To revitalize local communities by providing housing, education, social services, and recreation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $510K a year · 59% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $216K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.4M
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$797K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2023▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$657K
FY2021$326K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.0M
Expenses
$797K
FY2023▲ +192%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$149K
FY2021$182K
FY2022$273K
FY2023$797K
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.7M

From the FY2023 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: FY2023. IRS ruling in Feb 1999.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $771K Management & general 2% · $14K Fundraising 2% · $13K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $25K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$16,084Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$9,243Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emmanuel Deshields’s $16K as President is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports 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

NameFY2023FY2021
Emmanuel Deshields$16,084$1,485
Regina Rhodes$9,243—
Margaret Moon—$585

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

Programs and updates

Revitalizes communities by offering housing, education, social services, and recreation.

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3 programs · $712K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Transitional housing- the lazarus house and esther place offer long-term transitional housing and social services in a cooperative living environment. The lazarus house provides services for men, while esther place is for women and children.

$508Kprogram expense
02

Affordable housing solomon's court will provide 18 affordable and accessible 1 and 2 bedroom apartments and commercial space for small businesses for which training will be provided for small businesses. 6 of the 18 units were placed into service in march 2023.

$151Kprogram expense
03

Youth Services

BRCDC provides youth training and activities to build teen leaders through its bloc academy and after school program. BRCDC provides a summer camp and after school programming for children 4TH-8TH grades through its partnership with urbanpromise's camp promise.

$52Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Wsfs FoundationFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$216K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $498K · 2020–2023
Village Hilltop Foundation INCDE · FY2023$400,950
Urban PromiseDE · FY2022$5,000
302 Guns DownFY2021$12,500
I Am My Sisters KeeperDE · FY2021$10,000
Dickerson Educational CenterFY2021$5,000
I Am My Sisters KeeperDE · FY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$592K
Other incomeLn 4–11$421K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Money outPt IX
$797K
Ln 25
Programscol B$771K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$892K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$592K
Government grantsLn 1e$235K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$535
Other incomeLn 4–11$421K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$826K
SavingsLn 2$66K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$892K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.0M
Other assetsLn 15$39K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$892K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$402K$402K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$25K$25K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$118K$106K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$50K$49K$1K$29
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$100K$95K$4K$520
TravelLn 17$995$462$533
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$71K$71K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$5K$3K$5
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$18K$237
Total functional expensesLn 25$797K$771K$14K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $1.0M$797K$232K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$273K$1.2M$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $326K$182K$144K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $657K$149K$508K$1.2M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,028,542 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,418,765$591,819
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,540$14,752
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,641$535
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$421,436
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,430,946$1,028,542
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $63,030$401,600
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$25,327
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $209,509$369,788
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $272,539$796,715
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,158,407$231,827
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,028,542 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$235,395
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$356,424
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$591,819
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,752$14,752
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $535$535
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $53,839$53,839
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $367,597$367,597
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $382,349 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $54,374$1,028,542
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $796,715 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $401,600$401,600
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,327$25,327
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $105,546 · Fundraising $12,000$117,546
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48,568 · Management $1,331 · Fundraising $29$49,928
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $95,382 · Management $4,307 · Fundraising $520$100,209
IX-17 TravelPrograms $462 · Management $533$995
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,291$4,291
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $71,040$71,040
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,857 · Management $2,811 · Fundraising $5$7,673
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,869 · Management $237$18,106
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $770,651 · Management $13,510 · Fundraising $12,554$796,715
Part X · Balance sheet $5,134,064 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $167,497$825,573
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,098,430$66,198
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $131,305$140,860
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,016$23,525
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,507,211$4,039,316
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $43,551$38,592
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,961,010$5,134,064
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $203,258$279,662
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $350$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,384$31,456
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,459,759$2,400,986
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,321,667$1,700,194
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,179,584$1,032,884
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,501,251$2,733,078
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,961,010$5,134,064
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,733,078 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,028,542
XI-2 Total expenses$796,715
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$231,827
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,501,251
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,733,078

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