Helping at-risk young people overcome personal obstacles and reach their fullest potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$117K 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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$273K
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$227K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$227K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$227K
FY2021$808K
FY2022$646K
FY2023$678K
FY2024$366K
FY2025$128K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Feb 2012.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $806K Management & general 23% · $242K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$117,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Scott Flanagan’s $94K as Executive Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Scott Flanagan$93,600$93,600$93,600$93,508$97,200$117,000

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

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3 programs · $806K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The organization operates trainee and counseling programs, which include employing at-risk young adults who have aged out of foster care and have transitioned into adult life. These programs specialize in providing them an opportunity to learn job and life skills.

$516Kprogram expense
02

The exempt organization successfully operates deer creek farm where participants in our mentoring program are employed in raising produce for food and sale. Additionally, a retail store is operated and provides a venue for training and employment for disadvantaged at-risk young adults.

$160Kprogram expense
03

A thrift store in rocklin, ca has been established and is operating to provided employment and training opportunities for disadvantaged, at-risk young adults. The proceeds from the thrift store are used to provide funds for the stated mission of the organization.

$129Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$737K
Other incomeLn 4–11$341K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$806K
Managementcol C$242K
Owns and owesPt X
$227K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K
Total assetsLn 16$500K
LiabilitiesLn 26$273K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$737K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$212K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$89K
Other incomeLn 4–11$341K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$189K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$189K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$500K
LiabilitiesLn 26$273K
Net assetsLn 32$227K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 578
VolunteersI 6368
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$90K$189K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K$37K
Total assetsLn 16$303K$500K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K$273K
Net assetsLn 32$202K$227K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$118K$91K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$512K$427K$85K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$47K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$49K$19K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$11K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$7K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$168K$165K$3K
TravelLn 17$7K$4K$3K
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$29K$14K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$20K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$976$976
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$806K$242K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.0M$2.2M−$238K$128K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$2.2M−$312K$366K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$2.0M$42K$678K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.4M$61K$646K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.1M$333K$808K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$1.0M$31K$227K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,078,547 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $587,725$737,443
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,168$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $272,072$341,104
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $868,965$1,078,547
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 $581,222$706,309
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $274,449$341,594
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $855,671$1,047,903
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,294$30,644
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction 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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,078,547 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $354,130 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$88,958
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$648,485
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$211,679
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$737,443
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$13,743−$13,743
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $717$717
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $354,130 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$13,026$1,078,547
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,047,903 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,878 · Management $26,662$117,540
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $427,322 · Management $84,976$512,298
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $21,075$21,075
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,958 · Management $8,438$55,396
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,796$2,796
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,635 · Management $29,977$48,612
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,995 · Management $1,847$12,842
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,448 · Management $10,820$18,268
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $164,683 · Management $3,387$168,070
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,253 · Management $3,216$7,469
IX-20 InterestManagement $8,446$8,446
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $9,070$9,070
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,000 · Management $15,379$29,379
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,641 · Management $16,025$35,666
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $976$976
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $805,789 · Management $242,114 · Fundraising $0$1,047,903
Part X · Balance sheet $499,761 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $90,257$189,023
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $157,051$260,877
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $46,036$36,966
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,463$12,895
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $302,807$499,761
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $97,541$144,836
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $3,000$3,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$125,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,541$272,836
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $202,266$226,925
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $302,807$499,761
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $226,925 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,078,547
XI-2 Total expenses$1,047,903
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,644
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$202,266
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$5,985
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$226,925

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