Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Baltimore, MD501(c)(3)HousingEIN 52-1767577Revenue $2.3M in FY2021

On file with the IRSgedco.org401 Woodbourne Ave, 21212-3827 · Baltimore, MDTax-exempt since Nov 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To develop affordable housing with supportive services and assist in meeting emergency needs of community residents

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$276K 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $713K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$276K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $36K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$782K
57% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 57% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
+77% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$602K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2021▲ +77%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2021▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$602K
FY2021▲ +801%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$67K
FY2021$602K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$4.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 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 Nov 1992.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.4M Management & general 14% · $246K Fundraising 8% · $139K

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

58 people listed on the 990; $276K 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
Chief Executive Officer
$105,520Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer
$105,520Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$32,596Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$32,596Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nichole Doye Battle’s $100K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing 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
Nichole Doye Battle$99,750$111,359$111,180$108,375$105,520$73,431
Ted Gross$31,350$35,298$35,796$33,926$32,596$35,552

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

Builds affordable homes and provides services for community residents' emergency needs.

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4 programs · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Community Services

Provides programs to stabilize families, for both short and longer terms, to meet emergency needs and foster self-sufficiency. The organization gave out farmers' market food certificates to recipients and people can come once every 30 days to the cares food PANTRY.KEY statistics of the community services program for fy 2021 are as…

$815Kprogram expense
02

Community Services

Provides programs to stabilize families, for both short and longer terms, to meet emergency needs and foster self-sufficiency. The organization gave out farmers' market food certificates to recipients and people can come once every 30 days to the cares food PANTRY.KEY statistics of the community services program for fy 2021 are as…

$815Kprogram expense
03

Homeless and Supportive Services

Provides housing to help baltimore city and the state of maryland to meet their goals to end homelessness. These programs are comprehensive, providing supportive services and links to community resources, aimed at helping individuals to achieve the greatest level of self-sufficiency possible and achieve positive goals.

$288Kprogram expense
04

Homeless and Supportive Services

Provides housing to help baltimore city and the state of maryland to meet their goals to end homelessness. These programs are comprehensive, providing supportive services and links to community resources, aimed at helping individuals to achieve the greatest level of self-sufficiency possible and achieve positive goals.

$288Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$36K
Grants paid · 31 grants · $861K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$129,854
Unitemized GrantFY2024$36,875
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,382
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,050
Unitemized GrantFY2023$106,757
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,297
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$175
Unitemized GrantFY2022$109,242
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,953
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,971
Unitemized GrantFY2022$349
Unitemized GrantFY2021$135,078
Unitemized GrantFY2021$20,810
Unitemized GrantFY2021$16,887
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,899
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,283
Unitemized GrantFY2020$57,715
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$149K
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$246K
Fundraisingcol D$139K
Owns and owesPt X
$602K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$282K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$782K
PeoplePt VI, VII
58
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$406K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$149K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$282K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$782K
Net assetsLn 32$602K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6453
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.1M$2.0M$129K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.1M$1.8M$2.3M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$1.8M$771K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$1.9M$893K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.3M$1.8M$473K$602K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.6M−$293K$67K 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
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Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members27
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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