Thea Bowman Center FY2023 filing

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Cleveland, OH501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 52-2157682Revenue $957K in FY2023

On file with the IRStheabowmancenter.org11901 Oakfield Ave, 44105-1872 · Cleveland, OHTax-exempt since Sep 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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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FY2023 · 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
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
$55K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 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
$36K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$957K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$866K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$899K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$957K
FY2023▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$772K
FY2021$611K
FY2022$846K
FY2023$957K
FY2024$868K
FY2025$598K
Expenses
$866K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$464K
FY2021$524K
FY2022$853K
FY2023$866K
FY2024$941K
FY2025$789K
Net assets
$899K
FY2023▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$727K
FY2021$815K
FY2022$808K
FY2023$899K
FY2024$828K
FY2025$639K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $768K Management & general 7% · $58K Fundraising 5% · $40K

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; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Honorary Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ella Holt Thomas$55,000$55,000$55,000$55,000$45,000$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 programs · $768K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The Tbc Food Support

Over 9000 community residents were provided food support in the year 2022- 2023. TBC'S mission is to provide support to the most in need in the MT pleasant community and our goal to help address issues of hunger for people on limited incomes and resources. Our weekly hot lunch program serves and average of 150 residents per week.

$768Kprogram expense
02

Community Education Program

The adult LITERACY/GED program begin in 2009 to assist people with obtaining their high school diploma. Computer literacy - MT pleasant is a digital divide community that has very limited computer and internet ACCESS.TBC provides free computer literacy classes daily to the community.

Pt IX · col B
03

Tbc/My/Com

FAMILY/CHILDREN'S program: MY/COM: my COMMUNITY/ my commitment is a network of over eighty community providers offering valuable resources and support to families and children in the south east area of cleveland.

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$957K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$930K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Investment incomeLn 3$451
Money outPt IX
$866K
Ln 25
Programscol B$768K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$899K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$570K
Total assetsLn 16$935K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$930K
Government grantsLn 1e$638K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$79K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$27K
Investment incomeLn 3$451
Total revenueLn 12$957K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$568K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$570K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$299K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$935K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$899K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$464K$570K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$292K$299K
Total assetsLn 16$823K$935K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$808K$899K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$47K$6K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$312K$264K$33K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$897$897
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$26K$4K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$9K$3K$509
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$200K$184K$80$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$11K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$64K$55K$7K$3K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$12K$2K$694
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$121K$895
Total functional expensesLn 25$866K$768K$58K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $598K$789K−$191K$639K 990 PDF
FY2024 $868K$941K−$74K$828K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $957K$866K$91K$899K 990 PDF
FY2022 $846K$853K−$7K$808K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 I · Summary $957,189 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $842,637$929,764
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,210$26,974
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $317$451
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $846,164$957,189
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $332,901$398,872
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $519,993$467,403
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $852,894$866,275
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,730$90,914
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $957,189 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$638,463
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$291,301
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$79,455
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$929,764
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,974$26,974
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $451$451
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,974 · Excluded from tax $451$957,189
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $866,275 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,750 · Management $5,500 · Fundraising $2,750$55,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $263,789 · Management $33,353 · Fundraising $14,850$311,992
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $897$897
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,698 · Management $3,867 · Fundraising $1,418$30,983
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,979 · Management $3,324 · Fundraising $509$12,812
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $184,132 · Management $80 · Fundraising $15,400$199,612
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,584$10,584
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,491 · Management $2,005 · Fundraising $1,101$14,597
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,010$2,010
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,516 · Management $6,823 · Fundraising $3,090$64,429
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,032$10,032
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,770$15,770
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,229 · Management $2,331 · Fundraising $694$15,254
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $121,408 · Management $895$122,303
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $768,285 · Management $58,178 · Fundraising $39,812$866,275
Part X · Balance sheet $934,896 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97$2,104
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $463,929$568,292
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $55,475$55,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,880$2,460
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,900$6,075
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $292,249$299,210
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,095$1,755
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $822,625$934,896
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,655$26,480
X-19 Deferred revenue$9,905
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,655$36,385
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $370,291$415,089
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $437,679$483,422
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $807,970$898,511
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $822,625$934,896
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $898,511 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$957,189
XI-2 Total expenses$866,275
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,914
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$807,970
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$373
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$898,511

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