Armory Youth Project

Tax-deductible

Manistee, MI501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 45-4756059

Empowering youth of manistee county

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 12 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 62% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $130K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$196K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$409K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$389K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$720K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$409K
FY2025▲ +3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$176K
FY2024$398K
FY2025$409K
Expenses
$389K
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$211K
FY2021$221K
FY2022$226K
FY2023$318K
FY2024$371K
FY2025$389K
Net assets
$720K
FY2025▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$588K
FY2021$662K
FY2022$816K
FY2023$674K
FY2024$701K
FY2025$720K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2016.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $313K Management & general 18% · $70K Fundraising 2% · $7K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$70,541Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Presidentsecretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janice Davidson’s $71K as Executive Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Janice Davidson$70,541$66,275

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

Helps young people in Manistee County build skills and confidence.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $313K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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This organization provides a safe and fun environment for the youth of the surrounding areas to come play, learn and grow.

$313Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$409K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$306K
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Money outPt IX
$389K
Ln 25
Programscol B$313K
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$720K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$916K
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$306K
Government grantsLn 1e$130K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$409K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
SavingsLn 2$230K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$645K
Total assetsLn 16$916K
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
Net assetsLn 32$720K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$389K$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$598K$645K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$916K
LiabilitiesLn 26$302K$196K
Net assetsLn 32$701K$720K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$102K$83K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$14K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$398
Office expensesLn 13$7K$3K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$61K$40K$21K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$524$95$429
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$515$515
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$138K$137K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$11K$8K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$389K$313K$70K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $409K$389K$19K$720K 990 PDF
FY2024 $398K$371K$27K$701K 990 PDF
FY2023 $176K$318K−$143K$674K 990 PDF
FY2022 $377K$226K$151K$816K 990 PDF
FY2021 $281K$221K$60K$662K 990 PDF
FY2020 $180K$211K−$31K$588K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $408,568 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$129,932
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$176,293
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$306,225
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $34,955$34,955
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10,272$10,272
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $2,080$2,080
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $55,036$55,036
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $47,307 · Unrelated business $55,036 · Excluded from tax $0$408,568
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $389,303 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $83,208 · Management $18,459$101,667
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,315 · Management $1,536$15,851
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,473$3,473
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,650$6,650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $4,455$4,455
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,900 · Management $398$2,298
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,100 · Management $3,793$6,893
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,668 · Management $21,361$61,029
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $95 · Management $429$524
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,493$22,493
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $515$515
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $136,914 · Management $1,218$138,132
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,972 · Management $7,654 · Fundraising $6,697$25,323
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $312,665 · Management $69,941 · Fundraising $6,697$389,303
Part X · Balance sheet $915,603 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,735$25,621
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $369,636$229,853
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,442$15,050
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$225
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $597,908$644,854
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,002,721$915,603
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,051$13,573
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $121,184$15,205
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $302,068$195,685
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $531,438$719,230
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $169,215$688
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $700,653$719,918
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,002,721$915,603
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $719,918 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$408,568
XI-2 Total expenses$389,303
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,265
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$700,653
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$719,918

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