Promote the revitalization and beautification of Carthage through volunteerism, partnerships, community and business engagement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$43K 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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FY2022 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$43K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 14 voting members
Concern: none of 14 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$290K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$306K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$204K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$290K
FY2022▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$328K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$290K
FY2024$201K
FY2025$175K
Expenses
$306K
FY2022▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$225K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$344K
FY2024$188K
FY2025$160K
Net assets
$204K
FY2022▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$220K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$150K
FY2024$163K
FY2025$129K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2014-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2016.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $275K Management & general 10% · $31K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $43K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$43,145Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jen Kirby’s $24K as Executive Dir. is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Abigael Almandinger—$43,145—
Jen Kirby$24,375——
Abi Almandinger——$20,000

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

Programs and updates

Revitalize and beautify Carthage through volunteerism and community partnerships.

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3 programs · $275K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Hometown Holidays Family Event

$172Kprogram expense
02

Beautification of Carthage through various programs

$82Kprogram expense
03

Restoration Projects

$21Kprogram 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$40K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$290K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$225K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$12
Money outPt IX
$306K
Ln 25
Programscol B$275K
Managementcol C$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$204K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$209K
Total assetsLn 16$209K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$225K
Investment incomeLn 3$12
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$290K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$208K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$209K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$209K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$204K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K$209K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$220K$209K
LiabilitiesLn 26$156$5K
Net assetsLn 32$220K$204K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$43K$39K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$26K$24K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K$508
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$2K$269
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$364
Office expensesLn 13$31K$28K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K$318
TravelLn 17$67$60$7
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$243
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$188K$170K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$306K$275K$31K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $175K$160K$15K$129K 990 PDF
FY2024 $201K$188K$13K$163K 990 PDF
FY2023 $290K$344K−$55K$150K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $290K$306K−$16K$204K 990 PDF
FY2021 $328K$225K$103K$220K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $289,988 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $328,424$224,586
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29$12
I-11 Other revenue$65,390
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $328,453$289,988
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $21,814$74,403
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $203,351$231,401
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $225,165$305,804
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $103,288−$15,816
Part VI · Governance 0 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $289,988 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,997 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$224,586
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$224,586
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $12$12
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$61,393
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,009$289,988
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $305,804 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,830 · Management $4,315$43,145
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $23,557 · Management $2,617$26,174
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,576 · Management $508$5,084
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,419 · Management $269$2,688
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,273 · Management $364$3,637
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,822 · Management $3,091$30,913
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,862 · Management $318$3,180
IX-17 TravelPrograms $60 · Management $7$67
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,188 · Management $243$2,431
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $169,637 · Management $18,848$188,485
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $275,224 · Management $30,580 · Fundraising $0$305,804
Part X · Balance sheet $209,026 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $219,101$207,910
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,056$1,116
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year −$133$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $220,024$209,026
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$3,118
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $156$1,757
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $156$4,875
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $219,868$204,151
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $220,024$209,026
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $204,151 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$289,988
XI-2 Total expenses$305,804
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,816
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$219,868
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$99
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$204,151

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