CESC, Inc. (The Kearney Center) is a 24-hour comprehensive emergency service center that serves as a point of entry into assistance by coordinating services and responding to immediate needs of individuals until appropriate permanent housing can be arranged. Our mission is to reduce homelessness by providing a safe environment that promotes dignity and respect for individuals in our community who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$188K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $96K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
165%
of spending
Looks good: 165% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$188K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $185K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.4M
107% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 107% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
-58% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
165%
Net assets
−$545K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2022▼ -58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$5.2M
FY2020$8.4M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$3.9M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2022▼ -59%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$5.2M
FY2020$9.6M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$3.6M
Net assets
−$545K
FY2022▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$980K
FY2020−$144K
FY2021−$444K
FY2022−$545K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.9M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 Feb 2016.

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

Where the money goes

165 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 165% · $4.1M Management & general 7% · $176K Fundraising 5% · $126K

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

32 people listed on the 990; $188K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$188,246Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sonya Wilson’s $135K as CEO is at the 64th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2019
Samantha Vance—$188,246$58,956—
Sonya Wilson$134,615———
Monique Ellsworth———$79,146

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering people in poverty with solutions for self-sufficiency and second chances.

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2 programs · $6.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The Kearney Center is a state-of-the-art facility in Tallahassee, FL that works to serve those who are experiencing homelessness, as well as those who are at-risk of becoming homeless. In addition to meals and temporary emergency shelter, the Kearney Center connects clients to social service agencies that can specifically address the…

$4.1Mprogram expense
02

The kearney center is a state-of-the-art facility in tallahassee, FL that works to serve those who are experiencing homelessness, as well as those who are at-risk of becoming homeless. In addition to meals and temporary emergency shelter, the kearney center connects clients to social service agencies that can specifically address the…

$2.2Mprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.1M
Managementcol C$176K
Fundraisingcol D$126K
Owns and owesPt X
−$545K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$198K
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$198K
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.4M
Net assetsLn 32−$545K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 581
VolunteersI 61,200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.9M$3.6M$348K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$3.8M$586K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.4M$2.5M−$102K−$545K 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.7M$6.0M−$282K−$444K 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.4M$9.6M−$1.1M−$144K 990 PDF
FY2019 $5.2M$5.2M−$3K$980K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

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