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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$212K 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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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$212K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$833
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$946K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$317K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$946K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$752K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$916K
FY2025$946K
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$796K
FY2021$917K
FY2022$965K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$317K
FY2025▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$348K
FY2022$604K
FY2023$586K
FY2024$416K
FY2025$317K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 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 Oct 1980.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $686K Management & general 11% · $119K Fundraising 23% · $240K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $212K 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
Executive Di
$143,954Pt VII · Sec A
President
$68,535Pt 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

Eric J Scheidler’s $144K as Executive Di is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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
Eric J Scheidler$143,954$140,009$127,913$120,669$118,550$117,946
Ann Scheidler$68,535$68,550$64,400$62,795$54,825$53,031
Joseph M Scheidler————$15,200$23,500

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

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1 program · $686K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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$686Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$946K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$936K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$749
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$686K
Managementcol C$119K
Fundraisingcol D$240K
Owns and owesPt X
$317K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$294K
Total assetsLn 16$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$833
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$936K
Investment incomeLn 3$749
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$175
Total revenueLn 12$946K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$294K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$294K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Other assetsLn 15$625
Total assetsLn 16$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$833
Net assetsLn 32$317K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$392K$294K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$416K$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$308$833
Net assetsLn 32$416K$317K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$212K$164K$35K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$264K$245K$16K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$32K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$956$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$246K$54K$192K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$22K$8K$622
TravelLn 17$14K$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$84K$72K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$35K$9K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$47K$32K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$686K$119K$240K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $946K$1.0M−$99K$317K 990 PDF
FY2024 $916K$1.1M−$170K$416K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.0M−$18K$586K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$965K$156K$604K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$917K$166K$348K 990 PDF
FY2020 $752K$796K−$44K$74K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $946,225 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $913,644$935,783
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,299$749
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,038$9,693
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $915,981$946,225
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $461,452$513,638
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $624,736$531,414
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,086,188$1,045,052
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$170,207−$98,827
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $946,225 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $9,693 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$935,783
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$935,783
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $574$574
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $175$175
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $175 · Excluded from tax $10,267$946,225
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,045,052 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $164,450 · Management $34,612 · Fundraising $13,427$212,489
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $244,921 · Management $15,663 · Fundraising $3,000$263,584
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,909 · Management $5,656$37,565
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $956 · Fundraising $14,750$15,706
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,084$20,084
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,957$1,957
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $54,211 · Fundraising $192,114$246,325
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,410 · Management $8,092 · Fundraising $622$31,124
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,514$13,514
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,050$3,050
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,572$5,572
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $72,302 · Management $11,234$83,536
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,344 · Management $8,969 · Fundraising $16,520$60,833
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $32,081 · Management $14,632$46,713
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $685,677 · Management $118,942 · Fundraising $240,433$1,045,052
Part X · Balance sheet $317,628 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $391,880$294,166
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,849$20,132
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,576$2,705
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $625$625
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $415,930$317,628
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $308$833
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $308$833
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $415,622$316,795
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $415,622$316,795
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $415,930$317,628
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $316,795 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$946,225
XI-2 Total expenses$1,045,052
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$98,827
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$415,622
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$316,795

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

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