Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2015.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $26K paid to officers and key staff.
Amy Blansit’s $95K as Chair is at the 30th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Blansit | $95,000 | $65,929 | $54,154 | $33,571 | $26,000 |
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.
See Drew Lewis Foundation INC executive salaries →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
Connects families with resources and support to build sustainable communities and escape poverty.
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The fairbanks continues to grow as a community hub and received the hud designation of an envision center. Multiple community partners continue to collaborate and use this space to serve the local community. LIFE360 daycare, fairbanks coffee shop, and LIFE360 church continue to operate in the facility.
Drew lewis foundation continued the 1.3 million grant, the northwest project through 2020 and worked on rebranding the program as the reaching independence through support and education (rise) program. This includes expansion into rural communities in missouri.
Other Community Initiatives Included
1) vaccination education, vaccination clinics, and other health education and resources were provided online and in person at the fairbanks. 2) hosted 6TH annual community fundraising event, fashion forward, which features children of northwest springfield modeling a back-to-school outfit (which they get to keep) in a fashion show and…
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $149K | $211K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.0M | $2.0M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.7M | $2.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $878K | $1.4M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $776K | $1.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $50 | $50 | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $248K | $248K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $26K | $13K | $6K | $6K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $250K | $244K | $6K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $17K | $16K | $490 | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $4K | $4K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $244 | $244 | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $845 | $257 | $588 | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $4K | $465 | $957 | $2K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $7K | $4K | $3K | $55 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $34 | $2K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $41K | $41K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $754 | $502 | $244 | $8 |
| InterestLn 20 | $49K | $49K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $58K | $58K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $6K | $350 | $6K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $90K | $90K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $19K | $13K | $2K | $4K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $824K | $779K | $32K | $13K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $2.3M | $1.8M | $488K | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 | $1.8M | $1.7M | $171K | $2.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 | $1.7M | $1.4M | $279K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $1.5M | $656K | $839K | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $1.1M | $824K | $299K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,122,608 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,122,608 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $823,620 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,438,525 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,075,329 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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