Thea Bowman Center FY2021 filing

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Cleveland, OH501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 52-2157682

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Tbc mission statement: we listen to the people of mt pleasant, learn and DO what they want and need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$45K 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 5% 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $138K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$611K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$524K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$815K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$611K
FY2021▼ -21%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$772K
FY2021$611K
FY2022$846K
FY2023$957K
FY2024$868K
FY2025$598K
Expenses
$524K
FY2021▲ +13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$464K
FY2021$524K
FY2022$853K
FY2023$866K
FY2024$941K
FY2025$789K
Net assets
$815K
FY2021▲ +12%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$727K
FY2021$815K
FY2022$808K
FY2023$899K
FY2024$828K
FY2025$639K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1999.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $418K Management & general 13% · $66K Fundraising 8% · $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

10 people listed on the 990; $45K 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
$45,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ella Holt Thomas’s $55K as Former Exec is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ella Holt Thomas$55,000$55,000$55,000$55,000—$45,000
Ella Holt Thomas————$45,000—
Jeremy Taylor$3,269—————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Listens to and acts on the needs and desires of Mt. Pleasant residents.

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3 program services account for $418K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Health and Wellness Programs

Food Support -helps the community deal with hunger including weekly lunches. Each week, the center provides a nutritious lunch to about 185 men, women, children and the elderly. Annually the food pantry serves about 7500 residents and it is open every week on Saturdays.

$418Kprogram expense
02

Children Program

The children after- school and summer program provide a safe environment for children K 8th grade to grow and learn. The summer program provides a structured and learning program for children including field trips. The after-school program provides tutoring, music and help with homework.

Pt IX · col B
03

Education Program -Adult Literacy/GED program assist people with completing their high school educational goals. Computer literacy Mt Pleasant is a digital divide community with serious issues of internet access and computer in homes thus we offer computer classes for all ages.

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$611K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$606K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$208
Money outPt IX
$524K
Ln 25
Programscol B$418K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$815K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K
Total assetsLn 16$840K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$606K
Government grantsLn 1e$33K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$73K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$208
Gains on assetsLn 7−$247
Total revenueLn 12$611K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$439
SavingsLn 2$306K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$307K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$281K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$840K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$815K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6700
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$206K$307K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$277K$281K
Total assetsLn 16$774K$840K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$727K$815K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$25K$10K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$174K$139K$29K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$13K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$9K$8K$913
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$63K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$6K$280
Office expensesLn 13$13K$6K$4K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$599$599
OccupancyLn 16$45K$34K$8K$3K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$10K$3K$966
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$87K$87K$418
Total functional expensesLn 25$524K$418K$66K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $598K$789K−$191K$639K 990 PDF
FY2024 $868K$941K−$74K$828K 990 PDF
FY2023 $957K$866K$91K$899K 990 PDF
FY2022 $846K$853K−$7K$808K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $611K$524K$87K$815K 990 PDF
FY2020 $772K$464K$308K$727K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $610,819 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$33,252
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$572,619
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$73,268
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$605,871
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,987$4,987
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $208$208
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$247−$247
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,987 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$39$610,819
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $523,540 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,000 · Management $10,000 · Fundraising $10,000$45,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $139,123 · Management $28,611 · Fundraising $6,616$174,350
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,608$2,608
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,071 · Management $3,179 · Fundraising $1,313$17,563
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,029 · Management $8,249 · Fundraising $913$18,191
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $62,882 · Fundraising $12,870$75,752
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,500 · Management $280$6,780
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,793 · Management $4,105 · Fundraising $3,280$13,178
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $599$599
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,635 · Management $7,910 · Fundraising $3,402$44,947
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,852$9,852
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,834$13,834
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,545 · Management $3,046 · Fundraising $966$13,557
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,911 · Management $418$87,329
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $418,382 · Management $65,798 · Fundraising $39,360$523,540
Part X · Balance sheet $840,007 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,275$439
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $201,914$306,255
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $275,000$244,170
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,224$4,111
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,142
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $276,847$280,990
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,912$2,900
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $774,172$840,007
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,651$20,307
X-19 Deferred revenue$5,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,751$25,307
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $332,259$350,263
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $395,162$464,437
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $727,421$814,700
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $774,172$840,007
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $814,700 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$610,819
XI-2 Total expenses$523,540
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$87,279
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$727,421
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$814,700

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