Assist needy families, in particular children, in southwest missouri.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$124K 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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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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $226K a year · 23% 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
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
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
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $69K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$792K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$709K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$792K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$658K
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$650K
FY2025$792K
FY2026$820K
Expenses
$709K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$640K
FY2023$788K
FY2024$776K
FY2025$709K
FY2026$820K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.4M
FY2026$2.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending January 2025) · 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: FY2026. IRS ruling in Sep 1996.

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% · $533K Management & general 7% · $49K Fundraising 18% · $127K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $124K 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
$123,759Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Brady’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 93rd 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

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Michael Brady$120,000$123,759$85,486$76,683—
Elizabeth Murray Beairsto——$102,080$112,073$101,624
Sandy Zurfluh———$31,852$21,648

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $533K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provided clothing, toys, furniture, appliances, food and automobiles to needy families. Also assisted families with utility, rental assistance, gas vouchers and educational help throughout the fiscal year.

$533Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.3M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$270,792
Unitemized GrantFY2024$219,071
Unitemized GrantFY2023$290,638
Unitemized GrantFY2022$315,398
Unitemized GrantFY2020$205,336

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$792K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$698K
Investment incomeLn 3$57K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Money outPt IX
$709K
Ln 25
Programscol B$533K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$127K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$698K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$159K
Investment incomeLn 3$57K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Total revenueLn 12$792K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$216K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$972K
Other assetsLn 15$275K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6320
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary
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$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$996K$972K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$297K$297K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$124K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$107K$10K$19K$77K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$1K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$10K$3K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$185$1K$418
Office expensesLn 13$5K$1K$551$3K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$26K$19K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$210$210
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$49K$49K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$6K$615$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$14K$2K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$934$50$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$709K$533K$49K$127K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $820K$820K−$165$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2025 Viewing $792K$709K$83K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $650K$776K−$127K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$788K$1.2M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $658K$640K$17K$1.0M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $792,169 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $565,309$697,613
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $53,875$57,120
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,502$37,436
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $649,686$792,169
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $312,123$296,901
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $309,385$257,954
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $154,696$154,090
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $776,204$708,945
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$126,518$83,224
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $792,169 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$697,613
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$159,374
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$697,613
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $57,120$57,120
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $37,436$37,436
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $94,556$792,169
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $708,945 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $296,901$296,901
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $123,759$123,759
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,887 · Management $19,435 · Fundraising $77,252$106,574
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,417 · Fundraising $7,156$8,573
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,305 · Management $2,786 · Fundraising $5,957$19,048
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,470$2,470
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,163$6,163
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,462$4,462
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $185 · Management $1,491 · Fundraising $418$2,094
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,417 · Management $551 · Fundraising $3,396$5,364
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $8,115$8,115
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,192 · Fundraising $6,918$26,110
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $210$210
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $48,561$48,561
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,414 · Management $615 · Fundraising $9,621$16,650
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,722 · Management $2,442 · Fundraising $13,457$29,621
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $934 · Management $50 · Fundraising $3,286$4,270
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $532,694 · Management $48,790 · Fundraising $127,461$708,945
Part X · Balance sheet $2,462,528 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $119,957$215,978
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,000,000$1,000,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $996,308$971,947
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $241,357$274,603
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,357,622$2,462,528
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,551$19,214
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,551$19,214
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,972,029$2,122,439
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $358,042$320,875
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,330,071$2,443,314
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,357,622$2,462,528
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,443,314 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$792,169
XI-2 Total expenses$708,945
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$83,224
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,330,071
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$30,019
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,443,314

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