Tri-County Casa, INC. Volunteers advocate for children in the 13th judicial district in butler, greenwood, and elk counties in kansas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$51K 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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FY2021 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $150 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
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
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
$172K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$178K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$178K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$172K
FY2021▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$172K
FY2022$187K
FY2023$156K
FY2024$197K
Expenses
$178K
FY2021▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$170K
FY2024$162K
Net assets
$178K
FY2021▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$161K
FY2023$147K
FY2024$184K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2001.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $137K Management & general 23% · $41K

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; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$51,168Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janett Jacobs’s $57K as Executive Di is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Janett Jacobs$56,862$62,999$54,327$51,168$50,010

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates support children in Butler, Greenwood, and Elk Counties' court system.

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1 program · $137K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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A court appointed special advocate (casa)is appointed by a judge to speak for the best interest of children brought into the judicial system as victims of abuse or neglect. Volunteers are trained in the areas of courtroom procedures, effective advocacy techniques, drug and alcohol issues, and ways to spot abuse.

$137Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$172K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$159K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$412
Money outPt IX
$178K
Ln 25
Programscol B$137K
Managementcol C$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$178K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K
Total assetsLn 16$189K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
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$159K
Government grantsLn 1e$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$412
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$172K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$97K
SavingsLn 2$55K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$152K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$189K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$178K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K$152K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20K$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$193K$189K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$183K$178K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$26K$26K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$66K$66K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K$189$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$5K$2K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$1K$435$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$234$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$11K$5K$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$882$0$882$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$2K$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$11K$767$0
All other expensesLn 24e$414$0$414$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$178K$137K$41K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $197K$162K$36K$184K 990 PDF
FY2023 $156K$170K−$14K$147K 990 PDF
FY2022 $187K$202K−$15K$161K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $172K$178K−$6K$178K 990 PDF
FY2020 $179K$180K−$846$183K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $171,631 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $168,025$158,734
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $829$412
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,238$12,485
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $179,092$171,631
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $128,393$127,742
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $51,545$50,225
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $179,938$177,967
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$846−$6,336
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $171,631 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$92,524
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$66,210
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$158,734
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$412
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,475$12,475
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$10
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $422 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,475$171,631
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $177,967 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,584 · Management $25,584 · Fundraising $0$51,168
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $65,990 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$65,990
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,207 · Management $189 · Fundraising $0$1,396
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,231 · Management $1,957 · Fundraising $0$9,188
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,173 · Management $1,724 · Fundraising $0$6,897
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,309 · Management $435 · Fundraising $0$1,744
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,560 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,560
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,935 · Management $234 · Fundraising $0$2,169
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,826 · Management $4,640 · Fundraising $0$15,466
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,649 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,649
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,522 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,522
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $882 · Fundraising $0$882
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,048 · Management $4,171 · Fundraising $0$6,219
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,936 · Management $767 · Fundraising $0$11,703
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $414 · Fundraising $0$414
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $136,970 · Management $40,997 · Fundraising $0$177,967
Part X · Balance sheet $189,067 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,439$97,072
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $54,417$54,790
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,069$10,114
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,283$3,562
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,089$2,207
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $19,589$20,322
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $192,886$189,067
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,773$10,597
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,773$10,597
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $182,639$178,470
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $474$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $183,113$178,470
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $192,886$189,067
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $178,470 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$171,631
XI-2 Total expenses$177,967
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,336
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$183,113
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,693
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$178,470

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