To unite the Community in an effort to prevent substance abuse and inspire healthy life choices.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K 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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FY2022 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $268K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$129K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% 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
$641K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$472K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$637K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$641K
FY2022▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$584K
FY2022$641K
FY2023$705K
FY2024$937K
Expenses
$472K
FY2022▼ -37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$754K
FY2022$472K
FY2023$679K
FY2024$945K
Net assets
$637K
FY2022▲ +36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$693K
FY2021$468K
FY2022$637K
FY2023$662K
FY2024$654K

From the FY2022 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 Jun 1983.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $381K Management & general 18% · $83K Fundraising 2% · $7K

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; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,545Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jason Meekma$59,450$56,880$60,545$53,851$54,002

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 15aYes

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3 programs · $198K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Substance Abuse Prevention (sap)

This program helps prevent drug abuse using research-based model programs, positive youth development, and family strengthening. Our efforts are focused primarily toward youth and those who play a key role in their lives.

$87Kprogram expense
02

Lift Fast

This program has a similar structure to the united way of racine county families and schools together (fast) program, and is an additional funding source to hold more than one fast session simultaneously at a school.

$57Kprogram expense
03

Uwrc Fast

The united way of racine county fast (families and schools together) program is an innovative and collaborative prevention and parent-involvement program in which families gather at their respective schools for eight weekly, evening sessions to participate in specific, fun, research-based activities aimed at strengthening families and…

$54Kprogram 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 2 funders$268K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$641K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$605K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Money outPt IX
$472K
Ln 25
Programscol B$381K
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$637K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K
Total assetsLn 16$765K
LiabilitiesLn 26$129K
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$605K
Government grantsLn 1e$246K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Total revenueLn 12$641K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$176K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$176K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$375K
Total assetsLn 16$765K
LiabilitiesLn 26$129K
Net assetsLn 32$637K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$180K$176K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$334K$375K
Total assetsLn 16$611K$765K
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K$129K
Net assetsLn 32$468K$637K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$253K$192K$58K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$4K$2K$42
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$26K$9K$310
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$21K$5K$257
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$9K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$8K$2K$320
Office expensesLn 13$24K$21K$3K$552
OccupancyLn 16$14K$12K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$310
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K$117$91
InsuranceLn 23$10K$9K$892
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$7K$1K$40
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$802$1K$202
Total functional expensesLn 25$472K$381K$83K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $937K$945K−$9K$654K 990 PDF
FY2023 $705K$679K$25K$662K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $641K$472K$169K$637K 990 PDF
FY2021 $584K$754K−$170K$468K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.1M$122K$693K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $640,984 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $593,518$604,891
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$13,642
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35$1,448
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,704$21,003
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $583,849$640,984
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $314$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $646,644$379,824
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $106,882$92,402
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $753,840$472,226
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$169,991$168,758
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $640,984 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,970 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$282,400
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,399
VIII-1e Government grants$246,499
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$70,593
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$604,891
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,642$13,642
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,448$1,448
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $18,033$18,033
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,642 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,451$640,984
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $472,226 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,545$60,545
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $192,156 · Management $57,759 · Fundraising $3,229$253,144
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,158 · Management $1,597 · Fundraising $42$5,797
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,859 · Management $8,636 · Fundraising $310$34,805
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,581 · Management $4,695 · Fundraising $257$25,533
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,057 · Management $2,935$11,992
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,250 · Management $2,354 · Fundraising $320$10,924
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,181 · Management $2,672 · Fundraising $552$24,405
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,366 · Fundraising $1,539$13,905
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,125 · Management $310$1,435
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,266 · Management $117 · Fundraising $91$9,474
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,077 · Fundraising $892$9,969
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,869 · Management $1,246 · Fundraising $40$8,155
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $802 · Management $1,139 · Fundraising $202$2,143
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $381,292 · Management $83,460 · Fundraising $7,474$472,226
Part X · Balance sheet $765,430 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $179,948$175,603
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $92,610$207,936
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $506$3,467
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,055$3,213
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $334,009$375,211
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $611,128$765,430
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,166$20,672
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $111,808$107,846
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $142,974$128,518
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $311,598$389,133
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $156,556$247,779
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $468,154$636,912
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $611,128$765,430
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $636,912 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$640,984
XI-2 Total expenses$472,226
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$168,758
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$468,154
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$636,912

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