The Valleys Planning Council INC

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Towson, MD501(c)(3)Since 1968EIN 52-6081610Revenue $643K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthevpc.org118 W Pennsylvania Ave, 21204-4518 · Towson, MDTax-exempt since Aug 1968Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Conserving open spaces; protecting baltimore county's agricultural, natural, historic and scenic resources; and working to promote a balanced and rational use of land for the benefit of present and future generations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 41 volunteers and 2 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
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $118K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 30.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $42K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
36
of 36 voting members
Looks good: 36 of 36 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$643K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$428K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$643K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$393K
FY2021$438K
FY2022$532K
FY2023$509K
FY2024$541K
FY2025$643K
Expenses
$428K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$372K
FY2021$377K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$433K
FY2025$428K
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1968.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $359K Management & general 13% · $55K Fundraising 3% · $14K

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

42 people listed on the 990; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$111,550Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Teresa Moore————$80,663$125,000
Renee Hamidi$111,550$106,650$100,100$96,500$37,615—

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

Conserving open spaces and protecting natural, historic, and scenic resources for future generations.

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2 programs · $359K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Special Projects

VPC'S board of directors select various initiatives each year to address key issues and concerns. Each special project has a board sponsor who coordinates the fundraising and the efforts involved in the project. This program includes any special studies conducted by VPC.

$235Kprogram expense
02

Land Use Planning

This program encourages monitoring development plans submitted to the county by private developers; attending development plan review meetings and hearings; participating in government sponsored meetings for various projects and policy initiatives; informing members and affected landowners of pertinent proposals and issues; and analysis…

$124Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$643K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$578K
Investment incomeLn 3$65K
Other incomeLn 4–11$267
Money outPt IX
$428K
Ln 25
Programscol B$359K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
42
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a36
IndependentVI 1b36
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$578K
Investment incomeLn 3$65K
Other incomeLn 4–11$267
Gains on assetsLn 7−$461
Total revenueLn 12$643K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$189K
SavingsLn 2$899K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 641
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$742K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$452$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$112K$94K$11K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$59K$42K$13K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$16K$3K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$86K$86K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$73K$73K$141$61
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$2K$705
OccupancyLn 16$31K$25K$5K$1K
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$904$390
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$225$97
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$452$361$64$27
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$962$415
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$1K$300$22
Total functional expensesLn 25$428K$359K$55K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $643K$428K$215K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $541K$433K$108K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $509K$411K$98K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $532K$326K$206K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $438K$377K$61K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $393K$372K$20K$1.6M 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 $643,157 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $475,074$577,856
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65,534$65,034
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $386$267
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $540,994$643,157
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 $253,550$190,647
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $179,569$237,135
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $433,119$427,782
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $107,875$215,375
Part VI · Governance 36 of 36 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body36
VI-1b Independent voting members36
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 $643,157 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$577,856
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$577,856
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $65,495$65,495
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$461−$461
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $267$267
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $65,301$643,157
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $427,782 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $94,037 · Management $11,155 · Fundraising $6,358$111,550
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,209 · Management $12,833 · Fundraising $3,989$59,031
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,027 · Management $2,822 · Fundraising $1,217$20,066
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $86,208$86,208
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,924$16,924
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $72,609 · Management $141 · Fundraising $61$72,811
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,679$1,679
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,277 · Management $1,634 · Fundraising $705$11,616
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,714 · Management $5,169 · Fundraising $1,091$30,974
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,136 · Management $904 · Fundraising $390$6,430
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,279 · Management $225 · Fundraising $97$1,601
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $361 · Management $64 · Fundraising $27$452
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,466 · Management $962 · Fundraising $415$6,843
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,275 · Management $300 · Fundraising $22$1,597
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $358,598 · Management $54,812 · Fundraising $14,372$427,782
Part X · Balance sheet $2,969,642 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $201,729$188,520
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $540,108$898,903
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $452$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,788,057$1,878,392
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,827$3,827
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,534,173$2,969,642
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,210,693$2,592,158
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $323,480$377,484
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,534,173$2,969,642
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,534,173$2,969,642
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,969,642 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$643,157
XI-2 Total expenses$427,782
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$215,375
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,534,173
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$220,094
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,969,642

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