Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
80 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
8 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2023 | FY2023 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Cisler | $36,101 | $82,143 | $72,388 |
| Linda Milanowski- Westdorp | $11,040 | — | — |
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 Community Spoke 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
Improves lives by coordinating human services for poverty, housing, health, and jobs.
Questions for Community Spoke
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Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-4508043) · Dispute this lineCOVID-19 human services response community spoke was responsible for leading ottawa county's human services response to COVID-19. This included convening daily, and then weekly, calls with community leaders to deal with the specific human service needs created with the onset of COVID-19.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-4508043) · Dispute this lineOttawa county human services coordinating council community spoke regularly convened a group of 45+ leaders in the health and human services space in ottawa county to discuss community needs, avoid duplication in services, and look for ways to collaborate.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-4508043) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $133K | $184K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $133K | $199K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $987 | $31K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $132K | $168K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $77K | $65K | $8K | $4K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $59K | $51K | $6K | $3K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $2K | $2K | $178 | $89 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $16K | $13K | $2K | $780 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $10K | $8K | $2K | $491 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $2K | $2K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $7K | $1K | $6K | $69 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $7K | $6K | $829 | $377 |
| TravelLn 17 | $527 | $229 | $285 | $13 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $9K | $8K | $864 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $192K | $154K | $29K | $9K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 22, 2023 | $301K | $318K | −$17K | $213K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 7, 2021 | $227K | $192K | $36K | $168K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $227,469 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $227,469 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $191,711 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $198,905 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $167,855 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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