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $59,759$66,500
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $240,002$228,903
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $299,761$295,403
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,807$36,889
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $332,292 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $332,292$332,292
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $332,292$332,292
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $295,403 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,110 · Management $20,110$40,220
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,579$21,579
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,163 · Management $1,538$4,701
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,488 · Management $7,487$14,975
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $750$750
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,017$2,017
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5$5
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,012$21,012
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $127,159$127,159
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $60,485$60,485
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $266,268 · Management $29,135 · Fundraising $0$295,403
Part X · Balance sheet $147,965 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $71,112$101,012
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $405$3,187
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $64,778$43,766
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $136,295$147,965
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,793$24,259
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,598$19,774
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $71,821$46,602
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $64,474$101,363
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $64,474$101,363
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $136,295$147,965
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $101,363 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$332,292
XI-2 Total expenses$295,403
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,889
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$64,474
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$101,363

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