Developing and implementing public policies which will benefit disadvantaged rural people and their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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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FY2022 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
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: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $5.9M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$150K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.3M
+79% vs prior year
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.3M
FY2022▲ +79%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$778K
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$9.5M
FY2025$6.0M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2022▲ +67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$828K
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2025$6.2M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2022▲ ×21
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$45K
FY2021$84K
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending September 2022) · 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 1998.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $3.8M Management & general 4% · $171K Fundraising 1% · $39K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lorette Picciano’s $125K as Executive Director is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lorette Picciano$125,000$125,000$125,000$80,000$80,000$80,000

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

Develops and implements policies to benefit disadvantaged rural people and their communities.

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1 program · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Sustainable rural development.

$3.8Mprogram 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
RewildFY2024$25K
Farm Aid INCFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$5.9M
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Grants paid · 55 grants · $9.3M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,468,800
La Mujer ObreraTX · FY2024$281,883
American Indian ServicesUT · FY2024$168,315
Operation Spring Plant INCNC · FY2024$107,454
American Indian Mothers INCFY2024$77,500
Cottage House INCAL · FY2024$18,270
American Indian Mothers INCFY2023$324,844
Operation Spring Plant INCNC · FY2023$176,724
American Indian ServicesUT · FY2023$172,969
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$72K
Investment incomeLn 3$84
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$171K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$422K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.7M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$72K
Investment incomeLn 3$84
Total revenueLn 12$4.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$422K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$422K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 540
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$328K$422K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$377K$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$293K$150K
Net assetsLn 32$84K$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.2M$2.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$114K$91K$19K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$739K$667K$73K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$12K$2K$63
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$29K$5K$155
Payroll taxesLn 10$78K$67K$11K$359
Management feesLn 11a$374K$282K$57K$35K
Accounting feesLn 11c$65K$0$65K$0
Office expensesLn 13$54K$10K$44K$0
OccupancyLn 16$70K$53K$17K$415
TravelLn 17$130K$107K$23K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$72K$67K$5K$0
InterestLn 20$5K$0$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$161K−$153K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$3.8M$171K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.0M$6.2M−$152K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.5M$9.8M−$315K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.3M$4.8M$421K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $4.3M$4.0M$268K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$2.4M−$14K$84K 990 PDF
FY2020 $778K$828K−$50K$45K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,253,098 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,286,340$4,181,265
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $88,266$71,749
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31$84
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,374,637$4,253,098
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,129,228$2,229,809
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $738,777$978,642
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $520,544$776,914
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,388,549$3,985,365
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,912$267,733
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $4,253,098 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$3,683,945
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$497,320
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,181,265
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$71,749
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$84
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $71,833 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,253,098
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,985,365 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,229,809$2,229,809
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,254 · Management $19,256 · Fundraising $3,240$113,750
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $666,805 · Management $72,569 · Fundraising $0$739,374
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,805 · Management $1,853 · Fundraising $63$13,721
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,036 · Management $4,557 · Fundraising $155$33,748
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $67,150 · Management $10,540 · Fundraising $359$78,049
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $282,159 · Management $56,829 · Fundraising $34,950$373,938
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $64,708 · Fundraising $0$64,708
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,420 · Management $43,823 · Fundraising $0$54,243
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,610 · Management $16,591 · Fundraising $415$69,616
IX-17 TravelPrograms $106,904 · Management $22,671 · Fundraising $0$129,575
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $66,508 · Management $5,490 · Fundraising $0$71,998
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $4,961 · Fundraising $0$4,961
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $161,112 · Management −$153,237 · Fundraising $0$7,875
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,775,572 · Management $170,611 · Fundraising $39,182$3,985,365
Part X · Balance sheet $1,890,435 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $328,342$421,662
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,712$1,452,114
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $850$8,260
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,433$8,399
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $377,337$1,890,435
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $293,108$150,437
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $293,108$150,437
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $84,229$512,362
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$1,227,636
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $84,229$1,739,998
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $377,337$1,890,435
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,739,998 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,253,098
XI-2 Total expenses$3,985,365
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$267,733
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$84,229
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$160,400
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,227,636
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,739,998

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