Support the development of healthy and thriving communities by promoting awareness of needs, creating and implementing services and partnerships to help meet those needs, and encouraging individual responsibility.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 293 volunteers and 28 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $78K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $211K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$216K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$968K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$968K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$416K
FY2021$525K
FY2022$534K
FY2023$689K
FY2024$751K
FY2025$968K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1998.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $1.6M Management & general 3% · $50K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $66K 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
$66,038Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margaret Jean Darnell’s $66K as Executive Di is at the 9th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margaret Jean Darnell$66,038$62,200$59,217$57,579$55,396$53,354

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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Builds healthy communities by raising awareness, providing services, and fostering individual responsibility.

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3 programs · $696K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Local Food Purchase Agreement Program

Coordinates the purchase of healthy, nutritious foods from socially disadvantaged local and regional producers, then facilitates distribution of those foods to underserved populations in mid-missouri.

$339Kprogram expense
02

Chafee foster care program for successful transition to adulthood (ilp) provides services to help current and former foster care youths achieve self-sufficiency. This program is designed to deliver comprehensive life skills training, educational support and financial assistance to older youth in foster care, ages 14-23, as well as…

$180Kprogram expense
03

Missouri mentoring partnership (MMP) provides services to pregnant and parenting youth ages 14-26. The youth in the program are expected to achieve educational goals, attend parenting and life skills classes, and be matched with a trained volunteer community mentor.

$177Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$211K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$968K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$968K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$216K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$53K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$561
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$968K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$968K
Other assetsLn 15$31K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$216K
Net assetsLn 32$968K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 6293
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$616K$968K
Total assetsLn 16$949K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$198K$216K
Net assetsLn 32$751K$968K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$75K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$618K$617K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$91K$84K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$58K$57K$979
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$110K$110K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$4K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$14K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$10K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$47K$47K
TravelLn 17$27K$27K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$488K$485K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$11K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.6M$50K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.6M$218K$968K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.5M$62K$751K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.3M$155K$689K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M$9K$534K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$1.0M$35K$525K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.3M−$13K$416K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,827,076 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,373,144$1,755,194
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $202,885$62,207
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,250$9,114
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,149$561
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,579,130$1,827,076
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $938,201$845,091
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $579,058$764,373
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,517,259$1,609,464
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $61,871$217,612
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $1,827,076 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$52,520
VIII-1e Government grants$1,343,785
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$358,889
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,755,194
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $62,207$62,207
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,114$9,114
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$7,037
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $7,598$7,598
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $62,207 · Excluded from tax $16,712$1,827,076
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,609,464 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,094 · Management $3,129$78,223
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $616,507 · Management $1,043$617,550
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $84,166 · Management $6,862$91,028
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,311 · Management $979$58,290
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,505$18,505
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $110,477$110,477
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,175 · Management $1,352$5,527
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,182 · Management $8,121$22,303
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,635 · Management $6,058$15,693
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $46,521$46,521
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,669$26,669
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,761$3,761
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,728$11,728
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $485,258 · Management $2,405$487,663
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,219 · Management $4,307$15,526
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,559,719 · Management $49,745 · Fundraising $0$1,609,464
Part X · Balance sheet $1,184,878 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $615,860$967,503
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $270,245$175,922
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$10,452
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $58,881$31,001
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $948,747$1,184,878
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $99,949$116,324
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $43,023$69,410
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $54,916$30,673
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $197,888$216,407
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $630,488$968,471
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $750,859$968,471
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $948,747$1,184,878
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $968,471 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,827,076
XI-2 Total expenses$1,609,464
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$217,612
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$750,859
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$968,471

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