Four Walls Development INC

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The mission of Four Walls Development was to provide housing for the special needs population of the District of Columbia. In 2014, Four Walls Development Incorporated modfied its mission provide adult education

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2272575) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$52K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 7% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
94% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
9.6 mo
of spending, in cash
9.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$170K
38% of total assets
Liabilities are 38% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
3 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$599K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$551K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$280K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$599K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$582K
FY2022$602K
FY2023$584K
FY2024$599K
Expenses
$551K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$546K
FY2022$585K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$551K
Net assets
$280K
FY2024▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$415K
FY2022$431K
FY2023$355K
FY2024$280K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2001.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $518K Management & general 6% · $33K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$51,688Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Edward Pinkard’s $52K as President is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 851 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Edward Pinkard$51,688$46,652$63,605$58,700

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

Provides adult education and housing for people with special needs.

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1 program · $518K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide Adult Education services to District of Columbia residents including GED instruction, training in the technical trades, virtual enterprise entreprenual training.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2272575) · Dispute this line
$518Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$599K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$599K
Money outPt IX
$551K
Ln 25
Programscol B$518K
Managementcol C$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$280K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$441K
Total assetsLn 16$450K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$599K
Government grantsLn 1e$440K
Total revenueLn 12$599K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$441K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$441K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$450K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
Net assetsLn 32$280K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$19K$441K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$525K$450K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K$170K
Net assetsLn 32$355K$280K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$263K$249K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$19K
Management feesLn 11a$7K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$500$500
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$57K$57K$75
TravelLn 17$220$220
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$500$500
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$52K$48K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$121K$117K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$551K$518K$33K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 30, 2025 $599K$551K$48K$280K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $584K$511K$74K$355K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $602K$585K$18K$431K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $582K$546K$36K$415K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $599,050 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $584,247$599,050
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $584,247$599,050
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $349,780$282,141
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $160,944$268,510
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $510,724$550,651
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,523$48,399
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $599,050 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$440,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$159,050
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$599,050
VIII-12 Total revenue$599,050
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $550,651 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $249,419 · Management $13,870$263,289
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,852$18,852
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $6,525$6,525
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $500$500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,539 · Management $1,733$3,272
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,236 · Management $3,149$6,385
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,327$1,327
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $56,753 · Management $75$56,828
IX-17 TravelPrograms $220$220
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $500$500
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,792$9,792
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,784$2,784
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,946 · Management $2,390$7,336
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,646 · Management $4,853$52,499
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $117,042 · Management $3,500$120,542
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $517,797 · Management $32,854 · Fundraising $0$550,651
Part X · Balance sheet $449,715 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$19,155$440,676
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,823$9,039
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $524,931$449,715
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,765$19,809
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $150,000$150,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $169,765$169,809
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $355,166$279,906
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $355,166$279,906
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $524,931$449,715
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $279,906 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$599,050
XI-2 Total expenses$550,651
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,399
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$355,166
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$123,659
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$279,906

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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