To encourage, promote and facilitate broad and inclusive civic participation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$246K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$313K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$30K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$246K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$630K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$533K
FY2024$283K
FY2025$246K
Expenses
$313K
FY2025▼ -32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$374K
FY2022$469K
FY2023$581K
FY2024$457K
FY2025$313K
Net assets
$30K
FY2025▼ -69%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$360K
FY2022$317K
FY2023$270K
FY2024$97K
FY2025$30K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2000.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $243K Management & general 22% · $70K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Interim Director & Interim Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive and Finance Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Strategic Plan Workgroup Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Roth Geoffrey S’s $134K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Roth Geoffrey S$134,050$122,700——
Adrienne Schreiber——$88,674$85,970
Adrienne Schrieber$9,232$62,423——
Ellen Alderton$21,619$1,827——

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

Encourages and promotes broad, inclusive civic participation for everyone.

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2 programs · $243K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

MCS encourages, promotes, and facilitates broad and inclusive civic participation. Providing language access services and education in the washington, DC metro area in over 22 languages, MCS works to open and maintain language access for all DC residents through the language services program.

$181Kprogram expense
02

MCS offers fee-based interpretation and translation services to reduce language barriers in an effort to further promote and foster civic participation by people with limited english proficiency.

$62Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$246K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$183K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$313K
Ln 25
Programscol B$243K
Managementcol C$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$30K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$183K
Government grantsLn 1e$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$246K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$30K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$124K$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$97K$30K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$687$687
Management feesLn 11a$165K$165K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$23K
TravelLn 17$460$460
InterestLn 20$475$475
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K$63K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$274$200$74
Total functional expensesLn 25$313K$243K$70K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $246K$313K−$67K$30K 990 PDF
FY2024 $283K$457K−$173K$97K 990 PDF
FY2023 $533K$581K−$47K$270K 990 PDF
FY2022 $427K$469K−$43K$317K 990 PDF
FY2021 $630K$374K$256K$360K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $245,899 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,332$183,020
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $265,047$58,776
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,990$4,103
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $283,369$245,899
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 $167,143$13,355
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $289,696$299,204
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $456,839$312,559
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$173,470−$66,660
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $245,899 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$36,950
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$146,070
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$183,020
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $58,776$58,776
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,103$4,103
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $62,879 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$245,899
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $312,559 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,184$8,184
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,484$4,484
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $687$687
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $164,633$164,633
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,073$17,073
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,533$1,533
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,160$7,160
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $16,000$16,000
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $23,400$23,400
IX-17 TravelManagement $460$460
IX-20 InterestManagement $475$475
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,753$1,753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,806 · Management $1,637$64,443
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $200 · Management $74$274
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $242,527 · Management $70,032 · Fundraising $0$312,559
Part X · Balance sheet $54,633 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,611$11,107
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $70,322$37,047
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,282$4,529
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$1,950
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $124,215$54,633
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,505$24,583
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,505$24,583
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $94,844$28,184
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,866$1,866
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $96,710$30,050
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $124,215$54,633
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $30,050 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$245,899
XI-2 Total expenses$312,559
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$66,660
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$96,710
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$30,050

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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