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Returns INC EIN 46-2254185

Returns INC

EIN  46-2254185 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Urbana, OH
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Mentors guide teen boys toward responsibility, good citizenship, and promising futures.
Leadership
Maya Nilavar · President · $143K
Money in and out
$325K revenue, $522K expenses
Bottom line
91% program efficiency

Mentors guide teen boys toward responsibility, good citizenship, and promising futures. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $325K in revenue, $522K in expenses, and $-762K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$325K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$522K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-762K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$197K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09
Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -89% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-60%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -368% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$325K
FY2022▼ -36%
Expenses
$522K
FY2022▼ -9%
Total assets
$96K
FY2022▼ -56%
Total liabilities
$859K
FY2022▲ +9%
Total revenue
$325K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$522K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-762K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$197K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$96K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 41
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $473K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

To instruct, by mentoring and modeling, purposeful living to male adolescents whose behaviors and at-home situations prevent them from realizing their full potential. It is the organization's goal to inspire and lead these young men on a path of responsibility and good citizenship while providing opportunities for achieving a promising…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CReturns INC
EINHdr · item D46-2254185
Principal addressHdr · item CUrbana, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b1
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Maya Nilavar
President
$143,456Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anita Nilavar
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maya Nilavar’s $143K as President is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 113 <$100K 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Maya Nilavar$143,456$55,910$32,295

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$315K · 97%
Contributions & grants$10K · 3%
Program service revenue97%$315K
Contributions & grants3%$10K
— government grantsLn 1e$10K
Total revenueLn 12$325K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09
Program services91%$473K
Management & general9%$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$522K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$13K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$859K
Total net assetsLn 32$-762K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $13K · Operating expenses/yr $522K
0.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $473K · Total expenses $522K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $49K · Total expenses $522K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $522K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $333
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $10K · Total revenue $325K
3%
Government reliance
Government grants $10K · Total revenue $325K
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $315K · Total revenue $325K
97%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $325K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $315K · Total expenses $522K
60%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $325K · Prior year $508K
-36%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-762K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $325K · Expenses $522K
-60%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $96K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-762K · Total assets $96K
-794%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $96K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Maya Nilavar · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $143K · Total expenses $522K
27%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $341K · Total expenses $522K
65%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%——
Overhead ratio 9%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -36%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$28
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2022 (Latest)$325K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$508K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$519K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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