The mission of the Arc of Macon is to support individual development and improve the quality of life of individuals with developmental disabilities in the middle georgia area through choices of meaningful activities, jobs, and living options in the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $734K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $312K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$320K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.1M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$4.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$6.4M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$7.5M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2021▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$6.4M
Net assets
$4.4M
FY2021▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$6.7M
FY2025$7.9M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1961.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $3.8M Management & general 12% · $535K Fundraising 1% · $50K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

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

Katrina Spooner’s $139K as President & CEO is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Katrina Spooner$138,771$133,791$138,588
Jennifer Sheetz——$105,783

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

Supports individuals with developmental disabilities through community jobs, activities, and living options.

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1 program · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The promotion of the welfare and understanding of developmentally disabled citizens in macon and the surrounding area.

$3.8Mprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$635K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$391K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$535K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$320K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$391K
Government grantsLn 1e$265K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$635K
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
SavingsLn 2$538K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$504K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$815K
Other assetsLn 15$27K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$320K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5165
VolunteersI 630
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$2.7M$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$503K$504K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$865K$815K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$828K$320K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$4.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.9M$2.5M$361K$41K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$19K$3K$329
Other employee benefitsLn 9$239K$206K$30K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$219K$188K$28K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$10K$1K$370
Information technologyLn 14$82K$78K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K$673
TravelLn 17$16K$15K$815
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$31K$29K$2K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$82K$78K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$394K$374K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$300K$270K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$3.8M$535K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.5M$6.4M$1.1M$7.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.5M$5.1M$379K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.4M$5.1M$250K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.4M$4.7M$1.6M$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $5.1M$4.4M$667K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.9M$4.6M$347K$3.8M 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 $5,050,056 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $293,402$390,843
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,616,372$4,018,926
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,952$5,381
I-11 Other revenue$634,906
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,938,726$5,050,056
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,538,291$3,400,137
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$2,200
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,053,571$981,119
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,591,862$4,383,456
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $346,864$666,600
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $5,050,056 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,531,671 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$264,669
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$126,174
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$390,843
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,545,024$1,545,024
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $323 · Excluded from tax $5,058$5,381
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $577,137$577,137
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,654,155 · Excluded from tax $5,058$5,050,056
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,383,456 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,517,472 · Management $361,141 · Fundraising $40,873$2,919,486
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,488 · Management $2,866 · Fundraising $329$22,683
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $205,736 · Management $30,267 · Fundraising $3,446$239,449
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $187,773 · Management $27,599 · Fundraising $3,147$218,519
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $28,786$28,786
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,835$19,835
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,200$2,200
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,999 · Management $1,140 · Fundraising $370$11,509
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $77,700 · Management $4,090$81,790
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,785 · Management $673$13,458
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,478 · Management $815$16,293
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $29,431 · Management $1,549$30,980
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,313$2,313
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $77,915 · Management $4,101$82,016
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $374,069 · Management $19,686$393,755
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $270,240 · Management $30,144$300,384
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,798,086 · Management $535,005 · Fundraising $50,365$4,383,456
Part X · Balance sheet $4,753,906 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $254,664; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,086,539$2,306,402
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $660,785$538,303
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $387,442$240,476
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $67,281$68,440
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $864,742$814,833
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $503,177$503,551
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $24,555$27,237
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,594,521$4,753,906
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $123,028$46,762
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $704,563$273,614
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $827,591$320,376
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,757,067$4,423,667
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,863$9,863
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,766,930$4,433,530
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,594,521$4,753,906
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,433,530 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,050,056
XI-2 Total expenses$4,383,456
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$666,600
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,766,930
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,433,530

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