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Work in Progress INC FY2023 filing

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Columbia, SC501(c)(3)Mental Health EIN 57-0946855Revenue $489K in FY2023

On file with the IRSworkinprogresscolumbia.com2231 Devine St Ste 301, 29205-2419 · Columbia, SCTax-exempt since Nov 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization provides employment services for individuals recovering from mental illness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$489K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$515K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$269K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$489K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$514K
FY2021$501K
FY2022$446K
FY2023$489K
FY2024$712K
Expenses
$515K
FY2023▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$480K
FY2021$449K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$515K
FY2024$513K
Net assets
$269K
FY2023▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$275K
FY2021$326K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$269K
FY2024$468K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1992.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $388K Management & general 22% · $113K 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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stuart Shields
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris White
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Timmons
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps people recovering from mental illness find jobs.

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1 program · $388K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The organization succeeded in finding job openings and placing its clients in them. The organization also succeeded in coaching its clients in order to increase the likelihood of positive outcomes in their employment.

$388Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Central Carolina Community FoundationFY2023$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$489K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$419K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$71K
Money outPt IX
$515K
Ln 25
Programscol B$388K
Managementcol C$113K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$269K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$277K
Total assetsLn 16$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$419K
Total revenueLn 12$489K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$277K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$277K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$269K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$301K$277K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$301K$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$295K$269K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$894$894
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$387K$298K$77K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$3K$772$116
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K$41K$11K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$23K$6K$887
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$9K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$284$284
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$981
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$9K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$515K$388K$113K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $712K$513K$198K$468K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $489K$515K−$26K$269K 990 PDF
FY2022 $446K$477K−$31K$295K 990 PDF
FY2021 $501K$449K$52K$326K 990 PDF
FY2020 $514K$480K$34K$275K 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
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Part I · Summary $489,349 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $66,434$70,728
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $380,017$418,621
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $446,451$489,349
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8$894
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $440,792$473,723
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $36,616$40,734
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $477,416$515,351
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$30,965−$26,002
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $489,349 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$70,728
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$70,728
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $418,621$418,621
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $418,621 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$489,349
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $515,351 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $894$894
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $298,132 · Management $77,416 · Fundraising $11,632$387,180
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,973 · Management $772 · Fundraising $116$3,861
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,937 · Management $10,630 · Fundraising $1,597$53,164
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,729 · Management $5,902 · Fundraising $887$29,518
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,100$6,100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,376$2,376
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,774$4,774
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,420 · Management $3,141$12,561
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $284$284
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,942 · Management $981$3,923
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,396 · Management $1,320$10,716
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $387,707 · Management $113,412 · Fundraising $14,232$515,351
Part X · Balance sheet $277,371 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $300,539$277,371
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $300,539$277,371
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,208$8,042
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,208$8,042
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $295,331$269,329
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $295,331$269,329
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $300,539$277,371
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $269,329 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$489,349
XI-2 Total expenses$515,351
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$26,002
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$295,331
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$269,329

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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