Community Assistance Network INC FY2021 filing

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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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$129K 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
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $109K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% 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
3
named funders · $406K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.8M
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$8.5M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.8M
FY2021▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.7M
FY2021$8.8M
FY2022$11.6M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$8.4M
FY2025$7.6M
Expenses
$8.5M
FY2021▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$11.2M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$8.6M
FY2025$8.5M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2021▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$725K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · 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 Aug 1966.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $7.6M Management & general 10% · $845K Fundraising 1% · $73K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$128,674Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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

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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

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

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2 programs · $7.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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.

$3.9Mprogram expense
02

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.

$3.7Mprogram 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

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Sep 2025 · $1.8M federal money spent
Community Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.569 · Through Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development$869K
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Through Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development and 1 more$438K
Supportive Housing ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.235 · Through Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development$221K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Baltimore County Department of Housing and Community Development$166K
State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.561 · Through Maryland Department of Human Services$75K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Sep 2024 · $1.6M federal money spent
Community Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.569 · Through Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development$817K
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Through Baltimore County Department of Housing and Community Development$386K
Supportive Housing ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.235 · Through Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development$197K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Baltimore County Department of Housing and Community Development$141K
State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.561 · Through Maryland Department of Human Services$86K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Sep 2023 · $4.2M federal money spent
Community Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.569 · Through Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development$1.7M
Emergency Rental Assistance ProgramDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.023 · Through Baltimore County Department of Housing and Community Development$964K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development$737K
Supportive Housing ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.235 · Through Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development$402K
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board ProgramDepartment of Homeland Security · ALN 97.024 · Through Baltimore County Local Efsp$167K

Plus 2 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Sep 2022 · $5.0M federal money spent
Emergency Rental Assistance ProgramDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.023 · Through Baltimore County Department of Housing and Community Development$3.0M
Community Services Block GrantDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.569 · Through Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development$1.3M
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development$409K
Supportive Housing ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.235 · Through Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development$200K
State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.561 · Through Maryland Department of Human Services$67K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$275
Money outPt IX
$8.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.6M
Managementcol C$845K
Fundraisingcol D$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$959K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$36K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$275
Total revenueLn 12$8.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Accounts receivableLn 4$1.8M
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$46K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$219
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$363K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$152K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5140
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$959K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$697K$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$124K$152K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$363K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$692K$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.0M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$133K$133K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.0M$2.7M$279K$49K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$34K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$321K$294K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$291K$266K$21K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$28K$17K$10K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$19K$12K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$554K$360K$186K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$436$23K
Office expensesLn 13$54K$34K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$88K$63K$25K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$447
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$10K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$38K$30K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.9M$3.8M$88K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.5M$7.6M$845K$73K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 17, 2026 $7.6M$8.5M−$853K$725K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 13, 2025 $8.4M$8.6M−$228K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 30, 2024 $8.0M$8.6M−$595K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 1, 2023 $11.6M$11.2M$471K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 9, 2022 $8.8M$8.5M$270K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 28, 2021 $6.7M$6.4M$284K$1.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $8,764,138 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $596,500$8,725,935
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,831$50,157
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8$275
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12−$12,229
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $601,351$8,764,138
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 $352,733$3,782,590
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $237,962$4,711,672
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $590,695$8,494,262
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,656$269,876
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $8,764,138 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$36,152
VIII-1e Government grants$7,323,974
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,365,809
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$959,161
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,725,935
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $50,157$50,157
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $275$275
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$12,283−$12,283
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $54$54
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50,211 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$12,008$8,764,138
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,494,262 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $132,636$132,636
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,674,292 · Management $279,281 · Fundraising $49,443$3,003,016
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $34,359$34,359
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $294,492 · Management $26,979$321,471
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $266,089 · Management $20,567 · Fundraising $4,452$291,108
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $16,526 · Management $10,345 · Fundraising $1,283$28,154
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,549 · Management $11,611 · Fundraising $1,440$31,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $359,643 · Management $185,643 · Fundraising $8,820$554,106
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $436 · Management $22,993$23,429
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,990 · Management $20,402$54,392
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $62,730 · Management $24,805$87,535
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,717 · Management $447$4,164
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,371 · Management $7,366$17,737
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,083$5,083
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,366 · Management $8,091$38,457
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,769,780 · Management $88,108 · Fundraising $7,066$3,864,954
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,049 · Management $1,012$2,061
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,576,389 · Management $845,369 · Fundraising $72,504$8,494,262
Part X · Balance sheet $3,357,126 assets, 17 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $697,297$1,007,269
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,201,675$1,784,698
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $36,329$46,113
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $500$219
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,442$363,410
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $124,193$152,475
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,942$2,942
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,347,570$3,357,126
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $165,132$565,099
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $519,907$633,986
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $7,002$7,002
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$197,352
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $692,041$1,403,439
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,411,505$1,647,242
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $244,024$306,445
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,655,529$1,953,687
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,347,570$3,357,126
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,953,687 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,764,138
XI-2 Total expenses$8,494,262
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$269,876
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,655,529
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$28,282
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,953,687

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