Copassion INC FY2023 filing

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Jacksonville, FL501(c)(3)Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 46-4922918

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Activate christ centered students to make disciples, achieve workplace readiness and to help fulfill the great commission by connecting companies to college graduates.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$53K 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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FY2023 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$53K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $43K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$294K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$304K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$53K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$294K
FY2023▲ +12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$247K
FY2022$262K
FY2023$294K
FY2024$362K
FY2025$313K
Expenses
$304K
FY2023▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$190K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$304K
FY2024$328K
FY2025$325K
Net assets
$53K
FY2023▼ -16%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$65K
FY2022$63K
FY2023$53K
FY2024$87K
FY2025$74K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2014.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $263K Management & general 13% · $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

5 people listed on the 990; $53K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$30,298Pt VII · Sec A
$23,131Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Strickland’s $28K as Secretary is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Raymond Strickland III$25,816$23,293$30,298$47,648$39,724
Melissa Strickland$28,444$30,551$23,131$27,931$27,465

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects companies with college graduates to train students for work and spread faith.

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1 program service account for $263K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Activate christ centered students to make disciples, achieve workplace readiness and to help fulfill the great commission by connecting companies to college graduates.

$263Kprogram expense

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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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$294K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$294K
Money outPt IX
$304K
Ln 25
Programscol B$263K
Managementcol C$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$53K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$294K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Total revenueLn 12$294K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$53K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K$55K
Total assetsLn 16$65K$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$63K$53K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$53K$53K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$89K$89K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$25K$1K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$2K$16K
TravelLn 17$23K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$600$600
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$53K$123
Total functional expensesLn 25$304K$263K$41K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $313K$325K−$13K$74K 990 PDF
FY2024 $362K$328K$34K$87K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $294K$304K−$10K$53K 990 PDF
FY2022 $262K$265K−$3K$63K 990 PDF
FY2021 $247K$190K$57K$65K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $293,645 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$293,645
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,419
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$293,645
VIII-12 Total revenue$293,645
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $303,720 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,429$53,429
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $88,528$88,528
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,723$2,723
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,993$7,993
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,015 · Management $24,359$25,374
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,501$30,501
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,914 · Management $16,475$18,389
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,992$22,992
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $600$600
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,068 · Management $123$53,191
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $262,763 · Management $40,957 · Fundraising $0$303,720
Part X · Balance sheet $54,814 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,596$54,814
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $64,596$54,814
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,012$2,295
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,012$2,295
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $62,584$52,519
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $62,584$52,519
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $64,596$54,814
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $52,519 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$293,645
XI-2 Total expenses$303,720
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,075
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$62,584
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$10
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$52,519

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