Organized and operated exclusively for our charitable purpose: specifically to assist the elderly/medically ill that cannot afford the care of assisted living once they are no longer able to Safely live independently.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K 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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FY2020 · 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 $2K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $54
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$191K
Spent
$191K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$7K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$191K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$230K
FY2022$189K
FY2023$208K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$134K
Expenses
$191K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$208K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$209K
FY2024$219K
FY2025$130K
Net assets
$7K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7K
FY2021$29K
FY2022$14K
FY2023$13K
FY2024$15K
FY2025$19K

From the FY2020 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 Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $183K Management & general 4% · $8K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$60,198Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$13,476Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mathieu Bruneau’s $3K as Chairman is at the 1st 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2020
Mathieu Bruneau$3,290$60,198
Oscar Garcia—$13,476

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 assisted living care for elderly and medically ill individuals unable to afford it.

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

In this program we assisted families and individuals with finding assisted living options that were suitable for each given case based on the level of care associated with the client, the preferred location where the individual or family wanted to be, and the budget that was available for placement.

Pt IX · col B
02

In this program we assisted underfunded individuals with the costs associated with assisted living. This ranged from assistance with the transportation, covering the cost of the speciality medications, help paying for durable medical equipment, or even paying for room and board at an assisted living facility.

Pt IX · col B

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$54

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$191K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$157K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34K
Money outPt IX
$191K
Ln 25
Programscol B$183K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$7K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$157K
Total revenueLn 12$191K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$7K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$16K$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$0
Net assetsLn 32$13K$7K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$70K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$29K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K$64K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$10K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$191K$183K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $134K$130K$4K$19K 990 PDF
FY2024 $221K$219K$2K$15K 990 PDF
FY2023 $208K$209K−$982$13K 990 PDF
FY2022 $189K$204K−$15K$14K 990 PDF
FY2021 $230K$208K$22K$29K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $191K$191K$371$7K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $191,203 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,609$33,718
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $254,952$157,485
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $257,561$191,203
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $153,486$111,841
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $99,898$78,991
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $253,384$190,832
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,177$371
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $191,203 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$33,718
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$33,718
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $157,485$157,485
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $157,485$191,203
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $190,832 across 5 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,198 · Management $3,476$73,674
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,011$29,011
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,156$9,156
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,474$64,474
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,438 · Management $4,079$14,517
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $183,277 · Management $7,555 · Fundraising $0$190,832
Part X · Balance sheet $7,367 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,664$3,879
X-15 Other assets$3,488
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,664$7,367
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,027$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,637$7,367
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,664$7,367
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,367 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$191,203
XI-2 Total expenses$190,832
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$371
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,637
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$5,641
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,367

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