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Hand Up INC FY2020 filing

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Calhoun, GA501(c)(3)Since 1972Human ServicesEIN 58-1128001Revenue $1.0M in FY2020

On file with the IRSvoluntaryactioncenter.org343 S Wall St, 30701-2429 · Calhoun, GATax-exempt since Jul 1974Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Serving as the heart of service in Gordon County, we strive to provide volunteer opportunities that offer a wide variety of emergency resources to our neighbors in need. Through the support of volunteers and donors, we focus on offering programs that focus on hunger and homeless prevention. We strive to ensure no one living in Gordon County has to choose between nourishment and other basic human needs. We want to ensure that those we serve feel hope instead of hopelessness and are met with compassion and respect.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K 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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FY2020 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $172K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$181K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
Spent
$901K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$901K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$901K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1974.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $791K Management & general 9% · $83K Fundraising 3% · $27K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Stacy Long
Executive Director
$67,823Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adrian Lyles
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kristy Brown
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Miranda Bentley’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 11th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stacy Long——$43,200$78,000$68,640$67,823
Miranda Bentley$69,242$66,000$21,692———

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 Gordon County residents with special needs from emergencies like disasters.

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3 programs · $791K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Thrift shop operations provide second hand store selling clothing, furniture, and appliances donated by the general public. Open to the public and the majority of the customers are low income individuals.

$791Kprogram expense
02

Provide emergency assistance to those in dire need. Provide prescription drugs, medical equipment, emergency clothing assistance, food pantry and community kitchen referral assistance. Includes free training in budgeting, career assistance, English for Spanish speakers, nutrition.

Pt IX · col B
03

Help local seniors face a lonely Christmas by providing holiday meals and human contact. The organization provides senior food baskets, families food baskets, toys, and provide programs for teens and families in need.

Pt IX · col B

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
United Way of Gordon County INCFY2025$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $112K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$15,225
Unitemized GrantFY2021$57,939
Unitemized GrantFY2020$39,170

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$871K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$81K
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Money outPt IX
$901K
Ln 25
Programscol B$791K
Managementcol C$83K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$273K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$181K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$871K
Government grantsLn 1e$29K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$458K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$81K
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$273K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$273K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$181K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 6581
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K$273K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$905K$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K$181K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$51K$10K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$117K$87K$17K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$0$5K$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$4K$3K$191
OccupancyLn 16$24K$18K$4K$2K
InterestLn 20$6K$0$6K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$47K$35K$7K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$0$20K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$500K$500K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$107K$94K$11K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$901K$791K$83K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$1.9M$279K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.6M$64K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.3M$92K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M−$42K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.2M$510K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.0M$901K$132K$1.2M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,032,318 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,005,302$870,841
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $114,153$80,999
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $78,141$80,478
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,197,596$1,032,318
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $223,328$184,440
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $930,951$716,151
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,154,279$900,591
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $43,317$131,727
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $1,032,318 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$29,426
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$841,415
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$457,997
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$870,841
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$80,999
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$80,478
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $161,477 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,032,318
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $900,591 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,867 · Management $10,174 · Fundraising $6,782$67,823
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $87,463 · Management $17,492 · Fundraising $11,662$116,617
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,200 · Fundraising $0$5,200
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,443 · Management $2,747 · Fundraising $191$7,381
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,044 · Management $3,609 · Fundraising $2,406$24,059
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $5,817 · Fundraising $0$5,817
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $35,329 · Management $7,066 · Fundraising $4,711$47,106
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $19,999 · Fundraising $0$19,999
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $500,074 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$500,074
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $94,333 · Management $10,532 · Fundraising $1,650$106,515
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $790,553 · Management $82,636 · Fundraising $27,402$900,591
Part X · Balance sheet $1,333,167 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $153,763$272,588
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $27,172$18,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,233$7,874
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $905,072$1,034,705
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,088,240$1,333,167
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,472$516
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $28,394$38,983
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $67,562$180,762
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,009,661$1,151,388
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,017$1,017
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,020,678$1,152,405
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,088,240$1,333,167
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,152,405 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,032,318
XI-2 Total expenses$900,591
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$131,727
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,020,678
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,152,405

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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