The Positive Attitude youth center is a non-profit organization in the burlington, north carolina community that works to reach out to children and young adults to help them mature physically, spiritually and emotionally.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $50K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $208K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$459K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% 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
$532K
Spent
$513K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$910K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$532K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$532K
FY2021$581K
FY2022$798K
FY2023$604K
FY2024$446K
Expenses
$513K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$513K
FY2021$615K
FY2022$860K
FY2023$702K
FY2024$519K
Net assets
$910K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$910K
FY2021$876K
FY2022$794K
FY2023$696K
FY2024$623K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1998.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $512K Fundraising 0% · $590

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

8 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$57,365Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kerry Richmond’s $70K as Executive Di is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kerry Richmond$70,000$66,972$68,904$57,365$57,365

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps young people mature physically, spiritually, and emotionally through community outreach.

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1 program · $512K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Operation of youth center

$512Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$532K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$327K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Money outPt IX
$513K
Ln 25
Programscol B$512K
Fundraisingcol D$590
Owns and owesPt X
$910K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$245K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$459K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$327K
Government grantsLn 1e$114K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Total revenueLn 12$532K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$245K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$245K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$72K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$459K
Net assetsLn 32$910K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 538
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$940$245K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$232K$459K
Net assetsLn 32$891K$910K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$57K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$229K$229K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$658$658
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$59K$59K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$41K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$82K$82K
All other expensesLn 24e$801$211$590
Total functional expensesLn 25$513K$512K$0$590

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $446K$519K−$73K$623K 990 PDF
FY2023 $604K$702K−$98K$696K 990 PDF
FY2022 $798K$860K−$62K$794K 990 PDF
FY2021 $581K$615K−$34K$876K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $532K$513K$20K$910K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $532,499 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $232,771$326,590
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $220,284$205,909
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $453,055$532,499
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $307,776$291,815
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $199,054$220,989
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $506,830$512,804
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$53,775$19,695
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $532,499 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$113,807
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$212,783
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$326,590
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $205,909$205,909
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $205,909$532,499
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $512,804 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,365$57,365
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $228,883$228,883
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,567$5,567
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $658$658
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,485$9,485
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $59,426$59,426
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,862$6,862
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $41,134$41,134
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,965$20,965
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,658$81,658
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $211 · Fundraising $590$801
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $512,214 · Management $0 · Fundraising $590$512,804
Part X · Balance sheet $1,368,875 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $940$244,839
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$21,233
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,050,485$1,031,225
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $71,578$71,578
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,123,003$1,368,875
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $232,325$458,502
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $890,678$910,373
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $890,678$910,373
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,123,003$1,368,875
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $910,373 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$532,499
XI-2 Total expenses$512,804
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,695
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$890,678
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$910,373

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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