Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1967.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
21 people listed on the 990; $109K paid to officers and key staff.
Jessica Backs’s $97K as Executive Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M community development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Backs | $96,764 | $69,493 | — | — | — | — |
| Sue Castleman | — | $66,300 | $75,513 | $61,650 | $58,300 | $57,235 |
| Mary Campbell | — | $67,912 | $73,312 | $58,677 | $57,141 | $51,641 |
| Carrie Gordon | $71,559 | $45,760 | — | — | — | — |
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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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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Coordinates community service funding to support local initiatives.
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Energy assistance for low-income households to offset winter heating costs and weatherize homes to make them energy efficient and reduce heating and cooling costs. For FY20 the liheap program took and paid a total of 2,496 applications. This includes the time period of 7/1/19 through 6/30/20.
The head start and early head start programs served a total of 382 children during the time of 7/1/19 - 6/30/20. A total of 354 children 3-5 years of age in the heads start program received school readiness skills. The regular head start program provides a comprehensive pre-school experience for low-income children and their families.
The community services block grant program (CSBG) provided assistance to 1,444 individuals from 590 different households from july 1, 2019 through june 30, 2020. Employment support assistance was provided to 11 individuals through the employee support program to help low-income workers obtain and maintain employment.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 4 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 7 findings: a material weakness in money controls, questioned costs.
Plus 5 smaller programs.
The auditor reported: a material weakness in money controls.
Plus 5 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 1 finding: a material weakness in money controls.
Plus 5 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $34K | $34K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.1M | $828K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5.3M | $4.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $957K | $536K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $4.3M | $4.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $2.5M | $2.5M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $136K | $125K | $11K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.7M | $2.5M | $220K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $1.1M | $999K | $88K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $286K | $263K | $23K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $387K | $360K | $27K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $9K | $8K | $159 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $109K | $91K | $18K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $322K | $283K | $39K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $33K | $27K | $6K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $21K | $17K | $4K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $29 | $2 | $27 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $297K | $273K | $25K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $121K | $108K | $13K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $7K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $213K | $195K | $18K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $10.5M | $10.0M | $499K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 | $12.1M | $13.0M | −$839K | $920K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 | $14.1M | $14.8M | −$706K | $1.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 17, 2024 | $16.3M | $16.8M | −$513K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $13.3M | $14.3M | −$915K | $3.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 | $12.8M | $12.9M | −$40K | $3.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 4, 2021 | $10.5M | $10.5M | $29K | $4.3M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $10,492,719 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $10,492,719 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,463,349 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,858,823 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,322,369 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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