The Center for At-Risk Elders, Inc. is a lawyer-led team of advocates guarding Indiana's neglected, abused, and exploited elders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $30K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$95K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
Spent
$767K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$596K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$726K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$767K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$767K
FY2021$738K
FY2022$993K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$596K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$596K
FY2021$583K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$944K
FY2024$547K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2011.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $726K Management & general 2% · $16K Fundraising 3% · $26K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director and Senior Counsel
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

H Kennard Bennett’s $75K as Executive Director and Senior Counsel is at the 14th 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
H Kennard Bennett$75,000$75,000$75,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protects Indiana's neglected, abused, and exploited elders through legal advocacy.

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3 programs · $726K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Adult Guardianship Program

The organization operates a guardianship program through which the organization services as the court-appointed guardian for individuals adjudicated as incapacitated. The organization recruits and trains individuals to serve as advocates for these individuals.

$726Kprogram expense
02

Justice Pursuits

The organization uses its unique position as a public interest law firm to pursue civil prosecution against those who have neglected, abused, or exploited our clients.

Pt IX · col B
03

Policy Leadership

The organization is a leading voice for efforts to improve the quality of adult guardianship services in Indiana.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$30K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$890K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Investment incomeLn 3$45
Money outPt IX
$767K
Ln 25
Programscol B$726K
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$596K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$282K
Total assetsLn 16$690K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Government grantsLn 1e$75K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$890K
Investment incomeLn 3$45
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$151K
SavingsLn 2$130K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$282K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$690K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
Net assetsLn 32$596K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$234K$282K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$351K$690K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$95K
Net assetsLn 32$343K$596K
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 current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$462K$437K$4K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$18K$193$774
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$34K$360$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$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$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K$123$490
Information technologyLn 14$16K$15K$156$623
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$51K$48K$509$2K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$32$32$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$0$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$159K$153K$5K$207
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$767K$726K$16K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.6M−$397K$547K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.4M−$236K$944K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$993K$610K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $726K$738K−$13K$583K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.0M$767K$253K$596K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,019,867 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $87,227$129,567
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $563,823$890,255
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $146$45
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $651,196$1,019,867
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 $442,731$516,952
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $140,705$250,342
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $583,436$767,294
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $67,760$252,573
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,019,867 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$75,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$54,567
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$129,567
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $890,255 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$890,255
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $45 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$45
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $890,300 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,019,867
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $767,294 across 31 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 current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $437,486 · Management $3,888 · Fundraising $20,204$461,578
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,378 · Management $193 · Fundraising $774$19,345
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,228 · Management $360 · Fundraising $1,441$36,029
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 $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,642 · Management $123 · Fundraising $490$12,255
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,801 · Management $156 · Fundraising $623$15,580
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,327 · Management $509 · Fundraising $2,035$50,871
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,698$7,698
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $32 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$32
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $0 · Management $5,195 · Fundraising $0$5,195
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $153,049 · Management $5,455 · Fundraising $207$158,711
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $725,641 · Management $15,879 · Fundraising $25,774$767,294
Part X · Balance sheet $690,431 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $179,084$151,295
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $55,371$130,377
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$75,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $116,795$333,759
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
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 $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $351,250$690,431
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,076$14,859
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,076$94,859
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $343,174$595,572
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $351,250$690,431
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $595,572 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,019,867
XI-2 Total expenses$767,294
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$252,573
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$343,174
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−$175
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$595,572

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