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Champaign, IL501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 45-3132278Revenue $1.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRScuathome.us1207 S Mattis Ave, 61821-4827 · Champaign, ILTax-exempt since Jun 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide housing and support for the homeless

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$83K 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $213K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $72K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$916K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$868K
FY2021$726K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$708K
FY2021$927K
FY2023$645K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.3M

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 Jun 2013.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.1M Management & general 11% · $144K Fundraising 5% · $71K

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; $83K 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
Melissa Courtwright
Executive Director
$82,751Pt VII · Sec A
Kim Stanhope
Board Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jodi Hurst
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Johnson
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Royse
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ruth Moore
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Church
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marietta Turner
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Courtwright’s $83K as Executive Director is at the 20th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Melissa Courtwright$82,751$77,000$74,454$5,385

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

Offers housing and support services to people experiencing homelessness.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Mid-barrier residential programming for those experiencing homelessness.

$949Kprogram expense
02

Advanced shelter (phase iv) mid-barrier residential programming for those experiencing homelessness.

$94Kprogram expense
03

Workforce and outreach. Providing opportunities for those experiencing homelessness to gain self-sufficiency and job placement skills.

$75Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Community Foundation of East Central IllinoisFY2025$72K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$72K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$144K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$792K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$178K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$53K
Gains on assetsLn 7$49K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$792K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$792K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$529K
Other assetsLn 15$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
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$303K$792K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$519K$529K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$52K$17K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$742K$685K$31K$26K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$8K$667$538
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$151$121
Payroll taxesLn 10$79K$70K$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$843$843
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$28K$2K$949
Office expensesLn 13$16K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$25K$1K$742
OccupancyLn 16$144K$110K$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$1K$235
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$17K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$31K$27K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$98K$77K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$8K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$144K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.3M$319K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.3M$346K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.5M−$125K$645K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $916K$726K$190K$927K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$868K$334K$708K 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 $1,651,122 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,620,211$1,611,283
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,312$6,176
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $936$53,126
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$18,624−$19,463
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,609,835$1,651,122
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 $863,682$918,235
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $400,439$413,400
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,264,121$1,331,635
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $345,714$319,487
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $1,651,122 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$50,340
VIII-1c Fundraising events$178,066
VIII-1e Government grants$1,004,492
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$378,385
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,611,283
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,176$6,176
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,222$4,222
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $48,904$48,904
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$19,463−$19,463
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,176 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33,663$1,651,122
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,331,635 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,902 · Management $17,301 · Fundraising $17,301$86,504
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $685,070 · Management $31,015 · Fundraising $25,922$742,007
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,638 · Management $667 · Fundraising $538$8,843
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,728 · Management $151 · Fundraising $121$2,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $70,460 · Management $4,440 · Fundraising $3,981$78,881
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $843$843
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,305$21,305
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,153 · Management $1,898 · Fundraising $949$31,000
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $16,317$16,317
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,328 · Management $1,485 · Fundraising $742$27,555
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $110,418 · Management $16,924 · Fundraising $16,701$144,043
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,959 · Management $1,072 · Fundraising $235$8,266
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,844 · Management $2,446 · Fundraising $2,224$21,514
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,905 · Management $2,191 · Fundraising $1,917$31,013
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,439 · Management $20,772$98,211
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,231 · Management $5,102$13,333
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,117,075 · Management $143,929 · Fundraising $70,631$1,331,635
Part X · Balance sheet $2,575,485 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $302,548$791,710
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $172,164$27,892
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $519,158$528,579
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,000$1,227,304
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,067,341$2,575,485
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $64,585$58,624
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,237,421
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $64,585$1,296,045
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $982,666$689,162
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $20,090$590,278
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,002,756$1,279,440
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,067,341$2,575,485
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,279,440 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,651,122
XI-2 Total expenses$1,331,635
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$319,487
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,002,756
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$42,803
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,279,440

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

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