Desales Community Development is a Community-based non-profit organization that promotes revitalization, affordable housing and good property management in neighborhoods in and near the city of st. Louis.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $253K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $82K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.5M
160% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 160% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$525K
-68% vs prior year
Spent
$729K
To programs
75%
Net assets
−$949K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$525K
FY2023▼ -68%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$525K
FY2024$244K
Expenses
$729K
FY2023▼ -64%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$729K
FY2024$675K
Net assets
−$949K
FY2023▼ -596%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$336K
FY2021$61K
FY2022$191K
FY2023−$949K
FY2024−$1.4M

From the FY2023 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 Jun 1977.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $545K Management & general 25% · $184K Fundraising 0% · $593

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Thomas J Pickel——$115,000
Thomas Pickel$98,344$98,712—
Lisette Ortega-Vidal$83,635$71,970$98,000

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

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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

Programs and updates

Revitalizes neighborhoods, provides affordable housing, and manages properties in St. Louis.

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3 programs · $545K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Property Management

High quality management of multi-family properties with attention to financial performance and neighborhood improvement, all with an emphasis on the provision of quality affordable housing.

$488Kprogram expense
02

Community Development

Neighborhood support services, including block unit organizing, safety strategies, neighborhood planning and beautification. Includes the operation of the management assistance program (map), a city-funded program that provides professional management of problem properties.

$36Kprogram expense
03

Housing Development

Single-family and multi-family housing development, both new and rehabilitation property acquisition and resale for development by others; guidance in financing and contractor selection; technical assistance to individuals and developers, all with an emphasis on the provision of quality affordable housing.

$21Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$82K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$525K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Investment incomeLn 3$181K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Money outPt IX
$729K
Ln 25
Programscol B$545K
Managementcol C$184K
Fundraisingcol D$593
Owns and owesPt X
−$949K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$252K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$48K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$181K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Gains on assetsLn 7$180K
Total revenueLn 12$525K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$147K
SavingsLn 2$39K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$186K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$822
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$387K
Other assetsLn 15$816K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32−$949K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 571
VolunteersI 614
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$548K$186K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$822$822
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$74K$387K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32$191K−$949K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$119K$110K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$155K$143K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K$49K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$15K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$124K$124K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$17K$7K$420
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$516$516
InterestLn 20$25K$25K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$12K$1K$173
InsuranceLn 23$26K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$49K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$67K$67K
Total functional expensesLn 25$729K$545K$184K$593

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $244K$675K−$431K−$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $525K$729K−$205K−$949K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$2.1M−$394K$191K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.9M$122K$61K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$2.1M−$357K$336K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $524,549 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $204,668$252,209
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,406,525$64,618
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $32$180,596
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,406$27,126
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,657,631$524,549
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 $1,415,847$342,807
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $636,198$386,639
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,052,045$729,446
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$394,414−$204,897
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $524,549 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$48,052
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$200,509
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$252,209
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,618$64,618
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $511$511
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $180,085$180,085
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $27,126$27,126
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $271,829 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $511$524,549
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $729,446 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $110,065 · Management $9,174$119,239
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $142,872 · Management $11,909$154,781
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $48,677 · Management $4,057$52,734
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,818 · Management $1,235$16,053
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $123,822$123,822
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,768$2,768
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,940 · Management $7,114 · Fundraising $420$24,474
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,688$11,688
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,800$16,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $516$516
IX-20 InterestPrograms $25,352$25,352
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,137 · Management $1,039 · Fundraising $173$13,349
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,284$26,284
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,095 · Management $25,532$74,627
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $66,959$66,959
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $544,971 · Management $183,882 · Fundraising $593$729,446
Part X · Balance sheet $1,588,532 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $92,022; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $498,130$147,027
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $49,960$38,970
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $513,765$107,018
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,845$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $74,422$386,523
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $822$822
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,585,880$816,150
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,831,546$1,588,532
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $329,631$97,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,302$2
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $13,223$93,223
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,269,924$2,000,658
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,640,080$2,537,414
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $191,466−$948,882
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $191,466−$948,882
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,831,546$1,588,532
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$948,882 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$524,549
XI-2 Total expenses$729,446
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$204,897
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$191,466
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$935,451
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$948,882

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