Empower individuals with mental illness

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K 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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FY2023 · 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 deficit $71K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $43K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$585K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+47% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2023▲ +47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2023▲ +48%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.4M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2023▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.6M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1984.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.5M Management & general 15% · $279K Fundraising 2% · $33K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Director
$75,813Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Blevins’s $87K as Chief Executive Director is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M 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
Brian Blevins$87,392$75,813———
Steven Robinson————$61,451
Mary Bolling Thru 83122——$55,614——
Steven Robinson Thru 83121———$44,092—
Mary Bolling Beg 71921———$30,674—
Brian Blevins Beg 103122——$7,906——

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

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Helps people with mental illness gain confidence and independence.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Club house- a place where people who have experienced mental illness can come to rebuild their lives by providing prevocational activity, transitional employment, and opportunity for peer support.

$742Kprogram expense
02

Housing- psychosocial rehabilitation program that has been providing services for individuals with mental illness and other mental health disorders. It encourages participants to choose and achieve quality life goals in the areas of daily living, finances, housing, social, educational, legal, substance abuse, and medical care.

$593Kprogram expense
03

Provide a representative payee service to consumers to manage their ssi AND/OR ssdi, pay consumers' rent, utilities and misc. Bills. This program helps alleviate anxiety for our consumers, as well as possibly prevent their becoming homeless due to non-payment of rent & utilities.

$214Kprogram 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$43K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $71K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$29,859
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,485
Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,823
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,015
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,981

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$236K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$279K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$585K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$236K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$225K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$225K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$922K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$585K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 630
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$166K$225K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8K$9K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$314K$585K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$26K$26K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$64K$19K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$814K$611K$179K$24K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$71K$54K$14K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$75K$58K$15K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Investment management feesLn 11f$300$300
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K$444
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K$644
Office expensesLn 13$126K$115K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$242K$227K$15K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K$152
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$90K$90K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$26K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$238K$233K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$434$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.5M$279K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.0M$2.4M−$411K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.9M$1.9M−$3K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M$4K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$1.2M−$110K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.0M$165K$2.1M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,857,923 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $980,770$1,572,631
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $223,158$235,721
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,985$41,791
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,277$7,780
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,260,190$1,857,923
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $23,209$25,838
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $824,330$1,063,347
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $408,437$771,984
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,255,976$1,861,169
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,214−$3,246
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,857,923 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,510,878
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$61,753
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,572,631
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $235,721$235,721
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41,791$41,791
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,780$7,780
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $243,501 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $41,791$1,857,923
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,861,169 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $25,838$25,838
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,288 · Management $18,825 · Fundraising $2,523$85,636
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $611,128 · Management $178,874 · Fundraising $24,148$814,150
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $17,754$17,754
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $54,223 · Management $14,489 · Fundraising $2,014$70,726
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,985 · Management $14,992 · Fundraising $2,104$75,081
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,100$15,100
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $300$300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,951 · Management $444$2,395
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,633 · Management $644$13,277
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $115,017 · Management $10,929$125,946
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $227,326 · Management $14,910$242,236
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,969 · Management $152$15,121
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $89,780$89,780
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,352 · Management $1,737$28,089
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $232,608 · Management $4,982$237,590
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $434 · Fundraising $1,716$2,150
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,549,632 · Management $279,032 · Fundraising $32,505$1,861,169
Part X · Balance sheet $2,591,307 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $166,463$224,551
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $98,316$121,494
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,686$5,631
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,094,099$1,308,745
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $7,962$8,590
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $887,724$922,296
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,266,250$2,591,307
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $132,374$178,198
X-19 Deferred revenue$247,902
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $62,601$40,266
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $314,003$585,394
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,147,285$1,144,967
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $804,962$860,946
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,952,247$2,005,913
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,266,250$2,591,307
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,005,913 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,857,923
XI-2 Total expenses$1,861,169
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,246
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,952,247
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$928
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$55,984
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,005,913

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