Futureheights serves to ensure a vibrant and sustainable Future for cleveland Heights and university Heights. We work as change agents by inspiring and facilitating communication, collaboration, engagement and empowerment among our residents, businesses, other community-based organizations and local government. Public forums, voter education, the Heights observer community newspaper, historic neighborhood tours, volunteer opportunities, preservation and community planning education, shop local advocacy, community partnerships, and more.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$66K 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $61K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$390K
Spent
$365K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$102K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$390K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$390K
FY2021$587K
FY2022$536K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$401K
Expenses
$365K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$365K
FY2021$462K
FY2022$504K
FY2023$573K
FY2024$375K
Net assets
$102K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$227K
FY2022$259K
FY2023$64K
FY2024$88K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2002.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $304K Management & general 11% · $40K Fundraising 6% · $21K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$66,378Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristine Pagsuyoin’s $80K as Executive Dir. is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristine Pagsuyoin$80,000———
Deanna Bremer Fisher—$71,143$71,143$66,378

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Fosters a vibrant future by connecting residents, businesses, and government through education and collaboration.

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2 programs · $304K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Completed 3 homes through the futurehomes rehab program, with 3 more in- process and 7 additional properties that will begin construction soon. While our initial efforts were focused in the area round the high school, futureheights is now working in many neighborhoods in the central city and noble target areas.

$224Kprogram expense
02

2)THE heights observer: published 12 issues of the print edition and 50 issues of the weekly e-news. The print edition averaged 21 pages and 67 advertisers each month. The e-news reaches more than 5,304 people.

$80Kprogram 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 4 funders$61K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$390K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$147K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$365K
Ln 25
Programscol B$304K
Managementcol C$40K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$102K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$99K
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Government grantsLn 1e$152K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$147K
Investment incomeLn 3$18
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$390K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$95K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$99K
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$102K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 670
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$99K
Total assetsLn 16$89K$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$78K$102K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$33K$17K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$127K$118K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$720$463
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$12K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$1K$180$180
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$647
Office expensesLn 13$14K$12K$2K$215
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$79$32
OccupancyLn 16$7K$6K$346$137
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$84K$84K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$20K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$365K$304K$40K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $401K$375K$26K$88K 990 PDF
FY2023 $379K$573K−$194K$64K 990 PDF
FY2022 $536K$504K$32K$259K 990 PDF
FY2021 $587K$462K$125K$227K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $390K$365K$24K$102K 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 $389,637 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $298,092$239,181
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $160,720$147,436
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $69$18
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $294$3,002
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $459,175$389,637
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $215,731$214,809
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $251,637$150,333
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $467,368$365,142
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,193$24,495
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $389,637 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$41,518
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,955
VIII-1e Government grants$151,835
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$35,873
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$239,181
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $49,850 · Unrelated business $97,586$147,436
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18$18
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,002$3,002
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $49,850 · Unrelated business $97,586 · Excluded from tax $3,020$389,637
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $365,142 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,189 · Management $16,595 · Fundraising $16,594$66,378
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $117,834 · Management $9,204$127,038
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,213 · Management $720 · Fundraising $463$5,396
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,491 · Management $2,134 · Fundraising $1,372$15,997
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,382$7,382
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,440 · Management $180 · Fundraising $180$1,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,943 · Fundraising $647$2,590
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,859 · Management $1,981 · Fundraising $215$14,055
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,474 · Management $79 · Fundraising $32$1,585
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,420 · Management $346 · Fundraising $137$6,903
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,392$3,392
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,298 · Management $1,064$7,362
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $84,243$84,243
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,696 · Fundraising $1,325$21,021
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $304,492 · Management $39,685 · Fundraising $20,965$365,142
Part X · Balance sheet $110,452 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $62,974$94,707
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,794$3,811
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $17,697$8,946
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,808$1,888
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,100$1,100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $89,373$110,452
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,309$8,171
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,587$8,171
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $53,061$101,721
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,725$560
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $77,786$102,281
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $89,373$110,452
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $102,281 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$389,637
XI-2 Total expenses$365,142
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,495
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$77,786
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$102,281

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