Provides charitable social services for low income families

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 310 volunteers and 138 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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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
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 $237K a year · 2% 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
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 0.7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $110K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$809K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.5M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$14.3M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$14.5M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.4M
FY2021$11.6M
FY2022$15.3M
FY2023$14.8M
FY2024$14.5M
Expenses
$14.3M
FY2024▼ -0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.1M
FY2021$11.5M
FY2022$15.3M
FY2023$14.3M
FY2024$14.3M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.4M

From the FY2024 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 1965.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $13.7M Management & general 4% · $513K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $105K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$105,345Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eddy Riou’s $105K as Executive Dir. is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eddy Riou$105,345$88,245$80,594$60,265—
Frank Peacock———$69,759$80,094

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers social services to help low-income families.

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3 programs · $8.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Head start provides preschool education and extended day of low-income children

$3.9Mprogram expense
02

Energy assistance assists low income families with energy bills

$3.0Mprogram expense
03

Doe weatherization assists low income families with weatherization of homes

$1.2Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$110K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $38.1M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,343,049
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,297,341
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,797,935
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,524,176
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,166,583

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$158K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Money outPt IX
$14.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$13.7M
Managementcol C$513K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$754K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$809K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$14.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$158K
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$14.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$754K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$754K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$460K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$809K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5138
VolunteersI 6310
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$754K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$773K$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$809K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8.3M$8.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$99K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.7M$3.4M$222K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$673K$629K$44K
Payroll taxesLn 10$278K$268K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$331K$245K$85K
Information technologyLn 14$100K$88K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$174K$167K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$134K$42K$93K
InsuranceLn 23$87K$83K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$800K$770K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e−$426K−$426K
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.3M$13.7M$513K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $14.5M$14.3M$292K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.8M$14.3M$447K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.3M$15.3M$51K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.6M$11.5M$138K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.4M$10.1M$257K$1.4M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,542,975 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,470,808$14,342,180
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,510$36,861
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,934$5,709
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $286,776$158,225
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,775,028$14,542,975
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,297,341$8,343,049
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,665,060$4,707,344
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,365,968$1,200,996
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,328,369$14,251,389
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $446,659$291,586
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $14,542,975 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$14,301,850
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$40,330
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,342,180
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,861$36,861
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38$38
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $54,095$54,095
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,671$5,671
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $104,130$104,130
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,861 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $163,934$14,542,975
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,251,389 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,343,049$8,343,049
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $98,951 · Management $6,394$105,345
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,429,497 · Management $221,619$3,651,116
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $629,147 · Management $43,760$672,907
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $268,204 · Management $9,772$277,976
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $245,371 · Management $85,410$330,781
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $88,146 · Management $11,801$99,947
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $166,951 · Management $7,502$174,453
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $41,819 · Management $92,626$134,445
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $82,982 · Management $4,380$87,362
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $770,197 · Management $29,840$800,037
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$426,029−$426,029
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,738,285 · Management $513,104 · Fundraising $0$14,251,389
Part X · Balance sheet $3,165,940 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $18,060; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,062,401$754,192
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,223,799$671,981
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,002$45,830
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,885$1,885
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $772,569$1,214,054
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $354,913$459,938
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,448,309$3,165,940
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $500,783$347,074
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $355,573$461,788
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,382,817$808,862
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,671,425$1,985,874
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $394,067$371,204
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,065,492$2,357,078
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,448,309$3,165,940
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,357,078 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,542,975
XI-2 Total expenses$14,251,389
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$291,586
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,065,492
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,357,078

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