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Senior Citizens INC EIN 58-0864009

Senior Citizens INC

EIN  58-0864009 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Savannah, GA
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Verified accurate 8/21/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides meals, adult day care, transportation, and in-home support to help seniors age successfully.
Leadership
Patricia Lyons · President · $153K
Money in and out
$5.7M revenue, $5.7M expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency

Provides meals, adult day care, transportation, and in-home support to help seniors age successfully. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $5.7M in revenue, $5.7M in expenses, and $7.8M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$5.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$7.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$52K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +26% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-1%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -118% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$5.7M
FY2025▼ -3%
Expenses
$5.7M
FY2025▲ +3%
Total assets
$8.2M
FY2025▼ -4%
Total liabilities
$462K
FY2025▼ -32%
Total revenue
$5.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$7.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$52K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$8.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 323
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 423
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $4.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

It is the mission of senior citizens, inc. (the agency) to help people age successfully. The agency was organized in 1959 for the purpose of providing noonday meals to seniors in the savannah area who could no longer prepare their own meals.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSenior Citizens INC
EINHdr · item D58-0864009
Principal addressHdr · item CSavannah, GA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.seniorcitizensinc.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MGA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P81)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1965

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a23
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b23
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$153,162Pt VII · Sec A
Howard Bacon
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Wayne Bland
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Peggy Byck
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cheri Dean
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike English
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia Lyons’s $153K as President is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Patricia Lyons$153,162$155,226$142,915$130,841$135,168

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$4.0M · 70%
Program service revenue$1.3M · 23%
Other revenue$298K · 5%
Investment income$78K · 1%
Contributions & grants70%$4.0M
Program service revenue23%$1.3M
Other revenue5%$298K
Investment income1%$78K
— government grantsLn 1e$2.7M
Total revenueLn 12$5.7M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.07
Program services79%$4.5M
Management & general13%$775K
Fundraising7%$425K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.7M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$8.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$462K
Total net assetsLn 32$7.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.1M · Operating expenses/yr $5.7M
4.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $4.5M · Total expenses $5.7M
79%
Management & General
Management & general $775K · Total expenses $5.7M
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $425K · Total expenses $5.7M
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $418K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $983K
$0.43 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4.0M · Total revenue $5.7M
70%
Government reliance
Government grants $2.7M · Total revenue $5.7M
48%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.3M · Total revenue $5.7M
23%
Investment reliance
Investment income $78K · Total revenue $5.7M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.3M · Total expenses $5.7M
23%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $5.7M · Prior year $5.9M
-3%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $4.9M · FY2024 $5.7M
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $7.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $5.7M · Expenses $5.7M
-1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $8.2M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $7.8M · Total assets $8.2M
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $259K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $618K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $8.2M
11%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Patricia Lyons · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $153K · Total expenses $5.7M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $2.9M · Total expenses $5.7M
50%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%——
Overhead ratio 13%——
Fundraising cost ratio 11%——
Revenue growth -3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Meals on Wheels Charitable TrustFY2025$34K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$34K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$5.7M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$5.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$5.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$6.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$4.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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