To provide for individuals in recovery, a comfortable,safe, non-threatening, and caring environment supportive of families in a family-model environment assistance with recovery using a positive reinforcement approach, guidance and direction in dealing with recovery and personal issues, sound recovery and solid support system, which is provided by a skilled, caring, friendly, and helpful staff committed to the program and desired outcomes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$299K 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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FY2022 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 3% 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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$299K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $287K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$162K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 5 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 5 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$952K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$926K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$670K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$952K
FY2022▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$952K
FY2023$651K
FY2024$31K
FY2025$4K
Expenses
$926K
FY2022▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$909K
FY2022$926K
FY2023$610K
FY2024$180K
FY2025$142K
Net assets
$670K
FY2022▼ -0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$675K
FY2022$670K
FY2023$711K
FY2024$564K
FY2025$525K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2005.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $864K Management & general 7% · $62K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $299K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ex. Director
$99,167Pt VII · Sec A
Addiction Counselor
$65,417Pt VII · Sec A
Director Residential Svces.
$62,140Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Director
$58,227Pt VII · Sec A
Case Manager
$14,119Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Evette Melby’s $91K as Ex. Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 142 <$100K housing 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Evette Melby$91,380$103,233$99,167$86,500
Teal Nelson—$30,048$65,417$62,580
Gary M Melby$3,143$50,787$62,140$51,899
Sara B Tickerhoof—$56,082$58,227$51,990
Jessica McCay——$14,119$51,310

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Supports individuals and families in recovery with a safe, caring environment and positive guidance.

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1 program · $864K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Revenue is ebt 13950, client resident services 837252, medicaid 88196.

$864Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$952K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$939K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$926K
Ln 25
Programscol B$864K
Managementcol C$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$670K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K
Total assetsLn 16$832K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$939K
Investment incomeLn 3$351
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$952K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$225K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$225K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$287K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$320K
Total assetsLn 16$832K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
Net assetsLn 32$670K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$331K$225K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$419K$287K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$81K$320K
Total assetsLn 16$842K$832K
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K$162K
Net assetsLn 32$675K$670K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$299K$249K$50K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$292K$292K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$128K$128K
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K$47K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$11K$9K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$376$376
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$81K$81K$245
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15$15
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$11K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$26K$633
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$926K$864K$62K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4K$142K−$137K$525K 990 PDF
FY2024 $31K$180K−$149K$564K 990 PDF
FY2023 $651K$610K$41K$711K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $952K$926K$26K$670K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$909K$314K$675K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $951,674 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $550$6,950
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,221,048$939,398
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $597$351
I-11 Other revenue$4,975
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,222,195$951,674
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $759,068$766,587
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $149,459$159,481
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $908,527$926,068
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $313,668$25,606
Part VI · Governance 2 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $951,674 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,950
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,950
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $939,398$939,398
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $351$351
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,975$4,975
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $944,724$951,674
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $926,068 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $249,486 · Management $49,582$299,068
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $292,345$292,345
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $128,168$128,168
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,006$47,006
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,043$3,043
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,297 · Management $2,043$11,340
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $376$376
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $81,220 · Management $245$81,465
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,944$4,944
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15$15
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,461 · Management $9,029$20,490
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,382$11,382
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,793 · Management $633$26,426
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $864,160 · Management $61,908 · Fundraising $0$926,068
Part X · Balance sheet $832,239 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $331,135$225,133
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $80,823$320,166
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $419,309$286,940
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $841,973$832,239
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $166,971$162,102
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $166,971$162,102
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $675,002$670,137
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $841,973$832,239
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $670,137 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$951,674
XI-2 Total expenses$926,068
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,606
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$675,002
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$30,529
XI-7 Investment expenses$58
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$670,137

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