Offer hands-on vocational training and employment experience in cafe setting while providing mentoring and skill building workshops to former foster youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$82K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $18K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $365K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$584K
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$484K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$367K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$584K
FY2022▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$401K
FY2021$407K
FY2022$584K
FY2023$232K
FY2024$581K
Expenses
$484K
FY2022▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$349K
FY2021$366K
FY2022$484K
FY2023$519K
FY2024$579K
Net assets
$367K
FY2022▲ +37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$212K
FY2021$267K
FY2022$367K
FY2023$80K
FY2024$81K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2014.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $328K Management & general 24% · $115K Fundraising 8% · $41K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $82K 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 Director (former)
$82,500Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Strategic Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Strategic Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fundraising Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kamal Marell’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1216 $100K–1M employment 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kamal Marell$84,115$13,846——
Anne Harrison—$60,996$82,500$38,154

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

Trains former foster youth in cafe skills and offers them job experience and mentorship.

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1 program · $328K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Offer hands-on vocational training and employment experience in a cafe setting while providing mentoring and skill building workshops to former foster youth.

$328Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$584K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$419K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$110K
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Money outPt IX
$484K
Ln 25
Programscol B$328K
Managementcol C$115K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$367K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$363K
Total assetsLn 16$395K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$419K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$33
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Total revenueLn 12$584K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$76K
SavingsLn 2$287K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$363K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$395K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$367K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 698
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$302K$363K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$327K$395K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K$29K
Net assetsLn 32$267K$367K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$8K$50K$25K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$208K$188K$15K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$485$243
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$19K$6K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$29K$14K$14K$588
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$3K$20K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$650$650
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$966$928$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$0$355
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$3K$567
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$390$0
OccupancyLn 16$44K$43K$883$0
TravelLn 17$242$24$109$109
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$62$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$8K$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$26K$0$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$4K$503$252
Total functional expensesLn 25$484K$328K$115K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $581K$579K$2K$81K 990 PDF
FY2023 $232K$519K−$287K$80K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $584K$484K$100K$367K 990 PDF
FY2021 $407K$366K$41K$267K 990 PDF
FY2020 $401K$349K$52K$212K 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
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Part I · Summary $583,583 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $297,606$418,963
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $109,702$109,687
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $98$33
I-11 Other revenue$54,900
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $407,406$583,583
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $255,023$322,303
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$650
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $111,049$160,786
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $366,072$483,739
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,334$99,844
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $583,583 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$418,963
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$418,963
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$109,687
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33$33
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $54,900$54,900
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $109,687 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $54,933$583,583
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $483,739 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $8,250 · Management $49,500 · Fundraising $24,750$82,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $187,647 · Management $14,595 · Fundraising $6,255$208,497
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,477 · Management $485 · Fundraising $243$2,205
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,498 · Management $6,402 · Fundraising $3,201$29,101
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $14,396 · Management $14,396 · Fundraising $588$29,380
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,541 · Management $20,326 · Fundraising $2,541$25,408
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $650$650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $966 · Management $928 · Fundraising $0$1,894
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,198 · Management $0 · Fundraising $355$3,553
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,703 · Management $3,404 · Fundraising $567$5,674
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,511 · Management $390 · Fundraising $0$3,901
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,228 · Management $883 · Fundraising $0$44,111
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24 · Management $109 · Fundraising $109$242
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,044 · Management $62 · Fundraising $0$3,106
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,350 · Management $2,783 · Fundraising $0$11,133
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,934 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,419$27,353
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,276 · Management $503 · Fundraising $252$5,031
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $328,043 · Management $114,766 · Fundraising $40,930$483,739
Part X · Balance sheet $395,342 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $128,625$76,363
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $173,648$286,670
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$4,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $9,024$11,562
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,887$15,127
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,620$1,620
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $326,804$395,342
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,206$11,667
X-25 Other liabilities$17,133
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $60,106$28,800
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $266,698$366,542
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $266,698$366,542
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $326,804$395,342
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $366,542 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$583,583
XI-2 Total expenses$483,739
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$99,844
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$266,698
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$366,542

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