Our Village Okeechobee, INC. Will provide Our families a hand up, not a hand out by providing comprehensive spiritual, cultural, social, health and educational experience for Our community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $525K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$908K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$963K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$63K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$908K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$360K
FY2022$617K
FY2023$807K
FY2024$908K
Expenses
$963K
FY2024▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$309K
FY2022$592K
FY2023$786K
FY2024$963K
Net assets
$63K
FY2024▼ -46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2021$71K
FY2022$95K
FY2023$116K
FY2024$63K

From the FY2024 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 Jun 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.

Program services 95% · $915K Management & general 3% · $26K Fundraising 2% · $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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Execut
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leah Suarez’s $70K as Chief Execut 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2020
Leah Suarez$70,498$77,217$14,560

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers families with spiritual, cultural, social, health, and educational support for community well-being.

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1 program · $915K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Our village okeechobee, inc. Will provide our families a hand up, not a hand out by providing comprehensive spiritual, cultural, social, health and educational experience for our community.

$915Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$908K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$769K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Money outPt IX
$963K
Ln 25
Programscol B$915K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$63K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$769K
Government grantsLn 1e$8K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$60
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Total revenueLn 12$908K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$46K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$63K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6100
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$98K$46K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$118K$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$116K$63K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$39K$28K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$13K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$166K$164K$62$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$5K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$16K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$38K$32K$4K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$37K$34K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$458$458
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$426K$426K
All other expensesLn 24e$204K$190K$721$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$963K$915K$26K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $908K$963K−$56K$63K 990 PDF
FY2023 $807K$786K$21K$116K 990 PDF
FY2022 $617K$592K$24K$95K 990 PDF
FY2021 $360K$309K$50K$71K 990 PDF
FY2020 $151K$30K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $907,622 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $694,416$768,678
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $101,914$111,324
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $56$60
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,538$27,560
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $806,924$907,622
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $36,263$45,446
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $749,922$917,713
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $786,185$963,159
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,739−$55,537
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $907,622 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,850 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,162
VIII-1e Government grants$7,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$758,016
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$768,678
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $104,474$104,474
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $60$60
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $27,560$27,560
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60 · Excluded from tax $138,884$907,622
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $963,159 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $27,802 · Management $11,226$39,028
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,493 · Management $1,925$6,418
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,050 · Management $1,450$14,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $164,138 · Management $62 · Fundraising $2,286$166,486
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,657 · Fundraising $4,134$8,791
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,356 · Management $1,818$18,174
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,484 · Management $3,610 · Fundraising $1,825$37,919
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $33,901 · Management $3,421$37,322
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $458$458
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,809 · Management $1,809$3,618
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $426,156$426,156
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $189,715 · Management $721 · Fundraising $13,853$204,289
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $915,019 · Management $26,042 · Fundraising $22,098$963,159
Part X · Balance sheet $65,267 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,719$45,686
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,549$1,549
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,490$16,032
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,872$2,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $117,630$65,267
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,602$2,065
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,602$2,065
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $110,530$57,704
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,498$5,498
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $116,028$63,202
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $117,630$65,267
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $63,202 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$907,622
XI-2 Total expenses$963,159
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$55,537
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$116,028
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,711
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$63,202

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