The Center works to provide services to urban youth in east st. Louis, il (one of the poorest urban areas in the country). Programs are designed to provide a healthy after school environment, christmas program , summer camps and mission trips

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 19 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $317K
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$70K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$933K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$933K
FY2024▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$948K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$933K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2024▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.0M

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 Jan 1998.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $748K Management & general 23% · $262K Fundraising 12% · $139K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$88,250Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rev Jeffrey Williams’s $88K as Executive Director is at the 79th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rev Jeff Williams———$91,781—
Jef Williams——$88,521——
Rev Jeffrey Williams$88,250————
Jeff Williams—$77,479———
Chet Cantrell———$70,620$69,114

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 urban youth healthy after-school programs, Christmas gifts, summer camps, and mission trips.

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3 programs · $748K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Out-Of-School Program

The center's main program is to give urban youth in east ST. Louis, illinois (one of the poorest urban areas in the country) activities designed to provide a healthy out-of-school environment.

$660Kprogram expense
02

Back-To-School and Christmas Programs

School supplies, clothing, and gifts for children from toddlers to teenagers involved in the cac programs were given back-to-school supplies and christmas for urban children who would not receive other support.

$87Kprogram expense
03

Summer CAMP/ mission trips- camp and mission trips sponsorships and transportation costs for 100+ teenagers involved in the christian activity center. The younger children enjoy fun in the sun, with trips to the waterpark, birthday celebrations, arts and crafts, gardening and a community block party.

$1Kprogram 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 · 9 grants · $147K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,788
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,500
Olivette Park East St Louis Community Development CorpFY2023$50,950
Unitemized GrantFY2021$22,037
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,911
Unitemized GrantFY2021$454
Unitemized GrantFY2020$29,916
Unitemized GrantFY2020$19,279
Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,689

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$933K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$886K
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$748K
Managementcol C$262K
Fundraisingcol D$139K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$337K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$886K
Government grantsLn 1e$35K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$86K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Other incomeLn 4–11$47K
Total revenueLn 12$933K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$337K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$337K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$37K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 630
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$454K$337K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$31K$37K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$70K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$29K$29K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$471K$281K$163K$27K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$5K$1K$802
Other employee benefitsLn 9$37K$20K$13K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$29K$12K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$117K$48K$10K$59K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$32K$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$75$75
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$290$13$1K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$19K$325$1K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$15K$717$718
OccupancyLn 16$7K$6K$360$360
TravelLn 17$800$683$5$112
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$320$194$63$63
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$40K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$38K$31K$6K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$160K$139K$19K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$43K$39K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$748K$262K$139K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $933K$1.1M−$216K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M−$20K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $948K$1.4M−$406K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$116K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.1M$513K$2.4M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $932,996 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,182,430$886,220
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$16,398$20
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,508$46,756
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,205,540$932,996
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $59,050$14,288
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $659,430$649,108
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $507,356$485,628
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,225,836$1,149,024
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,296−$216,028
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $932,996 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$35,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$851,220
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$85,728
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$886,220
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20$20
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $44,861$44,861
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,895$1,895
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,895 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $44,881$932,996
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,149,024 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $14,288$14,288
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,417 · Management $29,417 · Fundraising $29,416$88,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $280,693 · Management $163,300 · Fundraising $27,432$471,425
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,592 · Management $1,439 · Fundraising $802$6,833
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,277 · Management $13,221 · Fundraising $3,256$36,754
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,549 · Management $12,446 · Fundraising $4,851$45,846
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $47,856 · Management $10,059 · Fundraising $59,250$117,165
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $31,707 · Management $1,762 · Fundraising $1,762$35,231
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $75$75
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $290 · Management $13 · Fundraising $1,019$1,322
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,677 · Management $325 · Fundraising $1,386$20,388
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,205 · Management $717 · Fundraising $718$16,640
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,474 · Management $360 · Fundraising $360$7,194
IX-17 TravelPrograms $683 · Management $5 · Fundraising $112$800
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $194 · Management $63 · Fundraising $63$320
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,092 · Management $2,227 · Fundraising $2,227$44,546
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,550 · Management $5,646 · Fundraising $2,260$38,456
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $139,301 · Management $19,002 · Fundraising $2,063$160,366
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $38,648 · Management $2,437 · Fundraising $2,040$43,125
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $747,568 · Management $262,439 · Fundraising $139,017$1,149,024
Part X · Balance sheet $2,044,720 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $453,985$336,662
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $102,267$77,614
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,824$17,090
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,616,157$1,571,611
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $31,378$36,862
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,673$4,881
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,265,817$2,044,720
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $69,664$68,403
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,884$2,089
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $74,548$70,492
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,792,219$1,545,849
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $399,050$428,379
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,191,269$1,974,228
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,265,817$2,044,720
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,974,228 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$932,996
XI-2 Total expenses$1,149,024
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$216,028
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,191,269
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,013
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,974,228

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