To build a better community by inspiring hope, promoting self-sufficiency, and breaking the cycle of poverty, one person at a time

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $747K a year · 52% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$358K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% 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
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Revenue
$512K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$682K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$512K
FY2022▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$775K
FY2021$607K
FY2022$512K
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$519K
Expenses
$682K
FY2022▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$589K
FY2021$613K
FY2022$682K
FY2023$688K
FY2024$723K
FY2025$892K
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2022▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$8.3M
FY2025$8.0M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1973.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $620K Management & general 9% · $61K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$90,960Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patrick Yancey’s $40K as Executive Directorboard Chair is at the 27th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Jennifer Loeffler—$38,344$99,046$90,960$84,875
Patrick Yancey$39,632$30,000———
Nachelle Culpepper$6,384————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspiring hope and promoting self-sufficiency to break the cycle of poverty.

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2 programs · $620K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Adult literacy education

$509Kprogram expense
02

Emergency assistance

$111Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $199K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$19,353
Unitemized GrantFY2023$68,787
Unitemized GrantFY2022$110,802

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$512K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$499K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$682K
Ln 25
Programscol B$620K
Managementcol C$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$580K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$358K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$499K
Government grantsLn 1e$148K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$512K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$365K
SavingsLn 2$215K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$580K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$358K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6600
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$657K$580K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$378K$358K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$111K$111K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$91K$68K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$118K$118K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$12K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$11K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$596$536$60
Office expensesLn 13$73K$66K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$56K$51K$6K
TravelLn 17$16K$14K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$111
InterestLn 20$15K$14K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$118K$106K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$24K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$24K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$682K$620K$61K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $519K$892K−$372K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.6M$723K$2.9M$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$688K$2.0M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $512K$682K−$170K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $607K$613K−$6K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $775K$589K$186K$2.5M 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $511,835 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $604,117$498,990
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42$11,345
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,450$1,500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $606,609$511,835
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $70,467$110,802
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $230,040$225,357
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $312,341$345,423
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $612,848$681,582
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,239−$169,747
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $511,835 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$147,897
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$351,093
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$498,990
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $11,345$11,345
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $1,500$1,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,845 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$511,835
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $681,582 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $110,802$110,802
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,220 · Management $22,740$90,960
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $118,327$118,327
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,052 · Management $4,018$16,070
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,602 · Management $1,178$11,780
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $536 · Management $60$596
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $65,576 · Management $7,286$72,862
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,829 · Management $5,648$56,477
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,442 · Management $1,605$16,047
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,001 · Management $111$1,112
IX-20 InterestPrograms $13,920 · Management $1,547$15,467
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $106,294 · Management $11,811$118,105
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,994 · Management $2,666$26,660
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,685 · Management $2,632$26,317
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $620,280 · Management $61,302 · Fundraising $0$681,582
Part X · Balance sheet $2,596,066 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $514,373$365,338
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $142,762$214,638
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $21,432$26,597
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,104,598$1,986,493
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,783,165$2,596,066
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $378,083$358,429
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,405,082$2,237,637
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,405,082$2,237,637
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,783,165$2,596,066
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,237,637 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$511,835
XI-2 Total expenses$681,582
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$169,747
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,405,082
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,302
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,237,637

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