Area Congregations Together in Service

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Richmond, VA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 45-3020788Revenue $1.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSactsrva.org1518 Willow Lawn Dr Ste 301, 23230-3419 · Richmond, VATax-exempt since Sep 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Preventing homelessness in our community by providing financial support and community resources to our neighbors in housing crisis.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 14 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 16% 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
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$127K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $386K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$95K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.9M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$903K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$30.4M
FY2022$15.1M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$21.8M
FY2022$15.2M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$903K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$9.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$880K
FY2025$903K

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 Sep 2011.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.5M Management & general 15% · $276K Fundraising 3% · $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

12 people listed on the 990; $127K 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
$127,287Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Poarch’s $127K as CEO is at the 59th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
William Poarch$127,287$133,082$128,650$146,046$97,737

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

Programs and updates

Preventing homelessness by offering financial aid and community resources to neighbors facing housing crises.

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2 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Area congregations together in service (acts) collaborates with 60+ partner congregations and other agencies in the greater richmond metropolitan area working to prevent homelessness. In fiscal year ending june 30, 2022, acts was designated by the partnership for housing affordability as the regional eviction prevention agency.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Acts collaborates to operate the homeless connection line(hcl) in conjunction with home again, homeward, housing families first, and the span center. Two acts employees work as an integral part of the HCL team.

$105Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$386K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $37.4M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$973,021
Unitemized GrantFY2023$896,032
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,014,288
Unitemized GrantFY2021$13,930,963
Unitemized GrantFY2020$20,627,361

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$207K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$105K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$276K
Fundraisingcol D$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$903K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$840K
Total assetsLn 16$997K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$451K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$79K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$105K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Other incomeLn 4–11$207K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$191
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$209K
SavingsLn 2$630K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$840K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$997K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K
Net assetsLn 32$903K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$840K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$997K
LiabilitiesLn 26$267K$95K
Net assetsLn 32$880K$903K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$973K$973K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$29K$72K$43K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$513K$370K$136K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$76K$53K$22K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$51K$481$601
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$12K$6K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$3K$2K$768
OccupancyLn 16$39K$39K
TravelLn 17$7K$2K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$339$16K$678
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$12K$1K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$5$450$860
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.5M$276K$62K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.9M$23K$903K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.8M−$154K$880K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$2.1M−$295K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.1M$15.2M−$86K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $30.4M$21.8M$8.6M$9.2M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,905,822 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,411,907$1,561,887
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $103,951$104,959
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46,362$31,827
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $58,552$207,149
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,620,772$1,905,822
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $897,532$973,021
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $736,491$785,359
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $141,018$124,700
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,775,041$1,883,080
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$154,269$22,742
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,905,822 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$78,824
VIII-1e Government grants$451,174
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,031,889
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,561,887
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $104,959$104,959
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $32,018$32,018
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$191−$191
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$8,631−$8,631
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $215,780$215,780
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $352,566 · Excluded from tax −$8,631$1,905,822
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,883,080 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $973,021$973,021
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,920 · Management $72,300 · Fundraising $43,379$144,599
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $369,865 · Management $135,802 · Fundraising $7,469$513,136
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $53,074 · Management $21,679 · Fundraising $1,026$75,779
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,763 · Management $481 · Fundraising $601$51,845
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,680$9,680
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $8,445$8,445
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,491 · Management $5,926 · Fundraising $2,752$21,169
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,482 · Management $1,653 · Fundraising $768$5,903
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,796$38,796
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,456 · Management $2,383 · Fundraising $2,383$7,222
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $339 · Management $15,926 · Fundraising $678$16,943
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,967 · Management $1,121 · Fundraising $2,139$15,227
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5 · Management $450 · Fundraising $860$1,315
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,545,179 · Management $275,846 · Fundraising $62,055$1,883,080
Part X · Balance sheet $997,495 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,102$209,228
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $985,990$630,377
X-4 Accounts receivable$92,504
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,492$9,364
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $90,876$52,799
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,223$3,223
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,146,683$997,495
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,559$39,987
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $233,046$54,688
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $266,605$94,675
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $880,078$810,316
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$92,504
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $880,078$902,820
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,146,683$997,495
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $902,820 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,905,822
XI-2 Total expenses$1,883,080
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,742
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$880,078
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$902,820

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