Frameworks Community Development Corporation INC

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Provide home buyer education and counseling, foreclosure prevention counseling, financial literacy education to low income individuals, and facilitate affordable housing including home ownership and rental.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 4 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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FY2024 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $86K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $56K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.1M
123% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 123% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$273K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$579K
To programs
86%
Net assets
−$398K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$273K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$808K
FY2021$598K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$273K
Expenses
$579K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$540K
FY2021$583K
FY2022$517K
FY2023$538K
FY2024$579K
Net assets
−$398K
FY2024▼ -333%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$286K
FY2021$315K
FY2022$124K
FY2023−$92K
FY2024−$398K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 2005.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $500K Management & general 12% · $70K Fundraising 2% · $10K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$125,634Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joyce McDonald’s $126K as Executive Director is at the 84th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joyce McDonald$125,634$136,108$126,702$110,767$123,490

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

Helps low-income people buy homes, avoid foreclosure, and improve financial literacy.

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3 programs · $500K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Rental property

$321Kprogram expense
02

Homebuyer education and foreclosure prevention

$164Kprogram expense
03

Acquisition and development

$14Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$56K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2021 · $1.5M federal money spent
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through Austin Housing Finance Corporation$731K
Disaster Assistance LoansSmall Business Administration · ALN 59.008 · Direct$500K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Austin Housing Finance Corporation$258K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2020 · $1.2M federal money spent
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through Austin Housing Finance Corporation$731K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Austin Housing Finance Corporation$258K
Disaster Assistance LoansSmall Business Administration · ALN 59.008 · Direct$150K
Housing Counseling Assistance ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.169 · Through National Community Reinvestment Coalition$25K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2019 · $1.1M federal money spent
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through Austin Housing Finance Corporation and 1 more$750K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Austin Housing Finance Corporation$313K
Housing Counseling Assistance ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.169 · Through National Community Reinvestment Coalition$25K

The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2018 · $1.2M federal money spent
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through Austin Housing Finance Corporation and 1 more$756K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through Austin Housing Finance Corporation$423K
Housing Counseling Assistance ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.169 · Through National Community Reinvestment Coalition$64K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$273K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$189K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K
Money outPt IX
$579K
Ln 25
Programscol B$500K
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
−$398K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$239K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$189K
Total revenueLn 12$273K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$239K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$239K
Accounts receivableLn 4$69K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$100
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$398K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 65
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$491K$239K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$92K−$398K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$111K$10K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$59K$52K$5K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$7K$670$335
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$12K$1K$545
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$218$218
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$35K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$84K$78K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$74K$73K$721
InsuranceLn 23$31K$19K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$103K$100K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$8K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$579K$500K$70K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $273K$579K−$306K−$398K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $322K$538K−$216K−$92K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $326K$517K−$191K$124K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2022 $598K$583K$15K$315K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $808K$540K$268K$286K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $272,890 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $58,500$83,509
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $262,804$189,381
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $410$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $321,714$272,890
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 $214,926$206,318
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $322,715$372,952
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $537,641$579,270
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$215,927−$306,380
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $272,890 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$83,509
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$83,509
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $189,381$189,381
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $189,381 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$272,890
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $579,270 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $110,558 · Management $10,051 · Fundraising $5,025$125,634
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,649 · Management $4,695 · Fundraising $2,348$58,692
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,366 · Management $670 · Fundraising $335$8,371
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,986 · Management $1,090 · Fundraising $545$13,621
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,993$8,993
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $218$218
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,023$5,023
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $11,008$11,008
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,732 · Management $3,157 · Fundraising $1,579$39,468
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,159$4,159
IX-20 InterestPrograms $77,857 · Management $6,633$84,490
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $72,865 · Management $721$73,586
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,944 · Management $11,895$30,839
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $100,302 · Management $2,375$102,677
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,276 · Management $4,215$12,491
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $499,558 · Management $69,880 · Fundraising $9,832$579,270
Part X · Balance sheet $1,748,361 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $491,490$239,353
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $74,753$69,464
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,011$2,011
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,511,018$1,437,433
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $100$100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,079,372$1,748,361
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,927$22,830
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $33,600$33,600
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $1,593,033$1,572,352
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $520,818$517,965
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,171,378$2,146,747
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$92,006−$398,386
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$92,006−$398,386
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,079,372$1,748,361
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$398,386 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$272,890
XI-2 Total expenses$579,270
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$306,380
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$92,006
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$398,386

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

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