Rcs Empowers INC FY2020 filing

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Sheboygan, WI501(c)(3)Since 1964Health CareEIN 39-1030350Revenue $7.7M in FY2020

On file with the IRSrcsempowers.comPo Box 248, 53082-0248 · Sheboygan, WITax-exempt since Feb 1965Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Rcs Empowers, INC. Is to empower individuals with disabilities and special needs so that they may work, live, and function with dignity and respect.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$424K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$424K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.4M
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.7M
Spent
$6.0M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$19.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.7M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$6.3M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$6.5M
Expenses
$6.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$5.9M
Net assets
$19.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$19.7M
FY2021$22.9M
FY2022$22.9M
FY2023$23.5M
FY2024$24.2M

From the FY2020 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 Feb 1965.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $4.3M Management & general 29% · $1.8M

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

23 people listed on the 990; $424K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$227,876Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP of HR & Admin.
$108,645Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Adult Services
$87,104Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Martha Vandeleest’s $278K as President and CEO is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Martha Vandeleest$278,234$274,501$263,280$257,708$227,876
Monica Senkbeil$137,468$131,354$126,051$119,191$108,645
Nathaniel Vandeleest$108,612$100,678———
Vicki Pfister————$87,104

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers individuals with disabilities to work, live, and function with dignity and respect.

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3 programs · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Day services provided services to 167 individuals with disabilities assisting them in maintaining or increasing their life, work, and leisure skills through individualized and group activities.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

The north plant program performs subcontract work for businesses by employing participants to perform assembly, collating, shrink wrapping, high speed packaging, silk screening, boxing, and labeling. Production costs for the north plant were $987,642 for the current year.

$755Kprogram expense
03

Prevocational services provided vocational training and paid work opportunities to 116 individuals with disabilities.

$714Kprogram 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$2K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.7M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Money outPt IX
$6.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.3M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$19.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$23.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$136K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.7M
Gains on assetsLn 7$30K
Total revenueLn 12$7.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.7M
SavingsLn 2$186K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.0M
Total assetsLn 16$23.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$19.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5219
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$1.6M$3.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M$3.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.5M$12.0M
Total assetsLn 16$20.4M$23.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$17.8M$19.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$473K$95K$379K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.0M$2.4M$561K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$117K$96K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$850K$640K$211K
Payroll taxesLn 10$305K$224K$81K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Investment management feesLn 11f$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$35K$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$745$745
Office expensesLn 13$103K$22K$82K
Information technologyLn 14$145K$30K$115K
OccupancyLn 16$206K$71K$135K
TravelLn 17$35K$31K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$564K$497K$67K
InsuranceLn 23$106K$98K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$32K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.0M$4.3M$1.8M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $6.5M$5.9M$557K$24.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.8M$5.7M$188K$23.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.3M$5.4M$893K$22.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.3M$5.3M$3.0M$22.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $7.7M$6.0M$1.7M$19.7M 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,747,262 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $178,356$2,214,111
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,183,268$2,670,040
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $90,968$136,479
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,187,995$2,726,632
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,640,587$7,747,262
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 $5,092,585$4,700,257
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,654,478$1,336,065
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,747,063$6,036,322
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$106,476$1,710,940
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,747,262 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,806,951 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$5,026
VIII-1e Government grants$1,975,597
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$233,488
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,214,111
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,596,415$2,596,415
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $106,321$106,321
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$6,694−$6,694
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $30,158$30,158
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,403,366 · Unrelated business −$6,694 · Excluded from tax $136,479$7,747,262
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,036,322 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $94,663 · Management $378,652$473,315
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,394,363 · Management $560,812$2,955,175
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $96,435 · Management $20,422$116,857
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $639,538 · Management $210,533$850,071
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $223,666 · Management $81,173$304,839
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,535$9,535
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,472$24,472
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $24,918$24,918
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $34,954 · Management $40,661$75,615
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $745$745
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,510 · Management $81,962$103,472
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,179 · Management $115,000$145,179
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $70,572 · Management $134,938$205,510
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,891 · Management $4,311$35,202
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $497,388 · Management $66,928$564,316
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $98,245 · Management $7,429$105,674
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,514 · Management $9,913$41,427
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,263,918 · Management $1,772,404 · Fundraising $0$6,036,322
Part X · Balance sheet $23,165,945 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $65,517; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,335,407$3,727,747
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $217,512$185,581
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$450,223
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $812,811$1,088,858
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,748,849$1,672,029
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $52,930$81,958
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,537,807$11,963,496
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,518,394$3,930,536
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,415,458$23,165,945
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $714,668$717,686
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $94,930$94,930
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,664,555$3,435,451
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $17,686,473$19,612,735
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $64,430$117,759
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,750,903$19,730,494
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,415,458$23,165,945
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,730,494 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,747,262
XI-2 Total expenses$6,036,322
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,710,940
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,750,903
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$268,651
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,730,494

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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