R CITY builds a path for families to walk from cradle to career to the glory of God.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$35K 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $77K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$35K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $186K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$443K
Spent
$429K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$173K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$443K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$544K
FY2022$799K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$429K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$429K
FY2021$528K
FY2022$754K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$173K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$173K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$541K
FY2024$543K

From the FY2020 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 Jan 2015.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $387K Management & general 9% · $40K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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; $35K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$34,730Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charnesha Collier’s $74K as Executive Director is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Charnesha Collier$74,304————
Elizabeth Galik—$40,684$33,146$44,994$34,730
Dr Y'Shanda Rivera———$25,516—

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

Programs and updates

Guides families from early childhood through careers, honoring faith.

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3 programs · $378K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Citybuilders apprenticeships train youth & young adults ages 12-22 in workplace skills and perseverance through the trade of tuckpointing. Citybuilders apprenticeships operate in two components: classroom training, for which youth earn a stipend, and hands-on community service, providing sliding-scale tuckpointing to local homeowners and…

$186Kprogram expense
02

Dreambuilders Children's Programs build foundational skills and cast vision for career through summer and after-school wholistic programs for grades K-S. In 2020, Dreambuilders served children with programs offering safe haven during in-person and remotely during summer, after school, and offering in-person remote learning support during…

$164Kprogram expense
03

Peacebuilders Print Shop & Art Shop use art & screen printing to build peace with self & others through the creative process. In 2020, 6 Peacebuilders students produced youth-designed clothing, all screenprinted by hand.

$28Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$186K
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $393K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$84,459
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,089
Unitemized GrantFY2023$82,787
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,558
Unitemized GrantFY2022$59,152
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,991
Unitemized GrantFY2021$54,846
River City Community ChurchIL · FY2021$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,083
Unitemized GrantFY2020$41,665
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,345

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$443K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$429K
Ln 25
Programscol B$387K
Managementcol C$40K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$173K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K
Total assetsLn 16$226K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$443K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$184K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$184K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Total assetsLn 16$226K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$173K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 638
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K$184K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$187K$226K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$53K
Net assetsLn 32$186K$173K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$71K$71K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$35K$32K$2K$213
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$206K$192K$12K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$11K$688$17
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$16K$1K$115
Legal feesLn 11b$25$25
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K$451
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$2K$75
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$41
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$1K$127
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$42K$900$131
All other expensesLn 24e$167$162$5
Total functional expensesLn 25$429K$387K$40K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.2M$2K$543K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.1M$306K$541K 990 PDF
FY2022 $799K$754K$45K$235K 990 PDF
FY2021 $544K$528K$16K$189K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $443K$429K$14K$173K 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 $442,929 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $311,097$403,567
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $39,125$30,557
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$8,805
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $350,222$442,929
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $54,149$71,098
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $159,496$269,342
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $86,194$88,540
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $299,839$428,980
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $50,383$13,949
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $442,929 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,805 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$15,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$388,567
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$19,088
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$403,567
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,557$30,557
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $39,362 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$442,929
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $428,980 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $71,098$71,098
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,415 · Management $2,102 · Fundraising $213$34,730
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $192,216 · Management $12,489 · Fundraising $1,317$206,022
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,938 · Management $688 · Fundraising $17$11,643
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,752 · Management $1,080 · Fundraising $115$16,947
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $25$25
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,787 · Fundraising $451$17,238
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,588 · Management $2,514$5,102
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,739 · Management $2,268 · Fundraising $75$4,082
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,482 · Management $41$3,523
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,400$4,400
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,786 · Management $1,085 · Fundraising $127$7,998
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,974 · Management $900 · Fundraising $131$43,005
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $162 · Management $5$167
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $386,550 · Management $39,984 · Fundraising $2,446$428,980
Part X · Balance sheet $226,382 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $141,393$184,176
X-4 Accounts receivable$22,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,922$116
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,000$19,590
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $187,304$226,382
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,239$20,130
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$33,227
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,239$53,357
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $145,073$149,581
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,992$23,444
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $186,065$173,025
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $187,304$226,382
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $173,025 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$442,929
XI-2 Total expenses$428,980
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,949
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$186,065
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$26,989
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$173,025

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