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Route 9 Community Development Corporation

Tax-deductible

New Castle, DE501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 47-4237084Revenue $616K in FY2024

On file with the IRSncpcdel.org19 Lambson Ln, 19720-2118 · New Castle, DETax-exempt since Oct 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The purpose of the organization is to provide substance abuse prevention, recovery and support services for residents of new castle county

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 4 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 $356K a year · 42% 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
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$166K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 83% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $152K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$616K
-82% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$616K
FY2024▼ -82%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$128K
FY2021$50K
FY2022$109K
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$616K
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +111%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$77K
FY2021$109K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$694K
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$93K
FY2021$33K
FY2022$25K
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$1.8M

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 Oct 2015.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.3M Management & general 12% · $179K Fundraising 0% · $7K

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; $166K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Sandra Smither
Exec Director
$98,956Pt VII · Sec A
Tahalia Whyte
Treasurer
$66,680Pt VII · Sec A
Howard Laws
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tahira Lyons
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Devon Hynson
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sandra Smither’s $99K as Exec Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sandra Smither$98,956—$19,214—$14,938
Tahalia Whyte$66,680—$7,385—$5,958
Camille White—$41,569———
Dora Williams——$11,417$9,608—
Nyra Giles———$1,035—
Dara Dupont————$600

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

Offers prevention, recovery, and support for substance abuse in New Castle County.

Provided by the organization

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3 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Bezos Earth Fund

As part of the greening america cities initiative,

$966Kprogram expense
02

Community Health Workers

Route 9 CDC collaborated with local

$295Kprogram expense
03

Healthy Communities

In collaboration with healthy communities

$124Kprogram 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
Delaware Community Foundation INCFY2024$152K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$152K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$616K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$551K
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$179K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$914K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$551K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Total revenueLn 12$616K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$553K
SavingsLn 2$361K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$914K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$930K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 65
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$2.7M$914K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$930K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$22K$22K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$639K$571K$68K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$468K$468K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$6K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$43K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$30K$30K$250
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$3K$810$1K
Office expensesLn 13$89K$80K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$70K$57K$13K
TravelLn 17$181$181
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$34K$29K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.3M$179K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $616K$1.5M−$850K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.3M$694K$2.6M$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $109K$117K−$8K$25K 990 PDF
FY2021 $50K$109K−$59K$33K 990 PDF
FY2020 $128K$77K$51K$93K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $615,752 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,340,638$550,654
I-9 Program service revenue$4,309
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $759$60,789
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,341,397$615,752
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $12,875$21,981
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $611,586$1,161,705
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $69,763$282,111
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $694,224$1,465,797
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,647,173−$850,045
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $615,752 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$530,934
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$550,654
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,309$4,309
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $60,789$60,789
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,098$615,752
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,465,797 across 14 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $21,981$21,981
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $571,048 · Management $67,710$638,758
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $467,720$467,720
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,947 · Management $1,144$7,091
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,035 · Management $5,101$48,136
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $30,000 · Management $250$30,250
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,081$24,081
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,552 · Management $810 · Fundraising $1,450$4,812
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $80,460 · Management $8,735$89,195
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $56,785 · Management $12,993$69,778
IX-17 TravelManagement $181$181
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $27,710$27,710
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,630$1,630
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $28,824 · Fundraising $5,650$34,474
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,279,528 · Management $179,169 · Fundraising $7,100$1,465,797
Part X · Balance sheet $1,848,896 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,698,277$553,351
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,000,000$360,704
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,194
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$603
X-13 Program-related investments$930,024
X-15 Other assets$2,020
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,698,277$1,848,896
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,954$13,300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,954$13,300
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,679,323$113,231
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$1,722,365
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,679,323$1,835,596
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,698,277$1,848,896
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,835,596 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$615,752
XI-2 Total expenses$1,465,797
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$850,045
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,679,323
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$6,318
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,835,596

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

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