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Sioux City, IA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 42-1164702Revenue $104K in FY2025

On file with the IRS505 5th St Ste 422, 51101-1507 · Sioux City, IATax-exempt since Aug 1981Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Transform the emotional and economic future of individuals in transition through advocacy, education, information and referral. A special emphasis is placed on increasing financial stability

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 67 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$38K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 75% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$104K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$94K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$104K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$104K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$106K
FY2021$134K
FY2022$167K
FY2023$96K
FY2024$82K
FY2025$104K
Expenses
$94K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$127K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$139K
FY2024$100K
FY2025$94K
Net assets
$104K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$109K
FY2021$118K
FY2022$155K
FY2023$112K
FY2024$95K
FY2025$104K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1981.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $89K Management & general 5% · $5K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $38K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$37,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carter Smith’s $38K as Executive Director is at the 25th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristine Bornholtz——$12,000$48,000$41,500$35,000
Carter Smith$37,500$15,000————
Angela Becker—$31,799————
Flora Lee——$9,583———

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

Empowers individuals in transition with advocacy and education for a better emotional and financial future.

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1 program · $89K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Displaced Homemaker Program

Responds to needs of individuals who are the sole support of their families

$89Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $57K · 2019–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$11,232
Unitemized GrantFY2022$49
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,179
Unitemized GrantFY2021$675
Unitemized GrantFY2020$17,954
Unitemized GrantFY2019$14,207
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,770

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$104K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$103K
Investment incomeLn 3$583
Other incomeLn 4–11$495
Money outPt IX
$94K
Ln 25
Programscol B$89K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$104K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K
Total assetsLn 16$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$103K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$583
Other incomeLn 4–11$495
Total revenueLn 12$104K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
SavingsLn 2$108K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$115K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$23K
Total assetsLn 16$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K
Net assetsLn 32$104K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 667
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K$115K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$144K$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K$33K
Net assetsLn 32$95K$104K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$43K$2K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16K$15K$874$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$248$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K$157$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$425$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$9K$529$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$155$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K$110$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$94K$89K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $104K$94K$10K$104K 990 PDF
FY2024 $82K$100K−$18K$95K 990 PDF
FY2023 $96K$139K−$43K$112K 990 PDF
FY2022 $167K$128K$39K$155K 990 PDF
FY2021 $134K$127K$7K$118K 990 PDF
FY2020 $106K$117K−$11K$109K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $103,992 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $81,477$102,914
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $270$583
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $33$495
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $81,780$103,992
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,137$3,762
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $67,444$65,394
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $30,001$25,026
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $99,582$94,182
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,802$9,810
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $103,992 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$4,277
VIII-1c Fundraising events$25,355
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$73,282
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$102,914
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $583$583
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $495 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$495
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $495 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $583$103,992
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $94,182 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,762$3,762
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,525 · Management $2,475 · Fundraising $0$45,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,011 · Management $874 · Fundraising $0$15,885
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,261 · Management $248 · Fundraising $0$4,509
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,693 · Management $157 · Fundraising $0$2,850
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,307 · Management $425 · Fundraising $0$7,732
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,095 · Management $529 · Fundraising $0$9,624
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,670 · Management $155 · Fundraising $0$2,825
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,885 · Management $110 · Fundraising $0$1,995
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $89,209 · Management $4,973 · Fundraising $0$94,182
Part X · Balance sheet $137,877 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,853$7,661
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,772$107,643
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $41,490$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $30,842$22,573
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $143,746$137,877
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,215$10,805
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $30,842$22,573
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,057$33,378
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $53,199$104,499
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $94,689$104,499
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $143,746$137,877
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $104,499 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$103,992
XI-2 Total expenses$94,182
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,810
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$94,689
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$104,499

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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