Synod Community Services FY2020 filing

Ypsilanti, MIUnknown exempt organizationSince 1973EIN 38-2664541

Synod community services works with vulnerable and marginalized individuals to help them overcome the daily challenges presented by community life.

86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$273K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $326K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$273K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.8M
Spent
$5.8M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$6.1M
Expenses
$5.8M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$5.8M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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: FY2023.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $5.0M Management & general 14% · $819K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $273K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$176,841Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$96,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Keta Cowan$179,474$179,474$179,508$176,841
Pamela Bell$96,000$96,000$96,000$96,000

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

Helps vulnerable people overcome daily community challenges.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $5.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Last year, synod opened up the world for over 319 individuals whose severe and persistent mental illness has prevented them from living safely or interacting meaningfully in their communities.

$5.0Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2019
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$5.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.0M
Managementcol C$819K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Government grantsLn 1e$117K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$414K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5177
VolunteersI 619
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$548K$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$571K$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$301K$301K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.8M$3.6M$270K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$108K$101K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$261K$232K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$313K$274K$38K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Office expensesLn 13$202K$179K$23K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$117K$100K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$107K$91K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$404K$351K$53K
All other expensesLn 24e$103K$73K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.8M$5.0M$819K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $6.1M$5.8M$288K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.0M$5.9M$75K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.6M$5.7M$943K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $5.8M$5.8M−$2K$2.3M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,780,858 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$116,757
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,118
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$145,875
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,629,605$5,629,605
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,482$1,482
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,750$2,750
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,146$1,146
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,630,751 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,232$5,780,858
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,782,491 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $301,141$301,141
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,559,260 · Management $269,852$3,829,112
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $100,654 · Management $7,458$108,112
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $231,683 · Management $29,187$260,870
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $274,212 · Management $38,388$312,600
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,946$31,946
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $178,573 · Management $23,095$201,668
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,640 · Management $1,964$3,604
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,648$2,648
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $99,934 · Management $17,422$117,356
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $91,179 · Management $16,036$107,215
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $350,829 · Management $52,673$403,502
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $73,027 · Management $29,690$102,717
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,963,639 · Management $818,852 · Fundraising $0$5,782,491
Part X · Balance sheet $3,812,727 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $143,904$1,141,215
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $403,787$414,254
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $394,251$397,051
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,473$4,022
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,936,508$1,846,301
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $29,587$9,884
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,910,510$3,812,727
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $388,678$415,380
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $73,857$996,784
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $571,242$1,475,092
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,339,268$2,337,635
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,339,268$2,337,635
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,910,510$3,812,727
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,337,635 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,780,858
XI-2 Total expenses$5,782,491
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,633
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,339,268
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,337,635

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