Brothers and sisters in Christ serving BASICS Relationships lead to acts of service in the areas of CAREPractical Acts of Compassion PREPARE Empowering disciples the next generation Prayer and share Evangelism

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$63K 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
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $66K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$368K
Spent
$377K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$190K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$368K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$368K
FY2021$381K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$237K
FY2024$203K
Expenses
$377K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$377K
FY2021$371K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$217K
Net assets
$190K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$190K
FY2021$199K
FY2022$141K
FY2023$139K
FY2024$126K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1997.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $228K Management & general 27% · $101K Fundraising 13% · $48K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co President
$60,960Pt VII · Sec A
Co President
$1,800Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nick Galezewski’s $55K as Executive Director is at the 43rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gary Hendrickson——$25,400$60,960$60,960
Nick Galezewski$54,833$55,000$37,083——
Laurie Hendrickson——$5,300$1,800$1,800

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 · $221K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

CARE callenges of COVID and racial tensions Provide thousands of masks, clothing, hygiene and household items to some of the most under-resourced families of our city. Provide urgent support funds for urban pastors, reeling from the financial realities in their churches during pandemic.Launch Blue Line Chapel, a unique church…

$105Kprogram expense
02

Hosted Front Row Seat A Dialog For Understanding And Facing Racism Together these conversations have been critical during times of racial tension. Front Row Seat hosted seven on-site events and one Zoom alternative, engaging over 500 participants in multi-ethnic conversations of race and the situation before us.Facilitate SYIS Sharpening…

$66Kprogram expense
03

Prepare Provide Bible study, care and encouragement to prison inmates digitally many for the first time. Luanch several online small groups including one dealing biblically and specifically with the trauma of abuse of all types. Another group helped Gods people access His power in fighting negativity by stepping into our identity.

$50Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$368K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$367K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$377K
Ln 25
Programscol B$228K
Managementcol C$101K
Fundraisingcol D$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$190K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K
Total assetsLn 16$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$367K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Total revenueLn 12$368K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$134K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$134K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$190K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6150
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$143K$134K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$50K$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$205K$190K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$0
Net assetsLn 32$199K$190K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$18K$18K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$39K$13K$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$174K$108K$37K$29K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$10K$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$29K$24K$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$16K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$920
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$125$3K$178
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$4K$1K$938
InsuranceLn 23$6K$116$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$2K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$377K$228K$101K$48K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $203K$217K−$14K$126K 990 PDF
FY2023 $237K$239K−$2K$139K 990 PDF
FY2022 $282K$340K−$58K$141K 990 PDF
FY2021 $381K$371K$9K$199K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $368K$377K−$9K$190K 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
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Part I · Summary $368,383 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $393,946$367,281
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $471$1,102
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $394,417$368,383
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,018$18,431
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $279,705$252,678
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $142,510$106,054
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $431,233$377,163
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$36,816−$8,780
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $368,383 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$367,281
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$367,281
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$1,102
VIII-12 Total revenue$368,383
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $377,163 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $18,431$18,431
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,066 · Management $13,320 · Fundraising $10,374$62,760
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $108,027 · Management $36,833 · Fundraising $28,687$173,547
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,190 · Management $3,475 · Fundraising $2,706$16,371
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,250$27,250
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,665 · Management $2,827 · Fundraising $2,184$28,676
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,731 · Management $3,318 · Fundraising $2,584$21,633
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,677 · Management $920$8,597
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $125 · Management $3,282 · Fundraising $178$3,585
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,532 · Management $1,204 · Fundraising $938$5,674
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $116 · Management $5,480$5,596
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,716 · Management $3,327$5,043
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $228,276 · Management $101,236 · Fundraising $47,651$377,163
Part X · Balance sheet $190,267 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $143,485$133,929
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,324$1,007
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,530$2,856
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $50,000$51,045
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,430$1,430
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $204,769$190,267
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,722$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $148,639$131,930
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $50,408$58,337
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $199,047$190,267
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $204,769$190,267
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $190,267 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$368,383
XI-2 Total expenses$377,163
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,780
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$199,047
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$190,267

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