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Operation We Care INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Salisbury, MD501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 45-3847035Revenue $276K in FY2020

On file with the IRSoperationwecare.org100 Lloyd St, 21804-6443 · Salisbury, MDTax-exempt since Sep 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide Care packages to troops from the local area and to provide support to local troops and their families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$276K
Spent
$243K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$97K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$276K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$413K
FY2023$66K
FY2024$169K
Expenses
$243K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$206K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$162K
Net assets
$97K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$107K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$89K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2012.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $226K Management & general 7% · $18K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jeff Merritt
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Diana Merritt
Treasurer/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bruce Bennett
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Sends care packages and support to local troops and their families.

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1 program · $226K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To provide care packages to troops from the local area and to provide support to local troops and their families.

$226Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore INCFY2024$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$276K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$276K
Money outPt IX
$243K
Ln 25
Programscol B$226K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$97K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$276K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$149K
Total revenueLn 12$276K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$97K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$70K$103K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$64K$97K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$484$484
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$639$639
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$893$893
InsuranceLn 23$1K$957$169
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$223K$223K
All other expensesLn 24e$367$367
Total functional expensesLn 25$243K$226K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $169K$162K$7K$89K 990 PDF
FY2023 $66K$91K−$25K$82K 990 PDF
FY2022 $413K$406K$7K$107K 990 PDF
FY2021 $209K$206K$3K$100K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $276K$243K$33K$97K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $276,112 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $222,586$276,112
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $250$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $222,836$276,112
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $213,878$243,348
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $213,878$243,348
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,958$32,764
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $276,112 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$276,112
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$148,775
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$276,112
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$276,112
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $243,348 across 8 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,300$1,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $484$484
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $15,107$15,107
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $639$639
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $893$893
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $957 · Management $169$1,126
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $223,432$223,432
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $367$367
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $225,649 · Management $17,699 · Fundraising $0$243,348
Part X · Balance sheet $103,180 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,815$101,618
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,545$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,454$1,562
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $69,814$103,180
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,828$6,430
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,828$6,430
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $63,986$96,750
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $63,986$96,750
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $69,814$103,180
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $96,750 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$276,112
XI-2 Total expenses$243,348
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,764
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$63,986
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$96,750

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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