Cypress Adventures INC

Tax-deductible

Hartsville, SC501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 47-3749701

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Cypress Adventures is a youth advocacy organization providing leadership and life-skill development for teens through experiential group activities and outdoor Adventures.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 10 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
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
1.0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$258K
-43% vs prior year
Spent
$387K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$388K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$258K
FY2024▼ -43%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$365K
FY2021$199K
FY2022$249K
FY2023$454K
FY2024$258K
Expenses
$387K
FY2024▲ +39%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$215K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$278K
FY2024$387K
Net assets
$388K
FY2024▼ -25%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$290K
FY2021$408K
FY2022$335K
FY2023$517K
FY2024$388K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2015.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $281K Management & general 8% · $33K Fundraising 19% · $74K

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; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aimee Cox-King’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 49th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aimee Cox-King$60,000$48,554$48,000$45,923$46,731

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

Develops teen leadership and life skills through outdoor adventures and group activities.

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1 program · $281K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Youth leadership program.

$281Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$258K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Money outPt IX
$387K
Ln 25
Programscol B$281K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$388K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K
Total assetsLn 16$392K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Total revenueLn 12$258K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$165K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$165K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$228K
Total assetsLn 16$392K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$388K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 650
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$283K$165K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$246K$228K
Total assetsLn 16$529K$392K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$517K$388K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$263K$186K$9K$68K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$14K$689$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$468$0$0$468
Office expensesLn 13$3K$0$3K$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$0$1K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$24K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$43K$27K$16K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$387K$281K$33K$74K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $258K$387K−$129K$388K 990 PDF
FY2023 $454K$278K$176K$517K 990 PDF
FY2022 $249K$295K−$46K$335K 990 PDF
FY2021 $199K$257K−$57K$408K 990 PDF
FY2020 $365K$215K$149K$290K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $258,295 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$18,916
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$225,291
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$244,207
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$17,510
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business −$3,422 · Excluded from tax $0−$3,422
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,510 · Unrelated business −$3,422 · Excluded from tax $0$258,295
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $387,380 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $186,239 · Management $9,000 · Fundraising $67,846$263,085
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,247 · Management $689 · Fundraising $5,190$20,126
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,275 · Fundraising $0$2,275
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $468$468
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,145 · Fundraising $0$3,145
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,790 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,790
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $1,409 · Fundraising $0$1,409
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,781 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,781
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,458 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,458
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,014 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24,014
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,692 · Management $16,137 · Fundraising $0$42,829
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $281,221 · Management $32,655 · Fundraising $73,504$387,380
Part X · Balance sheet $392,162 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $282,800$164,608
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $246,335$227,554
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $529,135$392,162
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,148$3,760
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,648$3,760
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $485,965$356,880
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $31,522$31,522
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $517,487$388,402
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $529,135$392,162
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $388,402 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$258,295
XI-2 Total expenses$387,380
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$129,085
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$517,487
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$388,402

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

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