Our mission is to improve quality of life and reduce health disparities in underserved communities by promoting self-empowerment and providing holistic health education and direct services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 56 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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $331K a year · 3% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 1.0% 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
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $191K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
87% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 87% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.6M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$13.0M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$292K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$11.6M
FY2024▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$12.9M
FY2024$11.6M
Expenses
$13.0M
FY2024-0.04%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$7.6M
FY2023$13.0M
FY2024$13.0M
Net assets
$292K
FY2024▼ -83%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$292K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Revoked May 2018, reinstated. IRS ruling Mar 2023, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2023.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $11.1M Management & general 15% · $1.9M

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

5 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$126,008Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jerome Montgomery JR’s $126K as Executive Director is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Jerome Montgomery JR$126,008$96,862$67,091

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Empowers underserved communities with health education and services to improve quality of life.

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3 programs · $11.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Care Services

Medical case management, individual & group mental health and psychosocial SERVICES.DURING the year the number of clients served under the following initutives:medical management - 127 clients servedhousing navigation - 108 clients servedmind, body and soul wellness circle - 212 clients servedlink up viiv - 1030 clients servedtotal of…

$9.9Mprogram expense
02

Prevention

Targeted HIV/STI testing and counseling, prep referrals, sexual health EDUCATION.DURING the year the number of clients served under the following INITUTIVES:N2 study - 74 clients SERVEDHIV/STI counseling and testing - 3,423 clients servedworkforce development - 165 clients servedmental health - 68 clients servedtotal of 3,730 clients…

$872Kprogram expense
03

Wellness Center

Community mental health, community HIV/STI testing, acupuncture, massage, food pantry SERVICES.DURING the year 187 clients received services.

$372Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$191K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$13.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.1M
Managementcol C$1.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$292K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$99K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$10.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$314K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$11.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$99K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$99K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$271K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$292K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 556
VolunteersI 610
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$684K$99K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$292K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$133K$133K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$859K$654K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$87K$34K$53K
Payroll taxesLn 10$141K$75K$67K
Legal feesLn 11b$54K$54K
Accounting feesLn 11c$144K$29K$115K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$335K$234K$101K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$206K$163K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$466K$341K$125K
Information technologyLn 14$1.1M$1.0M$78K
OccupancyLn 16$209K$144K$65K
TravelLn 17$112K$96K$15K
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$174K$174K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$9K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8.3M$7.9M$361K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$6K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.0M$11.1M$1.9M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $11.6M$13.0M−$1.4M$292K 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.9M$13.0M−$96K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.1M$7.6M$549K$1.8M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,551,271 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,885,775$11,519,479
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,220$27,177
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $60$8
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50$4,607
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,906,105$11,551,271
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,384,529$1,874,257
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,617,779$11,122,588
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,002,308$12,996,845
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$96,203−$1,445,574
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $11,551,271 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,758,232
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$761,247
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$313,675
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,519,479
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,177$27,177
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8$8
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,607$4,607
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31,784 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8$11,551,271
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,996,845 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $132,515$132,515
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $859,140 · Management $654,163$1,513,303
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,674 · Management $53,402$87,076
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $74,753 · Management $66,610$141,363
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $53,707$53,707
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $28,950 · Management $115,152$144,102
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $233,641 · Management $101,211$334,852
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $162,799 · Management $43,330$206,129
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $340,773 · Management $125,232$466,005
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,027,895 · Management $77,547$1,105,442
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $144,367 · Management $64,808$209,175
IX-17 TravelPrograms $96,454 · Management $15,076$111,530
IX-20 InterestManagement $9,750$9,750
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $174,238$174,238
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,687 · Management $3,309$11,996
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,915,252 · Management $361,375$8,276,627
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,041 · Management $12,994$19,035
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,106,664 · Management $1,890,181 · Fundraising $0$12,996,845
Part X · Balance sheet $2,243,019 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $5,735; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $684,341$99,394
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,490,315$568,793
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $34,980$84,963
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,009,927$1,213,331
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $361,112$270,803
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,585,333$2,243,019
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,560,992$644,903
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $285,187$235,143
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,847,982$1,951,242
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,737,351$291,777
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,737,351$291,777
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,585,333$2,243,019
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $291,777 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,551,271
XI-2 Total expenses$12,996,845
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,445,574
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,737,351
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$291,777

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