Pals Programs EIN 35-2334489 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Creates inclusive camp experiences for people with Down syndrome, changing attitudes and transforming lives. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $751K in revenue, $715K in expenses, and $935K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Doylestown, PA
Website
www.palsprograms.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$751KFY2021
Expenses
$715K
Net assets
$935K
People
9
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  35-2334489 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Doylestown, PA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Creates inclusive camp experiences for people with Down syndrome, changing attitudes and transforming lives.
Leadership
Jenni Ross · Executive Director · $15K
Money in and out
$751K revenue, $715K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$751K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$715K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$935K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $37K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
16.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$751K
FY2021▼ -12%
Expenses
$715K
FY2021▲ +28%
Total assets
$983K
FY2021▼ -3%
Total liabilities
$48K
FY2021▼ -59%
Total revenue
$751K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$715K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$935K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$37K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$983K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPals Programs
EINHdr · item D35-2334489
Principal addressHdr · item CDoylestown, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.palsprograms.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P82)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$15,120Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shelby Bahl$85,000
Jenni Ross$45,667$51,000$14,535
Jenni Ross$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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $547K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Pals is proud to have provided immersive sleep-away camp experiences for 300 young adults with down syndrome during the 2020-2021 fiscal year. In addition, pals provided weekend engagement opportunities for over 100 campers during the off-season. At every event, each camper was paired one-on-one with a volunteer, peer-aged counselor.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$592K · 79%
Program service revenue$155K · 21%
Other revenue$4K · 1%
Contributions & grants79%$592K
Program service revenue21%$155K
Other revenue1%$4K
— government grantsLn 1e$133K
Total revenueLn 12$751K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.11
Program services77%$547K
Management & general12%$87K
Fundraising11%$80K
Total functional expensesLn 25$715K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$624K
Total assetsLn 16$983K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$48K
Total net assetsLn 32$935K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $973K · Operating expenses/yr $715K
16.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $547K · Total expenses $715K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $87K · Total expenses $715K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $80K · Total expenses $715K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $65K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $606K
$0.11 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $592K · Total revenue $751K
79%
Government reliance
Government grants $133K · Total revenue $751K
18%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $155K · Total revenue $751K
21%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $751K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $155K · Total expenses $715K
22%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $751K · Prior year $854K
-12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $935K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $751K · Expenses $715K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $983K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $935K · Total assets $983K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $349K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $983K
35%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jenni Ross · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $15K · Total expenses $715K
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $440K · Total expenses $715K
62%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Revenue growth -12%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$2.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$751K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$854K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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