Apparo Solutions INC

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Provide technology guidance, advice, education and assistance through community connections and on-staff skills to nonprofit organizations.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 57-1140089) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 473 volunteers and 22 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $34K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
72% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$388K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.4 mo
of spending, in cash
2.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $3K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$583K
51% of total assets
Liabilities are 51% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
24 of 24 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.2M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$555K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$555K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$921K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$872K
FY2023$725K
FY2024$471K
FY2025$555K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.5M Management & general 10% · $216K Fundraising 18% · $374K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $388K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$169,399Pt VII · Sec A
$116,583Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. Financi
$102,072Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Lanphear’s $169K as CEO is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kim Lanphear$169,399$139,818$138,900$129,781$128,646$124,017
Lavonne McLean$116,583$102,360————
Kristen Reed$102,072—————
Stephanie McKee—$101,615————

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 nonprofits with technology through advice, education, and community connections.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education & cohorts (webinars, mentoring, trainings, workshops): apparo provides education and capacity building cohort programs that equip nonprofit organizations with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to effectively leverage technology in support of their missions.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 57-1140089) · Dispute this line
$626Kprogram expense
02

Community impact projects (technology related projects with skilled volunteer engagement): apparo facilitates community impact projects that deliver technology solutions to nonprofit organizations through the engagement of skilled corporate volunteers.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 57-1140089) · Dispute this line
$455Kprogram expense
03

Tech Therapy (technology Advice, Guidance, and Resources)

Apparo provies ongoing technical advice, guidance, and resources to nonprofit organizations that lack the internal capacity and or skill to effectively manage and use technology and business systems.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 57-1140089) · Dispute this line
$455Kprogram 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 1 funder$3K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $70K · 2019–2024
NAMI Wake CountyNC · FY2024$10,000
The Lantern Project INCNC · FY2024$10,000
The Lantern Project INCNC · FY2023$10,000
National Alliance of MentalNC · FY2023$10,000
Present Age Ministries INCNC · FY2021$10,000
A Better World CharlotteNC · FY2019$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$168K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$216K
Fundraisingcol D$374K
Owns and owesPt X
$555K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$424K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$583K
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$75K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$715K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$168K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$424K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$424K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$214K
Accounts receivableLn 4$265K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$209K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$583K
Net assetsLn 32$555K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 6473
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$75K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$547K$424K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$719K$583K
Net assetsLn 32$471K$555K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$20K$20K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$383K$283K$31K$69K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$825K$85K$212K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$134K$99K$10K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$125K$92K$10K$23K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$74K$17K$52K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$11K$1K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$502$1K
OccupancyLn 16$45K$33K$3K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$618$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$167K$146K$6K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$2K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.5M$216K$374K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $2.2M$2.1M$50K$555K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 12, 2025 $1.9M$2.2M−$293K$471K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $1.7M$1.9M−$174K$725K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $1.4M$1.6M−$107K$872K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $1.2M$1.1M$61K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 4, 2021 $1.3M$1.1M$259K$921K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments G · Fundraising I · Grants J · Pay M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $2,175,848 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,611,191$1,976,655
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,383$27,872
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,333$3,527
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $253,632$167,794
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,909,539$2,175,848
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,000$20,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,682,005$1,763,781
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $500,863$342,182
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,202,868$2,125,963
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$293,329$49,885
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
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 $2,175,848 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$714,560
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,262,095
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$74,805
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,976,655
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $27,872$27,872
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,527$3,527
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$185,322
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $353,116$353,116
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $380,988 · Excluded from tax $3,527$2,175,848
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,125,963 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $20,000$20,000
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $283,292 · Management $30,626 · Fundraising $68,909$382,827
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $824,878 · Management $84,771 · Fundraising $212,139$1,121,788
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $98,820 · Management $10,290 · Fundraising $25,062$134,172
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $92,060 · Management $9,586 · Fundraising $23,348$124,994
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,148$2,148
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,831$7,831
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,192 · Management $52,150 · Fundraising $4,360$73,702
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,209 · Management $1,167 · Fundraising $2,843$15,219
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,425 · Management $502 · Fundraising $1,221$5,148
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,319 · Management $3,470 · Fundraising $8,450$45,239
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,428$4,428
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,936 · Management $618 · Fundraising $1,506$8,060
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $145,623 · Management $6,084 · Fundraising $14,818$166,525
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,081 · Fundraising $11,801$13,882
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,535,754 · Management $215,752 · Fundraising $374,457$2,125,963
Part X · Balance sheet $1,137,526 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $546,722$423,654
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $191,720$214,068
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,441$264,823
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $34,612$19,047
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,771$6,750
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $406,435$209,184
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,190,701$1,137,526
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,663$85,367
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $578,500$488,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $135,134$9,335
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $719,297$582,702
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $295,404$373,824
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $176,000$181,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $471,404$554,824
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,190,701$1,137,526
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $554,824 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,175,848
XI-2 Total expenses$2,125,963
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$49,885
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$471,404
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$33,535
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$554,824

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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