Employ persons with special needs in a safe work environment to help them achieve independence and self respect.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$389K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$331K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$231K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$389K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$245K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$355K
FY2023$341K
FY2024$374K
FY2025$389K
Expenses
$331K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$210K
FY2021$331K
FY2022$383K
FY2023$331K
FY2024$344K
FY2025$331K
Net assets
$231K
FY2025▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$83K
FY2021$161K
FY2022$133K
FY2023$143K
FY2024$173K
FY2025$231K

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 Mar 2014.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $268K Management & general 19% · $63K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$38,545Pt VII · Sec A
Truck Dispat
$5,558Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Hunt’s $39K as Executive Di is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Julia Williams——$1,538$40,271$21,428
Julie Hunt$38,545$38,271$38,271——
Donna Howard————$13,423
Samuel H Farris$5,558$7,700$12,778$9,880—
Clay Dabbs———$5,939—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides jobs for people with special needs, fostering independence and self-respect.

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1 program · $268K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The organization provided employment to individuals with special needs, who would not otherwise be employed.

$268Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$389K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$361K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$331K
Ln 25
Programscol B$268K
Managementcol C$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$231K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K
Total assetsLn 16$237K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$361K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$361K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$389K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
SavingsLn 2$105K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$220K
Total assetsLn 16$237K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$231K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$163K$220K
Total assetsLn 16$179K$237K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$173K$231K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$195K$156K$39K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$13K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$1K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$36K$971
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$48K$38K$10K
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$812$812
Total functional expensesLn 25$331K$268K$63K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $389K$331K$58K$231K 990 PDF
FY2024 $374K$344K$30K$173K 990 PDF
FY2023 $341K$331K$10K$143K 990 PDF
FY2022 $355K$383K−$28K$133K 990 PDF
FY2021 $409K$331K$78K$161K 990 PDF
FY2020 $245K$210K$35K$83K 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 $388,827 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $348,869$360,562
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,797$3,990
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $23,374$24,275
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $374,040$388,827
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $100$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $223,154$211,566
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $120,653$119,461
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $343,907$331,027
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,133$57,800
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $388,827 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $24,275 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$360,562
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$360,562
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$360,562
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,990$3,990
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,990 · Excluded from tax $24,275$388,827
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $331,027 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $156,379 · Management $39,095$195,474
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,874 · Management $3,218$16,092
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,426 · Management $5,705$7,131
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $35,619 · Management $971$36,590
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,975$2,975
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,536 · Management $3,536$7,072
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,144 · Management $9,536$47,680
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,576 · Management $1,144$5,720
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,481$11,481
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $812$812
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $267,822 · Management $63,205 · Fundraising $0$331,027
Part X · Balance sheet $236,605 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,136$115,116
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $76,540$105,077
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,410$1,410
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $14,488$15,002
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $178,574$236,605
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,275$5,506
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,275$5,506
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $173,299$231,099
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $173,299$231,099
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $178,574$236,605
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $231,099 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$388,827
XI-2 Total expenses$331,027
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,800
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$173,299
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$231,099

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