To provide a safe, supportive, recovery-focused setting for young people and families on their recovery journey.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
46¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$122K 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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FY2022 · 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 $89K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
46%
of spending
Concern: 46% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $54K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$41K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$891K
+147% vs prior year
Spent
$694K
To programs
46%
Net assets
$653K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$891K
FY2022▲ +147%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$543K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$891K
FY2023$951K
FY2024$2.1M
Expenses
$694K
FY2022▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$444K
FY2021$662K
FY2022$694K
FY2023$882K
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$653K
FY2022▲ +43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$756K
FY2021$456K
FY2022$653K
FY2023$721K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2017.

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

Where the money goes

46 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 46% · $319K Management & general 28% · $196K Fundraising 26% · $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

13 people listed on the 990; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
$11,750Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Randy Rush’s $131K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Randy Rush$130,800$122,000$110,000$8,654—
Adrienne Bellinger———$92,561$102,895
Claude Baldwin$66,895————
Brock Sansbury———$61,298$54,947
Hunter Welch————$32,500
Nathan Gibson————$27,695
Lindsey Cunninghamp—$12,000$11,750——

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

Supports young people and families on their recovery journey in a safe, healing environment.

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3 programs · $319K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The courage center (TCC) provides a safe, supportive, recovery-focused setting for young people and families on their recovery journey by holding multiple recovery focused spaces and events across the midlands. In addition to weekly mutual aid meetings for teens, adults, and their families.

$223Kprogram expense
02

TCC continued to partner with the national association of county and city health officials (naccho) and recieved grant funding to work with the lexington county ems to contact overdose patients with recovery services and harm reduction material.

$64Kprogram expense
03

TCC began mobile harm reduction activities distributing narcan, fentanyl test strips, and hygiene items to high drug trafficking and overdose areas of lexington county.

$32Kprogram 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 · 2 grants · $38K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,952
Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,669

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$891K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$902K
Money outPt IX
$694K
Ln 25
Programscol B$319K
Managementcol C$196K
Fundraisingcol D$179K
Owns and owesPt X
$653K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$343K
Total assetsLn 16$693K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$902K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$67K
Total revenueLn 12$891K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$343K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$343K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$345K
Total assetsLn 16$693K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
Net assetsLn 32$653K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K$343K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$356K$345K
Total assetsLn 16$465K$693K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$41K
Net assetsLn 32$456K$653K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$67K$24K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$165K$90K$33K$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$48K$26K$10K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$11K$4K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$78K$78K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$2K$201
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$43K$40K$3K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$7K$3K$446
InsuranceLn 23$10K$6K$3K$380
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$154K$48K$21K$85K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$694K$319K$196K$179K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.1M$1.7M$382K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $951K$882K$69K$721K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $891K$694K$197K$653K 990 PDF
FY2021 $361K$662K−$301K$456K 990 PDF
FY2020 $543K$444K$100K$756K 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 $891,037 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $332,428$902,234
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $28,943−$11,197
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $361,371$891,037
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$4,621
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $287,279$354,798
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $374,706$334,754
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $661,985$694,173
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$300,614$196,864
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $891,037 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$66,832
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$835,402
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$902,234
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$11,197−$11,197
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$11,197$891,037
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $694,173 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,621$4,621
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,963 · Management $24,350 · Fundraising $30,438$121,751
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $90,496 · Management $32,908 · Fundraising $41,135$164,539
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,231 · Management $9,539 · Fundraising $11,923$47,693
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,448 · Management $4,163 · Fundraising $5,204$20,815
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $78,386$78,386
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,219$3,219
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,320 · Management $1,509 · Fundraising $201$5,030
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $9,900$9,900
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,751 · Management $2,992$42,743
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,810$1,810
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,248$11,248
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,359 · Management $3,345 · Fundraising $446$11,150
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,275 · Management $2,852 · Fundraising $380$9,507
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,224 · Management $20,695 · Fundraising $85,339$154,258
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,856 · Fundraising $3,647$7,503
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $319,155 · Management $196,305 · Fundraising $178,713$694,173
Part X · Balance sheet $693,066 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $106,753$342,569
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,987$5,600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $356,047$344,897
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $464,787$693,066
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,101$516
X-19 Deferred revenue$40,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,101$40,516
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $435,553$637,036
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $20,133$15,514
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $455,686$652,550
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $464,787$693,066
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $652,550 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$891,037
XI-2 Total expenses$694,173
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$196,864
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$455,686
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$652,550

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