To build a sense of community, independence and empowerment for adults with differing abilities through connection, meaningful experiences, spiritual growth, and a place to call their own.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 8 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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FY2024 · 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $103K a year · 18% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
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
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
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
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$739K
+85% vs prior year
Spent
$546K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$271K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$739K
FY2024▲ +85%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2023$400K
FY2024$739K
Expenses
$546K
FY2024▲ +41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2023$387K
FY2024$546K
Net assets
$271K
FY2024▲ +245%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2023$79K
FY2024$271K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $405K Management & general 26% · $141K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$53,600Pt VII · Sec A
$28,500Pt VII · Sec A
$13,010Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leslie Bellieu’s $54K as CEO is at the 42nd 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2020
Leslie Bellieu$53,600$45,900$23,992
Charles Morris$28,500$26,000$15,508
Johnelle Turner$13,010—$5,312
Tina Williams-Visesio——$3,625

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

Empowering adults with differing abilities through community, independence, and meaningful experiences.

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1 program · $405K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provided professional and emotional support to individuals with intellectual disabilities

$405Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$739K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$735K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$546K
Ln 25
Programscol B$405K
Managementcol C$141K
Owns and owesPt X
$271K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K
Total assetsLn 16$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$735K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$739K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$243K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$243K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K
Total assetsLn 16$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$271K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 63
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K$243K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$26K
Total assetsLn 16$79K$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$79K$271K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$969$969
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$296K$201K$95K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$444$444
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$65K$65K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$42K$42K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$59K
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$12K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$546K$405K$141K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $739K$546K$192K$271K 990 PDF
FY2023 $400K$387K$13K$79K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $70K$42K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $738,741 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $400,284$734,848
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$3,893
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $400,284$738,741
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$969
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$319,031
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $244,119$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $143,235$226,425
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $387,354$546,425
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,930$192,316
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $738,741 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$337,184
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$397,664
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$734,848
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,893$3,893
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,893$738,741
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $546,425 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $969$969
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $201,106 · Management $95,110$296,216
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $444$444
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,371$22,371
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,020$9,020
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,186$2,186
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,317$3,317
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $10,768$10,768
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $65,176$65,176
IX-17 TravelManagement $8,838$8,838
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $42,480$42,480
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,112$3,112
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,021$59,021
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,622 · Management $10,885$22,507
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $405,375 · Management $141,050 · Fundraising $0$546,425
Part X · Balance sheet $270,891 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $75,781$243,083
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,794$1,771
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$26,037
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $78,575$270,891
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $78,575$270,891
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $78,575$270,891
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $270,891 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$738,741
XI-2 Total expenses$546,425
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$192,316
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$78,575
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$270,891

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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