C-U at Home: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 45-3132278)

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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2021
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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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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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

C-u at home is a faith-based community organization committed to impacting the lives of those experiencing homelessness. C-u at home's mission is to support and empower individuals who are experiencing homelessness by providing pathways out of homelessness.

$1.3Mprogram 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

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.4M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$53K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K

Money outPt IX

$1.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.3M

Managementcol C$204K

Fundraisingcol D$21K

Owns and owesPt X

$645K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K

Total assetsLn 16$786K

LiabilitiesLn 26$141K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Government grantsLn 1e$857K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$88K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K

Investment incomeLn 3$53K

Gains on assetsLn 7$52K

Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$142K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$142K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$56K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$276K

Other assetsLn 15$74K

Total assetsLn 16$786K

LiabilitiesLn 26$141K

Net assetsLn 32$645K

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$333K	$142K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$47K	$56K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1.1M	$276K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.5M	$786K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$733K	$141K
Net assetsLn 32	$762K	$645K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$86K	$43K	$21K	$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$799K	$732K	$67K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$15K	$13K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$27K	$24K	$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$109K	$97K	$12K
Legal feesLn 11b	$456	$456
Accounting feesLn 11c	$23K	$15K	$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$110K	$73K	$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K		$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$11K	$1K	$10K
OccupancyLn 16	$99K	$83K	$16K
TravelLn 17	$24K	$24K
InterestLn 20	$9K	$8K	$908
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$25K	$23K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$17K	$15K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$122K	$114K	$8K
All other expensesLn 24e	$56K	$44K	$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.5M	$1.3M	$204K	$21K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.7M	$1.3M	$319K	$1.3M	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.6M	$1.3M	$346K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,410,250 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,367,496$1,353,947

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,460$15,620

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $622$52,826

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$22,963−$12,143

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,377,615$1,410,250

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 $829,795$1,036,882

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $703,525$498,563

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,533,320$1,535,445

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$155,705−$125,195

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

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 $1,410,250 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$87,802

VIII-1e Government grants$856,886

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$409,259

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,353,947

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,620$15,620

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $739$739

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $52,087$52,087

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$12,533−$12,533

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $390$390

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $68,097 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$11,794$1,410,250

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,535,445 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,885 · Management $21,442 · Fundraising $21,442$85,769

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $731,880 · Management $67,189$799,069

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,310 · Management $2,032$15,342

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,377 · Management $2,952$27,329

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $97,307 · Management $12,066$109,373

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $456$456

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,544 · Management $7,988$22,532

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $73,133 · Management $37,259$110,392

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,012$2,012

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,325 · Management $9,823$11,148

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $83,037 · Management $16,403$99,440

IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,076$24,076

IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,176 · Management $908$9,084

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,083 · Management $1,949$25,032

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,508 · Management $2,200$16,708

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $113,555 · Management $8,282$121,837

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $43,890 · Management $11,956$55,846

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,309,542 · Management $204,461 · Fundraising $21,442$1,535,445

Part X · Balance sheet $785,925 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $332,770$141,970

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$237,238

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,091,113$276,325

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $47,421$56,394

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,946$73,998

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,494,592$785,925

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,647$73,362

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $732,732$141,024

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $761,860$634,901

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$10,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $761,860$644,901

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,494,592$785,925

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $644,901 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,410,250

XI-2 Total expenses$1,535,445

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$125,195

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$761,860

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,236

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$644,901

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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