Fundraising for members

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 2 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
Download 990
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $22K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$148K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$381K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$364K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$137K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$381K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$547K
FY2022$521K
FY2023$473K
FY2024$434K
FY2025$381K
Expenses
$364K
FY2025▼ -20%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$610K
FY2022$531K
FY2023$509K
FY2024$453K
FY2025$364K
Net assets
$137K
FY2025▲ +18%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$182K
FY2022$164K
FY2023$132K
FY2024$117K
FY2025$137K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1987.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $297K Management & general 15% · $54K Fundraising 4% · $13K

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; $74K 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
$73,741Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa K Filipi’s $74K as Executive Di is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Melissa K Filipi$73,741$73,741$73,641$71,733$69,012

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

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2 programs · $297K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Distributions to member agencies

$201Kprogram expense
02

Fundraising campaign expenses

$96Kprogram 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$7K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$381K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$377K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$364K
Ln 25
Programscol B$297K
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$137K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K
Total assetsLn 16$285K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$377K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$381K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
SavingsLn 2$33K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$58K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$35K
Total assetsLn 16$285K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
Net assetsLn 32$137K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$87K$58K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$29K$35K
Total assetsLn 16$315K$285K
LiabilitiesLn 26$198K$148K
Net assetsLn 32$117K$137K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$46K$22K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$41K$25K$12K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$6K$3K$822
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$6K$3K$720
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$4K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$902$113
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$692$64
Information technologyLn 14$5K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$750$600$150
TravelLn 17$782$704$78
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$206K$203K$878$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$364K$297K$54K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 7, 2025 $381K$364K$17K$137K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 11, 2025 $434K$453K−$20K$117K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $473K$509K−$35K$132K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2022 $521K$531K−$10K$164K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 26, 2021 $547K$610K−$63K$182K 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 $381,148 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $428,500$377,249
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,524$1,379
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,561$2,520
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $433,585$381,148
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $130,239$133,589
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $323,226$230,282
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $453,465$363,871
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,880$17,277
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $381,148 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$377,249
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$377,249
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,379$1,379
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,520$2,520
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $3,899$381,148
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $363,871 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,719 · Management $22,123 · Fundraising $5,899$73,741
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,154 · Management $12,172 · Fundraising $3,246$40,572
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,370 · Management $3,083 · Fundraising $822$10,275
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,581 · Management $2,700 · Fundraising $720$9,001
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,794 · Management $5,691$9,485
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,240 · Management $902 · Fundraising $113$2,255
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,817 · Management $692 · Fundraising $64$2,573
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,068 · Management $2,046$5,114
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $750 · Management $600 · Fundraising $150$1,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $704 · Management $78$782
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,542$2,542
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $202,800 · Management $878 · Fundraising $2,353$206,031
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $296,997 · Management $53,507 · Fundraising $13,367$363,871
Part X · Balance sheet $285,135 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,777$24,884
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $62,127$33,417
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $194,583$185,427
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,510$6,477
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $28,776$34,930
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $314,773$285,135
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $190,121$138,972
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,006$8,696
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $198,127$147,668
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $116,646$137,467
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $116,646$137,467
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $314,773$285,135
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $137,467 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$381,148
XI-2 Total expenses$363,871
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,277
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$116,646
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,544
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$137,467

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

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