Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1980.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $707K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Mark Thill’s $156K as CEO/CFO is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Thill | $155,763 | $149,766 | $124,646 | $99,823 | $88,744 | $63,846 |
| Gail Williams | $103,431 | $101,066 | — | $150,380 | — | — |
| Cosmosic Pollard | $135,377 | $101,231 | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Thill | $108,262 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Harris | $104,010 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tamra Clark | $100,515 | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
See Nova Center INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Offers educational and habilitative services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
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Nova center offers group living and individual supported living residential services for children and adults whose behavioral difficulties inhibit their success in traditional placements.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-1199882) · Dispute this lineNova center provides individualized education programs to children with severe developmental disabilities. The school is an approved private agency of mo department of elementary and secondary education, and serves 16 kansas city, missouri area school districts. The teacher to student ratio averages 1:4.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-1199882) · Dispute this lineNova center provides support through its day habilitation program that offers training in all areas of functional daily living for persons over age 21. This program focuses on independent living skills, including personal care, communication, safety skills, home living and cooking, social recreation, and community involvement.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 43-1199882) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $8.8M | $10.5M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $5.2M | $5.2M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $15.3M | $17.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $206K | $383K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $15.1M | $16.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $409K | $409K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $4.3M | $4.0M | $308K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $439K | $387K | $52K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $286K | $268K | $19K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $355K | $309K | $46K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $30K | $30K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $71K | $71K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $91K | $82K | $9K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $62K | $32K | $29K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $350K | $315K | $35K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $105K | $104K | $219 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $262K | $243K | $19K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $228K | $145K | $84K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $822K | $657K | $166K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $47K | $7K | $40K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $7.8M | $6.5M | $1.3M | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 5, 2026 | $9.6M | $7.8M | $1.7M | $16.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 2, 2025 | $9.8M | $6.9M | $2.9M | $15.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2024 | $7.9M | $5.8M | $2.2M | $12.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 | $6.5M | $4.8M | $1.7M | $9.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 | $5.7M | $3.9M | $1.8M | $8.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 1, 2021 | $4.8M | $4.1M | $623K | $6.3M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $9,573,352 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,573,352 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,827,078 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $17,221,263 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,838,589 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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