Real Services INC FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

South Bend, IN501(c)(3)Since 1966Human ServicesEIN 35-1157606Revenue $30.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSrealservices.org1151 S Michigan St, 46601-3427 · South Bend, INTax-exempt since Aug 1969Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Real Services assists in establishing a community in which those we serve can maintain their independence to the maximum degree possible and find meaning and satisfaction throughout their lives. We offer Services in 12 counties across northern indiana, including elkhart, fulton, jasper, kosciusko, lake, laporte, marshall, newton, porter, pulaski, starke, and st. Joseph.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$241K 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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FY2024 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $83K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$241K
to officers and key staff · 0.8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $1.2M
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.5M
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$30.0M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$30.8M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$10.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$30.0M
FY2024▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$21.5M
FY2021$25.5M
FY2022$31.2M
FY2023$32.8M
FY2024$30.0M
FY2025$21.3M
Expenses
$30.8M
FY2024▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$20.2M
FY2021$23.8M
FY2022$30.7M
FY2023$34.2M
FY2024$30.8M
FY2025$23.2M
Net assets
$10.5M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.0M
FY2021$12.1M
FY2022$11.9M
FY2023$10.8M
FY2024$10.5M
FY2025$8.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1969.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $29.0M Management & general 5% · $1.5M Fundraising 1% · $179K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $241K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Ce
$154,500Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. Admin &
$86,668Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karla J Mapes’s $154K as President/Ce is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karla J Mapes$154,500—————
Karla Ann Mapes—$154,500————
Karla Ann Fales——$124,367$131,333——
Rebecca Zaseck————$121,865$122,406
Martha Knepper———$92,613$33,921—
Andrew S Vargo————$80,846$92,438
Kevin Bouma$71,722$86,668$25,000———
Stephen Gazdick$50,769—————

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

Helps older adults and individuals with disabilities in northern Indiana maintain their independence through supportive services, community outreach, and health initiatives.

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3 programs · $22.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Case Management

Provides a variety of needs assessments and care plans that allow older and disabled persons to maintain their independence and remain in the setting of their choice for as long as possible with support

$11.4Mprogram expense
02

Energy Assistance

Income eligible households received heating assistance and turn-off avoidance during weather amnesty months. The program provided 12,174 families representing 26,800 people in a five-county area with a credit on their heating bills.

$8.9Mprogram expense
03

Covid-19

More than 460 at-risk people impacted by the economic contraction and social restrictions caused by pandemic had access to programs and services to meet their needs through senior nutrition, energy assistance, rental assistance, telephone reassurance, and other programs.

$2.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 116 grants · $56.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,282,929
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,082,521
Unitemized GrantFY2024$751,104
Paladin INCIN · FY2024$66,437
Indiana Legal Services INCIN · FY2024$56,430
Kroc CenterIN · FY2024$43,328
Meals on Wheels of GoshenIN · FY2024$36,985
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$30.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$853K
Investment incomeLn 3$176K
Money outPt IX
$30.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$29.0M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$179K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$27.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$853K
Investment incomeLn 3$176K
Other incomeLn 4–11$113K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$8K
Total revenueLn 12$30.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.7M
SavingsLn 2$859K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.5M
Net assetsLn 32$10.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5327
VolunteersI 6212
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$14.9M$15.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M$4.5M
Net assetsLn 32$10.8M$10.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$778K$778K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11.1M$11.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$355K$355K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10.7M$10.2M$419K$71K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$447K$399K$44K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.0M$1.8M$169K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$847K$739K$104K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Investment management feesLn 11f$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36$36
Advertising and promotionLn 12$176K$148K$4K$24K
Information technologyLn 14$404K$319K$81K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$833K$713K$98K$22K
TravelLn 17$160K$152K$6K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$147K$131K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$182K$168K$14K$640
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.3M$2.1M$171K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$373K$344K$20K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$30.8M$29.0M$1.5M$179K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $21.3M$23.2M−$1.9M$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $30.0M$30.8M−$762K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $32.8M$34.2M−$1.4M$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $31.2M$30.7M$556K$11.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $25.5M$23.8M$1.7M$12.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $21.5M$20.2M$1.3M$10.0M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $29,994,742 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $32,166,460$28,852,733
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $444,352$852,701
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $69,132$175,812
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $157,096$113,496
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $32,837,040$29,994,742
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $17,353,257$11,843,446
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,643,645$14,354,692
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,224,243$4,558,763
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $34,221,145$30,756,901
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,384,105−$762,159
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $29,994,742 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $54,375 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$301,193
VIII-1e Government grants$27,878,128
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$673,412
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,852,733
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $690,218 · Unrelated business $162,483$852,701
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $184,009$184,009
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$8,197−$8,197
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $59,121$59,121
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $741,142 · Unrelated business $162,483 · Excluded from tax $238,384$29,994,742
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $30,756,901 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $778,052$778,052
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,065,394$11,065,394
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $355,305$355,305
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,233,592 · Management $418,710 · Fundraising $71,324$10,723,626
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $398,649 · Management $43,681 · Fundraising $4,639$446,969
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,792,902 · Management $168,561 · Fundraising $19,844$1,981,307
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $738,797 · Management $103,919 · Fundraising $4,769$847,485
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,000$15,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $12,814$12,814
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $36$36
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $147,871 · Management $3,744 · Fundraising $24,145$175,760
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $318,833 · Management $81,040 · Fundraising $4,364$404,237
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $713,451 · Management $97,677 · Fundraising $21,585$832,713
IX-17 TravelPrograms $151,979 · Management $5,824 · Fundraising $2,078$159,881
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $130,883 · Management $16,232$147,115
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $167,541 · Management $14,255 · Fundraising $640$182,436
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,067,952 · Management $170,720 · Fundraising $17,357$2,256,029
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $343,785 · Management $20,334 · Fundraising $8,623$372,742
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $29,049,681 · Management $1,527,852 · Fundraising $179,368$30,756,901
Part X · Balance sheet $14,981,950 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $258,333; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,057,577$2,726,412
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,060,699$858,511
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,615,563$3,558,879
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,075$27,884
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,117,540$1,053,420
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,176,541$3,333,549
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,847,943$3,164,962
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,876,938$14,981,950
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,368,229$1,810,656
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $453,971$109,585
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,972,446$2,508,881
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,047,020$4,520,013
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,855,903$7,316,617
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,974,015$3,145,320
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,829,918$10,461,937
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,876,938$14,981,950
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,461,937 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$29,994,742
XI-2 Total expenses$30,756,901
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$762,159
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,829,918
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$354,038
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$40,140
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,461,937

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