We are committed to improving and assisting the successful transition of at-risk young people to independent adulthood and supporting resilient families, by connecting them to resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$107K 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$460K
×15 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 1500% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$791K
Spent
$877K
To programs
98%
Net assets
−$426K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$791K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$791K
FY2021$718K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$262K
FY2024$321K
FY2025$459K
Expenses
$877K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$877K
FY2021$761K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$207K
FY2024$254K
FY2025$395K
Net assets
−$426K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$426K
FY2021−$233K
FY2022−$236K
FY2023−$181K
FY2024−$113K
FY2025−$38K

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 Mar 2015.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $859K Management & general 2% · $18K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
$41,600Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jackie Phillips’s $5K as COO/Director is at the 2nd 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Eshawn Peterson$2,708$46,400$65,000
Jackie Phillips$4,706$42,060$41,600

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

Connects at-risk youth to resources for successful transition to adulthood and resilient families.

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1 program · $859K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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We are committed to improving and assisting the succesful transition of at risk young people to independent adulthood and supporting resilient families, by connecting them to resources. Though the year 2021 was an unnaturally difficult year for everyone, the children and families, workers, and supporters affected by foster care, faced…

$859Kprogram expense

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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 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$791K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$575K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$139K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Money outPt IX
$877K
Ln 25
Programscol B$859K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
−$426K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$34K
LiabilitiesLn 26$460K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$139K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$575K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Total revenueLn 12$791K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$34K
LiabilitiesLn 26$460K
Net assetsLn 32−$426K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$0$34K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$460K
Net assetsLn 32$0−$426K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$31K$31K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$300$300
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$473K$469K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$39K
Management feesLn 11a$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$40K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$106K$97K$9K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$102K$101K$909
Total functional expensesLn 25$877K$859K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $459K$395K$64K−$38K 990 PDF
FY2024 $321K$254K$67K−$113K 990 PDF
FY2023 $262K$207K$55K−$181K 990 PDF
FY2022 $281K$283K−$2K−$236K 990 PDF
FY2021 $718K$761K−$43K−$233K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $791K$877K−$87K−$426K 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 $790,657 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $73,587$138,850
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $460,621$575,414
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$0
I-11 Other revenue$76,393
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $534,210$790,657
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,282$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $33,391$30,684
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $350,904$534,890
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $199,301$311,906
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $593,878$877,480
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$59,668−$86,823
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $790,657 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$138,850
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$138,850
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $575,414$575,414
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $76,393$76,393
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $651,807 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$790,657
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $877,480 across 15 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $30,684$30,684
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $300$300
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $469,239 · Management $3,713$472,952
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,265$22,265
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,373$39,373
IX-11a Management feesManagement $2,038$2,038
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,487$1,487
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,863$3,863
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $40,293 · Management $3,030$43,323
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,545$11,545
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $97,177 · Management $8,634$105,811
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,046$2,046
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,952$16,952
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,468$22,468
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $101,464 · Management $909$102,373
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $859,156 · Management $18,324 · Fundraising $0$877,480
Part X · Balance sheet $33,695 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$26,101
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$2,184
X-15 Other assets$5,410
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$33,695
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$229,686
X-25 Other liabilities$229,831
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$459,517
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0−$425,822
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$33,695
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$425,822 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$790,657
XI-2 Total expenses$877,480
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$86,823
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$338,999
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$425,822

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