Serve To Lead addresses spiritual, social and material poverty through education and community development, locally and globally.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 9 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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FY2025 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$410K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$346K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$266K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$410K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$288K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$293K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$493K
FY2025$410K
Expenses
$346K
FY2025▼ -30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$282K
FY2022$301K
FY2023$453K
FY2024$498K
FY2025$346K
Net assets
$266K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$247K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$201K
FY2023$116K
FY2024$202K
FY2025$266K

From the FY2025 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 Dec 2014.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $303K Management & general 6% · $21K Fundraising 6% · $22K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$70,394Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Tripp’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 61st 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.

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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

Empowers communities through education and development to combat poverty worldwide.

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1 program · $303K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Training youth in the causes and remedies of local and global poverty and providing local and international experiences for them to apply their training with hands-on experiences.

$303Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $54K · 2023–2025
The Valley Hope FoundationNC · FY2025$35,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$18,808

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$410K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$374K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$346K
Ln 25
Programscol B$303K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$266K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$267K
Total assetsLn 16$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$374K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Total revenueLn 12$410K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$245K
SavingsLn 2$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$267K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$266K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K$267K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$222K$268K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$202K$266K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$35K$35K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$129K$129K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$56K$7K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$53K$42K$2K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$6K$611$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$14K$1K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23$23
Office expensesLn 13$2K$792$397$397
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$211$107$104
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$504$168$168$168
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$346K$303K$21K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $410K$346K$64K$266K 990 PDF
FY2024 $493K$498K−$5K$202K 990 PDF
FY2023 $368K$453K−$85K$116K 990 PDF
FY2022 $293K$301K−$8K$201K 990 PDF
FY2021 $243K$282K−$38K$209K 990 PDF
FY2020 $288K$163K$125K$247K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $409,763 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $489,560$374,307
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,087$35,455
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $492,647$409,763
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $212,339$164,259
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $240,742$149,111
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $44,832$32,683
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $497,913$346,053
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,266$63,710
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $409,763 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$374,307
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$374,307
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $1$1
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$35,455
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $1 · Excluded from tax $0$409,763
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $346,053 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $35,000$35,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $129,259$129,259
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,315 · Management $7,040 · Fundraising $7,039$70,394
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $41,927 · Management $2,298 · Fundraising $9,194$53,419
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,427 · Management $611 · Fundraising $1,062$8,100
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,646 · Management $1,297 · Fundraising $2,255$17,198
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,564$7,564
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $23$23
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $792 · Management $397 · Fundraising $397$1,586
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $1,657$1,657
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,246$8,246
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $107 · Management $104$211
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $168 · Management $168 · Fundraising $168$504
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,972$8,972
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,321 · Management $1,599$3,920
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $303,180 · Management $21,078 · Fundraising $21,795$346,053
Part X · Balance sheet $268,094 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $198,263$244,563
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $21,763$22,272
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,763$1,259
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $221,789$268,094
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,464$2,059
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,464$2,059
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $180,378$244,088
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $21,947$21,947
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $202,325$266,035
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $221,789$268,094
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $266,035 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$409,763
XI-2 Total expenses$346,053
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$63,710
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$202,325
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$266,035

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