Homework House INC FY2021 filing

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Holyoke, MA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 56-2666698Revenue $440K in FY2021

On file with the IRShomeworkhouse.org54 N Summer St, 01040-6208 · Holyoke, MATax-exempt since Sep 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Homework House, Inc. provides free tutoring and mentoring for children who are at-risk for academic failure and dropping out of school. We give children a loving and caring environment. We help them improve their literacy skills so they can become productive members of our community. We work towards rekindling their interest in learning and self-improvement - one page at a time. Services are provided to school-age children without regard to race, religion, ethnicity or gender.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K 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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FY2021 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $5K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$440K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$355K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$278K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$440K
FY2021▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$324K
FY2021$440K
FY2022$470K
FY2023$455K
FY2024$417K
FY2025$187K
Expenses
$355K
FY2021▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$341K
FY2021$355K
FY2022$415K
FY2023$462K
FY2024$431K
FY2025$312K
Net assets
$278K
FY2021▲ +44%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$325K
FY2024$311K
FY2025$186K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2007.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $292K Management & general 7% · $26K Fundraising 10% · $37K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$56,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dave Haslam’s $23K as Executive Dir. is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Virginia Dillon——$66,590$66,500$56,500$56,500
Virginia Dillon Left July 2024—$66,500————
Dave Haslam$23,057—————

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

Offers free tutoring and mentoring to at-risk children, fostering learning and community involvement.

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1 program · $292K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provision of free after-school tutoring and mentoring for children who are at-risk for academic failure and dropping out of school. Improvement of literacy skills and rekindling their interests in learning and self-improvement. 149 children were served during the fiscal year.

$292Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$440K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$433K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$172
Money outPt IX
$355K
Ln 25
Programscol B$292K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$278K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$198K
Total assetsLn 16$300K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$433K
Government grantsLn 1e$222K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$172
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$440K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$198K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$198K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K
Total assetsLn 16$300K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$278K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 6118
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$136K$198K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$73K$67K
Total assetsLn 16$248K$300K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$192K$278K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$53K$10K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$183K$163K$381$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$750$750
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$19K$893$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$7K$1K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$10
Office expensesLn 13$8K$4K$4K$85
OccupancyLn 16$23K$22K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$145$145
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$9K$2K$765
All other expensesLn 24e$830$524$306
Total functional expensesLn 25$355K$292K$26K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $187K$312K−$125K$186K 990 PDF
FY2024 $417K$431K−$14K$311K 990 PDF
FY2023 $455K$462K−$8K$325K 990 PDF
FY2022 $470K$415K$55K$332K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $440K$355K$85K$278K 990 PDF
FY2020 $324K$341K−$18K$192K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $440,126 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $292,086$433,107
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,020$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $80$172
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,433$6,847
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $323,619$440,126
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 $262,830$271,950
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $78,599$82,685
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $341,429$354,635
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,810$85,491
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $440,126 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$21,221
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,623
VIII-1e Government grants$221,954
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$174,309
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$433,107
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $172$172
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,847$6,847
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,019$440,126
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $354,635 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,892 · Management $9,917 · Fundraising $3,306$66,115
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $163,115 · Management $381 · Fundraising $19,955$183,451
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $750$750
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,725 · Management $893 · Fundraising $2,016$21,634
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,950$3,950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,300 · Management $1,380 · Fundraising $10,569$19,249
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,174 · Fundraising $10$1,184
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,642 · Management $3,839 · Fundraising $85$7,566
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,244 · Management $1,225$23,469
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $145$145
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,122$8,122
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,637 · Management $1,343$6,980
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,899 · Management $1,526 · Fundraising $765$11,190
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $524 · Management $306$830
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $292,274 · Management $25,655 · Fundraising $36,706$354,635
Part X · Balance sheet $299,951 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $135,904$197,527
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $36,468$31,841
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,967$3,343
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $72,608$67,240
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $247,947$299,951
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,811$22,324
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $55,811$22,324
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $179,164$267,627
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,972$10,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $192,136$277,627
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $247,947$299,951
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $277,627 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$440,126
XI-2 Total expenses$354,635
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$85,491
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$192,136
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$277,627

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