Helping homeless teens and young adults through outreach and life skills training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 29 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $60K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $521K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$879K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$829K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$996K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▼ -32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$850K
FY2021$981K
FY2022$993K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$879K
FY2025▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$495K
FY2021$639K
FY2022$931K
FY2023$829K
FY2024$676K
FY2025$879K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Jul 2003.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $911K Management & general 8% · $80K Fundraising 3% · $27K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$65,400Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$6,140Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katherine Wallace’s $65K as Secretary is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katherine Wallace$65,400$63,440$61,000$58,707——
Katherine N Wallace————$53,033$53,430
Julie Pike$6,140$11,975$3,218$4,251$966$2,116

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Employs and trains homeless young adults in coffee businesses to help them exit homelessness.

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2 programs · $911K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Support and teach teens and young adults about living an effective, responsible life and thus give them a pathway to society.

$650Kprogram expense
02

To employ and provide job training to homeless young adults who are working to exit homelessness through our coffee roasting and coffee shop businesses. We employ 3-5 homeless young adults, who work 20-30 hours per week over a 12 month period.

$261Kprogram expense

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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 2 funders$40K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$148K
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$911K
Managementcol C$80K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$879K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$308K
Total assetsLn 16$901K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$263K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$49K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$48K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Other incomeLn 4–11$148K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$114K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$308K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$308K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$521K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K
Total assetsLn 16$901K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$879K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$221K$308K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$146K$521K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$290K$42K
Total assetsLn 16$722K$901K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$676K$879K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$36K$15K$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$541K$506K$27K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$64K$58K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$47K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$8K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$400$400
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$900$1K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$30K$792
Information technologyLn 14$14K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$91K$82K$9K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$716$716
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$6K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$19K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$84K$80K$5K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$17K$913$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$911K$80K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.0M$202K$879K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.5M−$153K$676K 990 PDF
FY2023 $996K$1.1M−$102K$829K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$993K$292K$931K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$981K$144K$639K 990 PDF
FY2020 $829K$850K−$21K$495K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,219,992 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,042,897$1,020,407
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $44,195$51,475
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,669−$45,014
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $231,014$193,124
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,338,775$1,219,992
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 $949,292$723,154
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $542,411$294,489
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,491,703$1,017,643
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$152,928$202,349
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,219,992 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $27,466 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$47,976
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$263,267
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$709,164
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$48,501
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,020,407
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $51,475 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$51,475
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $68,908 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$68,908
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $3,071 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,071
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$113,922 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$113,922
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $162,587$162,587
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,998 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $162,587$1,219,992
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,017,643 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,970 · Management $15,042 · Fundraising $14,388$65,400
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $506,177 · Management $27,068 · Fundraising $8,120$541,365
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $57,941 · Management $6,438$64,379
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,810 · Management $5,200$52,010
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,081 · Management $2,000$10,081
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $400$400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $900 · Management $1,306 · Fundraising $4,431$6,637
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,656 · Management $792$30,448
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,549$13,549
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $81,548 · Management $9,429$90,977
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,444$6,444
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $716$716
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,410 · Management $3,440$9,850
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,954 · Management $3,966$22,920
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,663 · Management $4,590 · Fundraising $0$84,253
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,301 · Management $913 · Fundraising $0$18,214
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $910,520 · Management $80,184 · Fundraising $26,939$1,017,643
Part X · Balance sheet $900,762 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $23,659; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $221,463$308,392
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $22,539$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,640$5,538
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $289,531$42,317
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $145,985$520,856
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $722,300$900,762
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,286$1,527
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,186$4,225
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $28,416$16,252
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,888$22,004
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $676,412$878,758
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $676,412$878,758
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $722,300$900,762
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $878,758 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,219,992
XI-2 Total expenses$1,017,643
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$202,349
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$676,412
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$878,758

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