Returning Home INC

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Organization directly assist individuals, who have recently been released from incarceration, transition back into society.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-5473317) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 18 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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $203K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
67% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$123K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
7.6 mo
of spending, in cash
7.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $95K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
52% of total assets
Liabilities are 52% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
8 of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$955K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$715K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$955K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$999K
FY2023$819K
FY2024$955K
Expenses
$715K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$294K
FY2021$494K
FY2022$827K
FY2023$876K
FY2024$715K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$768K
FY2022$940K
FY2023$883K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $476K Management & general 30% · $216K Fundraising 3% · $23K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $123K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$123,038Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nick Robbins’s $123K as Director is at the 90th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Nick Robbins$123,038$124,600$90,950$90,950

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps formerly incarcerated individuals successfully reintegrate into society.

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1 program · $476K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Organization directly assists individuals, who have recently been released from incarceration, transition back into society. They do so by providing transitional housing for men coming directly from prison providing workshops for those on parole in partnership with state probation and parole.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-5473317) · Dispute this line
$476Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Tciy MinistriesFY2021$47K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$95K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$955K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$857K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$116K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$715K
Ln 25
Programscol B$476K
Managementcol C$216K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$456K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$857K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$116K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$51K
Total revenueLn 12$955K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$456K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$456K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$442K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 65
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$340K$456K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$883K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$123K$86K$31K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$192K$135K$48K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$18K$6K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$14K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K$734
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$960$384$480$96
OccupancyLn 16$70K$45K$25K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K
InterestLn 20$34K$24K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$54K$43K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$41K$8K$29K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$127K$79K$48K$370
All other expensesLn 24e$411$411
Total functional expensesLn 25$715K$476K$216K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 12, 2025 $955K$715K$239K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 15, 2024 $819K$876K−$57K$883K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2023 $999K$827K$172K$940K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 25, 2022 $1.1M$494K$622K$768K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 27, 2021 $333K$294K$38K$115K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $954,685 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $975,039$857,014
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $46,072$115,910
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$250,468−$38,247
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $48,058$20,008
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $818,701$954,685
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $472,242$340,906
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $403,403$374,383
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $875,645$715,289
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$56,944$239,396
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $954,685 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$857,014
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,880
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$857,014
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $115,910$115,910
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $13,241$13,241
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$51,488−$51,488
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $20,008$20,008
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,671$954,685
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $715,289 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $86,127 · Management $30,760 · Fundraising $6,151$123,038
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $134,539 · Management $48,050 · Fundraising $9,610$192,199
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,969 · Management $6,417 · Fundraising $1,283$25,669
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,556 · Management $1,524$5,080
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,181 · Management $6,078$20,259
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,714 · Management $734$2,448
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,765 · Fundraising $1,185$3,950
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $384 · Management $480 · Fundraising $96$960
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,133 · Management $24,680$69,813
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,781$14,781
IX-20 InterestPrograms $23,873 · Management $10,232$34,105
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $43,118 · Management $11,051$54,169
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,211 · Management $28,738 · Fundraising $4,105$41,054
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,305 · Management $47,678 · Fundraising $370$127,353
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $411$411
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $476,067 · Management $216,422 · Fundraising $22,800$715,289
Part X · Balance sheet $2,318,294 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $340,316$455,536
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,203$11,237
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,601,302$1,409,371
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $215,655$442,150
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,427,567$2,318,294
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,190$53,093
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $339,081$490,443
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,193,812$651,878
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,544,083$1,195,414
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $883,484$1,122,880
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $883,484$1,122,880
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,427,567$2,318,294
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,122,880 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$954,685
XI-2 Total expenses$715,289
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$239,396
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$883,484
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,122,880

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

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