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Decatur Area Emergency Assistance Ministry

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Decatur, GA501(c)(3)EIN 58-1549537Revenue $463K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdeamdecatur.org515 E Ponce De Leon Ave, 30030-1941 · Decatur, GATax-exempt since Sep 1988Church

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Providing food, clothing, and financial assistance to persons in emergency need and living in the organization's service area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 3 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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$463K
+56% vs prior year
Spent
$369K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$162K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$463K
FY2025▲ +56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$253K
FY2021$357K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$241K
FY2024$297K
FY2025$463K
Expenses
$369K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$228K
FY2021$359K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$247K
FY2024$301K
FY2025$369K
Net assets
$162K
FY2025▲ +140%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$61K
FY2022$75K
FY2023$71K
FY2024$67K
FY2025$162K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1988.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $316K Management & general 14% · $53K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Laurie Kiernicki
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Caroline Counts
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Susan Thomas
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Guy Pfeiffer
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Li Liu
Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nancy Garrison
Community Group Coordinator
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Debbie Moore
Food Pantry Volunteer Coordinator
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ron Withers
Technical Consultant
$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

Offers food, clothing, and financial aid to local residents facing emergencies.

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3 programs · $316K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Emergency Utility Assistance Program provided financial assistance on behalf of clients to utility companies to prevent discontinuance of utility services to 791 households. The maximum individual grant was $250.

$176Kprogram expense
02

DEAM's Food Pantry program distributed 192,823 pounds of food, cold weather clothing, and personal hygiene items to 477 regular households and 278 GNAP households, including 1,321 adults, 515 seniors, and 315 children making 3,138 visits; and to 1,184 unhoused individuals making 14,589 visits.

$131Kprogram expense
03

Prescription Drug Program provided financial assistance to 277 individuals for prescription drugs.

$9Kprogram 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 · FY2024
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 13 grants · $951K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$161,374
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,132
Unitemized GrantFY2023$135,836
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,940
Unitemized GrantFY2022$174,074
Threshold MinistriesFY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,644
Unitemized GrantFY2021$252,021
Threshold MinistriesFY2021$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$7,085
Unitemized GrantFY2020$130,756
Threshold MinistriesFY2020$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,903

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$463K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$463K
Money outPt IX
$369K
Ln 25
Programscol B$316K
Managementcol C$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$162K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K
Total assetsLn 16$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$463K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$127K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$463K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$155K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$155K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$162K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 660
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K$155K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$67K$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$67K$162K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$316K$316K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$93$0$93$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$369K$316K$53K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $463K$369K$94K$162K 990 PDF
FY2024 $297K$301K−$4K$67K 990 PDF
FY2023 $241K$247K−$6K$71K 990 PDF
FY2022 $281K$268K$13K$75K 990 PDF
FY2021 $357K$359K−$2K$61K 990 PDF
FY2020 $253K$228K$24K$63K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $463,168 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $296,745$463,168
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $296,745$463,168
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $256,873$315,718
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $33,059$39,131
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,610$14,030
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $300,542$368,879
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,797$94,289
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $463,168 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$463,168
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$127,265
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$463,168
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$463,168
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $368,879 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $315,718$315,718
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $36,350$36,350
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,781$2,781
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,970$3,970
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $8,967$8,967
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $93 · Fundraising $0$93
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $315,718 · Management $53,161 · Fundraising $0$368,879
Part X · Balance sheet $161,751 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $62,464$154,551
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,908$7,200
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $67,372$161,751
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $67,372$161,751
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $67,372$161,751
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $161,751 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$463,168
XI-2 Total expenses$368,879
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,289
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$67,372
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$90
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$161,751

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

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