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Et Cetera Shop INC

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Bluffton, OH501(c)(3)Since 1990Human Services EIN 34-1702540Revenue $479K in FY2025

On file with the IRS327 N Main St, 45817-1229 · Bluffton, OHTax-exempt since Apr 1992Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To receive donations of property and sell the same to raise money exclusively for charitable purposes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$16K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$479K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$464K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$479K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$366K
FY2023$443K
FY2024$465K
FY2025$479K
Expenses
$464K
FY2025▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$178K
FY2021$239K
FY2022$238K
FY2023$207K
FY2024$638K
FY2025$464K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$850K
FY2021$953K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M

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 Apr 1992.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $454K Management & general 2% · $10K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lori Nester
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dick McGarrity
Past Treasur
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nancy Neff
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bev Armstrong
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Byers
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
George Lehman
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carl Liechty
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen McCullough
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Sells donated property to fund charitable causes.

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1 program · $454K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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To receive donations of property and sell the same to raise money exclusively for charitable purposes.

$454Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $682K · 2021–2025
Mennonite Central Committee U SPA · FY2025$170,964
Unitemized GrantFY2025$43,631
Mennonite Central Committee U SPA · FY2024$316,401
Unitemized GrantFY2024$45,420
Mennonite Central Committee U SPA · FY2022$46,971
Mennonite Central Committee U SPA · FY2021$59,092

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$479K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$445K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$464K
Ln 25
Programscol B$454K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$445K
Total revenueLn 12$479K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$114K
SavingsLn 2$34K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$978K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K$148K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$978K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$171K$171K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$44K$44K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$101K$92K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$7K$639
Accounting feesLn 11c$870$870
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$866$866
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$71K
All other expensesLn 24e$166$166
Total functional expensesLn 25$464K$454K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $479K$464K$15K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $465K$638K−$174K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $443K$207K$236K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $366K$238K$127K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $341K$239K$102K$953K 990 PDF
FY2020 $235K$178K$57K$850K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $479,335 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $56,528$31,748
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,577$2,179
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $405,444$445,408
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $464,549$479,335
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $361,821$214,595
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $105,149$108,514
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $171,150$141,180
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $638,120$464,289
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$173,571$15,046
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $479,335 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $444,386 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,748
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,748
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,179$2,179
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,022$1,022
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,201 · Excluded from tax $444,386$479,335
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $464,289 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $170,964$170,964
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $43,631$43,631
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $92,462 · Management $8,339$100,801
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,074 · Management $639$7,713
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $870$870
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,935$3,935
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,899$9,899
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,700$17,700
IX-17 TravelPrograms $866$866
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,600$29,600
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,197$7,197
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,947$70,947
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $166$166
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $454,441 · Management $9,848 · Fundraising $0$464,289
Part X · Balance sheet $1,173,328 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $76,437$114,050
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $32,266$33,514
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $36,013$47,708
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,007,656$978,056
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,155,775$1,173,328
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,404$15,911
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,404$15,911
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,142,371$1,157,417
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,142,371$1,157,417
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,155,775$1,173,328
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,157,417 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$479,335
XI-2 Total expenses$464,289
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,046
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,142,371
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,157,417

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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