A christian resource for meeting human needs by: a) raising money for mennonite central committee through sale of donated items; b) providing affordable recycled merchandise for the community, and c) encouraging stewardship and recycling.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 133 volunteers and 23 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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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $29K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$5K
1.0% 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
$722K
+0.8% vs prior year
Spent
$723K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$489K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$722K
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$531K
FY2021$615K
FY2022$665K
FY2023$645K
FY2024$717K
FY2025$722K
Expenses
$723K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$535K
FY2021$555K
FY2022$633K
FY2023$604K
FY2024$674K
FY2025$723K
Net assets
$489K
FY2025-0.04%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$313K
FY2021$374K
FY2022$405K
FY2023$446K
FY2024$489K
FY2025$489K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1989.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $618K Management & general 14% · $105K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
General Manager
$56,038Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Wilson’s $56K as General Manager is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Wilson$56,038$56,000$34,904———
Sara Dick——$20,769$52,426$49,808$48,488

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

Sells donated items to fund humanitarian aid and offers affordable recycled goods.

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1 program · $618K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provided affordable second-hand merchandise for the newton community and surrounding areas. Through these activities, $116,043 was raised for mennonite central committee for use in world relief and development programs.

$618Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $567K · 2020–2025

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$722K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$714K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$723K
Ln 25
Programscol B$618K
Managementcol C$105K
Owns and owesPt X
$489K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$259K
Total assetsLn 16$494K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$714K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$711K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$722K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$240K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$259K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$234K
Total assetsLn 16$494K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$489K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6133
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$357K$259K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$137K$234K
Total assetsLn 16$494K$494K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$489K$489K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$134K$134K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$54K$54K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$56K$14K$42K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$268K$268K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$22K$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$0$17K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$0$10K$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$0$5K$0
Information technologyLn 14$276$138$138$0
OccupancyLn 16$79K$79K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$320$0$320$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$578$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$19K$16K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$0$11K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$723K$618K$105K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $722K$723K−$220$489K 990 PDF
FY2024 $717K$674K$42K$489K 990 PDF
FY2023 $645K$604K$41K$446K 990 PDF
FY2022 $665K$633K$32K$405K 990 PDF
FY2021 $615K$555K$60K$374K 990 PDF
FY2020 $531K$535K−$4K$313K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $722,458 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $710,887$713,715
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,067$8,743
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $716,954$722,458
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $195,988$188,466
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $322,588$356,334
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $155,913$177,878
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $674,489$722,678
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,465−$220
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $722,458 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$713,715
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$710,507
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$713,715
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,743$8,743
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,743$722,458
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $722,678 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $134,160$134,160
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $54,306$54,306
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $14,010 · Management $42,029 · Fundraising $0$56,039
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $267,547 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$267,547
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,937 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,937
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,588 · Management $3,223 · Fundraising $0$24,811
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $17,168 · Fundraising $0$17,168
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $9,948 · Fundraising $0$9,948
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $4,811 · Fundraising $0$4,811
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $138 · Management $138 · Fundraising $0$276
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $79,182 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$79,182
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $320 · Fundraising $0$320
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,545 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,545
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,874 · Management $578 · Fundraising $0$4,452
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,859 · Management $15,707 · Fundraising $0$34,566
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $10,610 · Fundraising $0$10,610
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $618,146 · Management $104,532 · Fundraising $0$722,678
Part X · Balance sheet $493,510 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,060$19,468
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $181,068$239,667
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $136,987$234,375
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $494,115$493,510
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,205$4,820
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,205$4,820
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $488,910$488,690
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $488,910$488,690
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $494,115$493,510
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $488,690 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$722,458
XI-2 Total expenses$722,678
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$220
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$488,910
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$488,690

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