To provide quality, compassionate human services to all people, especially the most vulnerable, regardless of faith, by empowering individuals, streghening families and building community through faith and service.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 140 volunteers and 332 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $57K a year · under 1% 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
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
$712K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.1M
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24.0M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$23.3M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$6.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$24.0M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$16.2M
FY2021$17.8M
FY2022$23.8M
FY2023$22.4M
FY2024$25.5M
FY2025$24.0M
Expenses
$23.3M
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.0M
FY2021$17.4M
FY2022$24.7M
FY2023$22.6M
FY2024$27.0M
FY2025$23.3M
Net assets
$6.2M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.1M
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$7.6M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$6.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $19.7M Management & general 13% · $3.0M Fundraising 3% · $593K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $712K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$245,282Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$124,063Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Administrative Officer
$116,984Pt VII · Sec A
$115,994Pt VII · Sec A
VP Mission Advancement
$109,324Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Brown’s $245K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jason Brown$245,282$209,834————
Jay Brown——$182,553$157,500$150,000$106,906
Anitha P Wallen$124,063$119,054$109,008$111,618——
Lori M James$116,984$112,610$105,458$101,222——
Charles Yusung Hall$115,994$110,842————
Anita P Wallen————$112,963$90,647
Jennifer Cunningham$109,324—————
Mary Mills—————$102,817

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 emergency financial aid, housing counseling, homeless prevention services, and support for vulnerable individuals, including those with developmental disabilities.

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3 programs · $17.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Children Services

Secure permanent home for children and foster parents for infants and children and represent children who must appear in juvenile courts.

$8.0Mprogram expense
02

Resettlement, interpretation, immigration, and development disability services - provide assistance to refugee families and individuals to secure housing and employment, assist refugee families and individuals to learn the english language, provide interpretation services and immigration counseling, and provide services to persons with…

$5.1Mprogram expense
03

Housing Services

Provide emergency financial assistance and housing counseling services, provide a single point of entry to respond to those threatened by homelessness, assist persons with developmental disabilities and act on behalf of those individuals that have no families.

$4.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K
Grants paid · 17 grants · $16.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,472,788
Commonwealth Human Services FoundationFY2024$54,850
Unitemized GrantFY2024$50,855
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,679,430
Unitemized GrantFY2023$212,235
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,793,038
Unitemized GrantFY2022$228,559
Unitemized GrantFY2022$21,726
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,720,644
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,824,552
Unitemized GrantFY2021$14,120
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,916,823
Unitemized GrantFY2020$443,932
Unitemized GrantFY2019$984,448
Unitemized GrantFY2019$378,600
Unitemized GrantFY2019$6,502

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$586K
Money outPt IX
$23.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.7M
Managementcol C$3.0M
Fundraisingcol D$593K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$886K
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$16.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$329K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$116K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$210K
Other incomeLn 4–11$586K
Gains on assetsLn 7$210K
Total revenueLn 12$24.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$868K
SavingsLn 2$19K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$886K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$147K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.1M
Other assetsLn 15$589K
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5332
VolunteersI 6140
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$1.5M$886K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$147K$147K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.8M$5.1M
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M$9.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.3M$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M$6.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$55K$55K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.9M$1.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$630K$173K$385K$72K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.4M$8.0M$1.1M$326K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$389K$359K$3K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$994K$777K$164K$53K
Payroll taxesLn 10$718K$608K$82K$28K
Legal feesLn 11b$42K$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c$126K$112K$6K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$538K$99K$435K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$8K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$60K$50K$9K$674
Information technologyLn 14$234K$38K$188K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$1.4M$1.4M$48K$11K
TravelLn 17$287K$280K$6K$456
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$65K$37K$28K$376
InterestLn 20$151K$196$151K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$76K$76K
InsuranceLn 23$158K$149K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.3M$5.2M$59K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$689K$311K$347K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$23.3M$19.7M$3.0M$593K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $24.0M$23.3M$688K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $25.5M$27.0M−$1.5M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $22.4M$22.6M−$167K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $23.8M$24.7M−$900K$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $17.8M$17.4M$371K$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $16.2M$15.0M$1.2M$8.1M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $24,025,720 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $20,639,272$18,397,187
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,721,289$4,831,947
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,043$210,356
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $159,406$586,230
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $25,526,010$24,025,720
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,241,403$1,996,647
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $14,150,128$12,172,426
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,656,300$9,168,360
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,047,831$23,337,433
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,521,821$688,287
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $24,025,720 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$116,412
VIII-1d Related organizations$711,618
VIII-1e Government grants$16,122,638
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,446,519
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$328,658
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,397,187
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,831,947$4,831,947
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $367$367
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $209,989$209,989
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $11,598$11,598
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $574,632$574,632
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,831,947 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $796,586$24,025,720
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $23,337,433 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $54,850$54,850
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,941,797$1,941,797
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $173,291 · Management $384,612 · Fundraising $72,407$630,310
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,041,658 · Management $1,073,468 · Fundraising $325,846$9,440,972
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $359,086 · Management $3,270 · Fundraising $26,369$388,725
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $776,781 · Management $164,020 · Fundraising $53,329$994,130
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $608,011 · Management $82,459 · Fundraising $27,819$718,289
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $42,279$42,279
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $112,193 · Management $6,360 · Fundraising $6,970$125,523
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $98,540 · Management $435,435 · Fundraising $4,394$538,369
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,037 · Fundraising $10,346$18,383
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $49,892 · Management $9,086 · Fundraising $674$59,652
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $38,343 · Management $187,674 · Fundraising $8,271$234,288
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,352,443 · Management $48,462 · Fundraising $11,497$1,412,402
IX-17 TravelPrograms $280,213 · Management $5,869 · Fundraising $456$286,538
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $37,113 · Management $27,915 · Fundraising $376$65,404
IX-20 InterestPrograms $196 · Management $150,939$151,135
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $76,073$76,073
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $149,260 · Fundraising $8,432$157,692
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,247,204 · Management $59,161 · Fundraising $4,860$5,311,225
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $310,798 · Management $347,414 · Fundraising $31,185$689,397
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,715,779 · Management $3,028,423 · Fundraising $593,231$23,337,433
Part X · Balance sheet $9,342,615 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,525,776$867,631
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,491$18,586
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,458,749$2,581,725
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,195$4,944
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,795,263$5,133,704
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $146,582$146,582
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $898,907$589,443
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,850,963$9,342,615
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,313,557$899,071
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $48,692$90,540
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,170,853$647,328
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,303,085$3,106,450
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,468,523$4,452,688
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,079,355$1,783,477
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,547,878$6,236,165
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,850,963$9,342,615
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,236,165 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,025,720
XI-2 Total expenses$23,337,433
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$688,287
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,547,878
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,236,165

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