Resource Development Institute

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The Resource Development Institute (RDI) is to be a progressive innovator providing community leadership in research, evaluation, and consultation services to improve the quality of lives of vulnerable populations.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 44-0562047) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $33K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
79% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
5.0 mo
of spending, in cash
5.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$39K
17% of total assets
Liabilities are 17% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
4 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$356K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$392K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$194K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$356K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$314K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$312K
FY2025$356K
Expenses
$392K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$347K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$356K
FY2025$392K
Net assets
$194K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$324K
FY2022$319K
FY2023$274K
FY2024$230K
FY2025$194K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1953.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $310K Management & general 16% · $63K Fundraising 5% · $19K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$81,000Pt VII · Sec A
President and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia Larcom’s $81K as CEO is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cynthia Larcom$81,000$82,000$84,795$72,248$72,000

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

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

Provides community mental health evaluation, education, and technical assistance.

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1 program · $310K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Seventy-plus years Resource Development Institute (RDI) has conducted applied research and program evaluation methodologies, and provided technical assistance and training services to a broad range of locally-, state- and federally-funded projects regarding community coordination, criminal justice, education, environmental studies…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 44-0562047) · Dispute this line
$310Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$356K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$353K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$392K
Ln 25
Programscol B$310K
Managementcol C$63K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$194K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$163K
Total assetsLn 16$233K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$353K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$356K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$76K
SavingsLn 2$87K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$163K
Accounts receivableLn 4$66K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$3K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$233K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$194K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
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$245K$163K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$255K$233K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$230K$194K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$87K$57K$17K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$200K$193K$4K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$9K$0$102
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$19K$2K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$0$21K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$5K$8K$290
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$4K$127
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$181$139
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$21K$18K$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$227$174
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$18$0$18$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$509$5K$31
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$392K$310K$63K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 $356K$392K−$36K$194K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 11, 2025 $312K$356K−$43K$230K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 21, 2024 $347K$393K−$46K$274K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 8, 2023 $311K$318K−$7K$319K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $314K$347K−$33K$324K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $356,398 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $308,566$353,123
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,556$3,275
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $312,122$356,398
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 $276,595$318,726
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $79,021$73,255
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $355,616$391,981
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$43,494−$35,583
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $356,398 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $353,123 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$353,123
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,275$3,275
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $353,123 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,275$356,398
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $391,981 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $57,213 · Management $17,167 · Fundraising $12,790$87,170
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $193,449 · Management $3,611 · Fundraising $3,048$200,108
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,451 · Management $0 · Fundraising $102$9,553
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,186 · Management $1,533 · Fundraising $1,176$21,895
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $21,462 · Fundraising $0$21,462
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,724 · Management $8,076 · Fundraising $290$13,090
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,080 · Management $3,858 · Fundraising $127$6,065
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,272 · Management $181 · Fundraising $139$2,592
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,375 · Management $1,468 · Fundraising $1,126$20,969
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,845 · Management $227 · Fundraising $174$3,246
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $18 · Fundraising $0$18
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $509 · Management $5,273 · Fundraising $31$5,813
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $310,104 · Management $62,874 · Fundraising $19,003$391,981
Part X · Balance sheet $233,440 assets, 28 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $146,578$75,904
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $98,555$86,831
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,784$66,019
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,725$3,269
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,417$1,417
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $255,059$233,440
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,672$21,886
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,333$17,083
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,005$38,969
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $230,054$194,471
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $230,054$194,471
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $255,059$233,440
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $194,471 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$356,398
XI-2 Total expenses$391,981
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,583
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$230,054
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$194,471

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

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