Community Assistance Network INC

Tax-deductible

Baltimore, MD501(c)(3)Since 1965Human ServicesEIN 52-0823186Revenue $7.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRScanconnects.org7900 E Baltimore St, 21224-2010 · Baltimore, MDTax-exempt since Aug 1966Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Community Assistance Network, INC. (can)'s mission is to work in partnership with the Community to develop, operate, and support programs that reduce vulnerability and empower personal growth, dignity, stability and self-sufficiency among people in baltimore county experiencing economic challenges.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 140 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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FY2024 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$169K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $406K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$7.6M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$8.5M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$725K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$7.6M
FY2024▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.7M
FY2021$8.8M
FY2022$11.6M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$8.4M
FY2024$7.6M
Expenses
$8.5M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$11.2M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$8.6M
FY2024$8.5M
Net assets
$725K
FY2024▼ -54%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2024$725K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1966.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $7.5M Management & general 11% · $957K Fundraising 0% · $38K

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; $169K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director Until 9/12/24
$121,248Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director as of 8/26/24
$47,404Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mitchell Posner’s $121K as Executive Director Until 9/12/24 is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mitchell Posner$121,248$141,573$136,038$130,787$128,674$80,769
William Wells$47,404—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering low-income residents through community programs that reduce vulnerability and promote self-sufficiency.

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2 programs · $7.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Homeless Services

Emergency, transitional, and permanent supportive housing and shelter, three meals a day, rapid rehousing with after-care support, and other related services to low income individuals.

$4.8Mprogram expense
02

Pantry/Outreach

Food pantry, eviction prevention, snap (and other)benefit enrollment, employment assistance and training, after school programs and other related services to low income individuals.

$2.7Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$406K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $12K · 2024–2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$8.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.5M
Managementcol C$957K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$725K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$47K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$305
Total revenueLn 12$7.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42K
SavingsLn 2$106K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$856K
Other assetsLn 15$784K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$725K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5140
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$332K$148K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$962K$856K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$725K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12K$12K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$152K$152K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.9M$3.6M$212K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K$19K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$294K$264K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$326K$302K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$40K$23K$15K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$21K$14K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$626K$432K$176K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$7K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$68K$41K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$100K$20K$81K
TravelLn 17$22K$17K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$28K$18K$10K
InterestLn 20$9K$31$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$105K$74K$32K
InsuranceLn 23$99K$62K$38K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.7M$2.5M$125K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.5M$7.5M$957K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $8.4M$8.6M−$228K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.0M$8.6M−$595K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.6M$11.2M$471K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.8M$8.5M$270K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.7M$6.4M$284K$1.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,606,446 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,344,810$7,497,318
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $53,751$84,361
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,735$24,462
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$21,737$305
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,378,559$7,606,446
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$11,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,857,533$4,651,658
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,749,190$3,796,593
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,606,723$8,459,751
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$228,164−$853,305
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,606,446 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$47,393
VIII-1e Government grants$6,291,182
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,158,743
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,024,913
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,497,318
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $84,361$84,361
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24,462$24,462
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$17,196−$17,196
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $17,501$17,501
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $101,862 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,266$7,606,446
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,459,751 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $11,500$11,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $151,774$151,774
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,646,268 · Management $212,118$3,858,386
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,508 · Management $2,578$21,086
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $264,421 · Management $30,064$294,485
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $302,103 · Management $23,824$325,927
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $22,794 · Management $15,236 · Fundraising $1,644$39,674
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,007 · Management $14,042 · Fundraising $1,515$36,564
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $432,283 · Management $175,742 · Fundraising $17,816$625,841
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,309 · Management $5,477$12,786
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $40,666 · Management $27,637$68,303
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,585 · Management $80,771$100,356
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,340 · Management $4,418$21,758
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,071 · Management $10,037$28,108
IX-20 InterestPrograms $31 · Management $8,504$8,535
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $73,825 · Management $31,639$105,464
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $61,515 · Management $37,521$99,036
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,508,269 · Management $125,208 · Fundraising $16,691$2,650,168
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,465,495 · Management $956,590 · Fundraising $37,666$8,459,751
Part X · Balance sheet $2,712,359 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $13,688; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $156,368$41,975
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $175,480$106,001
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,785,962$903,904
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $29,680$6,230
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $961,600$856,136
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $837,892$784,425
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,976,340$2,712,359
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $492,459$348,590
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $823,037$425,551
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$175,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,083,016$1,038,695
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,398,512$1,987,836
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,465,384$646,628
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $112,444$77,895
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,577,828$724,523
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,976,340$2,712,359
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $724,523 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,606,446
XI-2 Total expenses$8,459,751
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$853,305
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,577,828
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$724,523

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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