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Blue River INC FY2022 filing

Not tax-deductible

South Bend, IN501(c)(4)EIN 35-1454609Revenue $346K in FY2022

On file with the IRSPo Box 540, 46624-0540 · South Bend, INTax-exempt since Aug 1979

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Blue River, INC. Was organized as an indiana not-for-profit corporation to own and operate two apartment projects for low-income senior citizens in columbia city, indiana. Phase I has 10 units and phase II has 30 units. The corporation's mortgage loans were provided through the rural development, department of agriculture, under section 515 of the housing act of 1949. In addition, the corporation has also entered into a housing assistance payment contract with hud. The hap contract is a rent assistance program for low-income families or persons as provided by the section 8 program of the national housing act.

66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$372K
65% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 65% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$346K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$292K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$199K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$346K
FY2022▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$312K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$353K
FY2024$369K
Expenses
$292K
FY2022▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$271K
FY2021$260K
FY2022$292K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$336K
Net assets
$199K
FY2022▲ +38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$92K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$241K
FY2024$274K

From the FY2022 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 Aug 1979.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $192K Management & general 34% · $100K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Esther Smith
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dick Buchanan
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Phyllis Gates
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carl Siler
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Doug Lucker
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Walker
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Provides affordable housing and rental assistance for low-income seniors.

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1 program · $192K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Blue river, inc. Was organized as an indiana not-for-profit corporation to own and operate two apartment projects for low-income senior citizens in columbia city, indiana. Phase I has 10 units and phase ii has 30 units.

$192Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$346K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$212K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$292K
Ln 25
Programscol B$192K
Managementcol C$100K
Owns and owesPt X
$199K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K
Total assetsLn 16$571K
LiabilitiesLn 26$372K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Government grantsLn 1e$128K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$212K
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$346K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$42K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$93K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$411K
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$571K
LiabilitiesLn 26$372K
Net assetsLn 32$199K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K$42K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$96K$93K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$433K$411K
Total assetsLn 16$567K$571K
LiabilitiesLn 26$423K$372K
Net assetsLn 32$144K$199K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$145K$145K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$615$615
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$18K$54K
Total functional expensesLn 25$292K$192K$100K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $369K$336K$33K$274K 990 PDF
FY2023 $353K$311K$42K$241K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $346K$292K$55K$199K 990 PDF
FY2021 $312K$260K$52K$144K 990 PDF
FY2020 $308K$271K$37K$92K 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
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Part I · Summary $346,423 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $151,614$127,766
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $155,684$211,657
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$15
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,777$6,985
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $312,080$346,423
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $259,769$291,813
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $259,769$291,813
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,311$54,610
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $346,423 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$127,766
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$127,766
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $211,657$211,657
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15$15
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,985$6,985
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $211,657 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,000$346,423
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $291,813 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $25,584$25,584
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,330$6,330
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,084$2,084
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,141$11,141
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $145,032$145,032
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,291$1,291
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,378$28,378
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $615$615
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,535 · Management $53,823$71,358
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $191,560 · Management $100,253 · Fundraising $0$291,813
Part X · Balance sheet $570,827 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,084$42,196
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,835$4,025
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,855$5,512
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $433,122$410,994
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $95,726$92,854
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,832$15,246
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $567,454$570,827
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,993$17,642
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $491$2,289
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $17,664$18,065
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $423,410$372,173
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $144,044$198,654
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $144,044$198,654
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $567,454$570,827
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $198,654 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$346,423
XI-2 Total expenses$291,813
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,610
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$144,044
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$198,654

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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