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Pals Programs

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Doylestown, PA501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 35-2334489Revenue $2.0M in FY2025Latest return filed Mar 11, 2026

On file with the IRSpalsprograms.orgDoylestown, PATax-exempt since Jun 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Pals Programs creates inclusive camp experiences for people with down syndrome. Their volunteer-led Programs change attitudes, transform lives, and inspire a world of belonging.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 220 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $225K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$131K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 78% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $334K
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$115K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.0M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$854K
FY2021$751K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$559K
FY2021$715K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$899K
FY2021$935K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · 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 Jun 2011.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.5M Management & general 9% · $161K Fundraising 7% · $123K

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; $131K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Shelby Bahl
Exec. Dir./Ex-Officio (began 9/2024)
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Jenni Ross
Co-Founder/Board Chair
$45,667Pt VII · Sec A
Lily Snider
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joel Spenadel
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Ross
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Magliocco
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alexandria White
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cory Nangle
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shelby Bahl’s $85K as Exec. Dir./Ex-Officio (began 9/2024) is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shelby Bahl$85,000—————
Jenni Ross$45,667$51,000$14,535$15,009$15,120$37,174

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Creates inclusive camp experiences for people with Down syndrome, changing attitudes and transforming lives.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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PALS Programs is proud to have provided immersive sleep-away camp experiences for 499 young adults with Down syndrome and over 668 volunteers during the 2024-2025 fiscal year. There were 12 programs held across the country. Each participant with Down syndrome was paired one-on-one with a volunteer peer.

$1.5Mprogram 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
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$55K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$46K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$36K
The Wawa Foundation INCFY2024$35K
Georgetown UniversityFY2024$30K
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2024$30K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$29K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$22K
Total grants receivedfrom 16 funders$334K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$928K
Investment incomeLn 3$62K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$161K
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$928K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$62K
Other incomeLn 4–11$67
Gains on assetsLn 7$194
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$416K
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$60K
Accounts receivableLn 4$91K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$16K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6220
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$1.7M$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K$115K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$155K$79K$41K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$439K$361K$22K$56K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$6K$120$780
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$24K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K$35K$5K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$74K$31K$33K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$579
Office expensesLn 13$11K$8K$510$3K
OccupancyLn 16$360K$352K$7K
TravelLn 17$127K$124K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$17K$900$180
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$463K$454K$7K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$59K$38K$15K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.5M$161K$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 11, 2026 $2.0M$1.8M$197K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 14, 2025 $1.8M$1.6M$190K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 13, 2024 $2.1M$1.8M$300K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 28, 2023 $1.6M$1.3M$330K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2022 $751K$715K$37K$935K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 13, 2021 $854K$559K$295K$899K 990 PDF

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 $2,011,039 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $729,661$927,776
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $959,129$1,021,129
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $49,684$62,067
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,402$67
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,758,876$2,011,039
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 $524,058$672,326
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,045,295$1,142,050
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,569,353$1,814,376
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $189,523$196,663
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,011,039 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$7,561 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$23,831
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$903,945
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,225
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$927,776
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,021,129$1,021,129
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61,873$61,873
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $194$194
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,628$7,628
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,021,196 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $62,067$2,011,039
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,814,376 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $78,525 · Management $40,590 · Fundraising $35,785$154,900
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $360,689 · Management $21,863 · Fundraising $56,138$438,690
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,299 · Management $120 · Fundraising $780$7,199
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,782 · Fundraising $1,156$24,938
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,949 · Management $4,660 · Fundraising $6,990$46,599
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,500$26,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,008 · Management $32,972 · Fundraising $10,456$74,436
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,825 · Management $579$3,404
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,585 · Management $510 · Fundraising $2,569$10,664
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $352,410 · Management $7,192$359,602
IX-17 TravelPrograms $123,627 · Management $3,824$127,451
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,915 · Management $900 · Fundraising $180$17,995
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $453,846 · Management $6,624 · Fundraising $2,401$462,871
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $37,520 · Management $14,685 · Fundraising $6,922$59,127
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,529,980 · Management $161,019 · Fundraising $123,377$1,814,376
Part X · Balance sheet $2,070,976 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $286,264$415,707
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,420,844$1,488,537
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $53,640$59,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,726$91,019
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,640$16,213
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,796,114$2,070,976
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,725$115,267
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $37,725$115,267
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,704,749$1,869,709
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $53,640$86,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,758,389$1,955,709
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,796,114$2,070,976
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,955,709 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,011,039
XI-2 Total expenses$1,814,376
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$196,663
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,758,389
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$657
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,955,709

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

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