Peace River Center for Personal Development INC

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Bartow, FL501(c)(3)Since 1967Mental HealthEIN 59-0818924

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To engage, restore and empower individuals in our community to reach their fullest potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 111 volunteers and 579 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
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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 $2.5M a year · 7% 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
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
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 70% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $18.0M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.8M
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$42.5M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$39.1M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$22.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$42.5M
FY2025▲ +12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$30.8M
FY2021$30.1M
FY2022$31.0M
FY2023$37.4M
FY2024$38.1M
FY2025$42.5M
Expenses
$39.1M
FY2025▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$28.5M
FY2021$28.8M
FY2022$29.5M
FY2023$32.9M
FY2024$36.4M
FY2025$39.1M
Net assets
$22.6M
FY2025▲ +18%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.1M
FY2021$11.5M
FY2022$12.9M
FY2023$17.3M
FY2024$19.1M
FY2025$22.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Aug 1950.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $34.2M Management & general 11% · $4.4M Fundraising 1% · $499K

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; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Medical Director
$326,341Pt VII · Sec A
Psychiatrist
$276,439Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer
$242,284Pt VII · Sec A
Psychiatrist
$241,884Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$189,221Pt VII · Sec A
Aprn - Psychiatric
$163,620Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$157,832Pt VII · Sec A
Psychiatrist
$122,419Pt VII · Sec A

William Sadowsky’s $326K as Medical Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 746 $10–100M mental health 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Sadowsky$326,341$329,370$305,470———
Charles a Barrios$241,884$313,000$306,586———
Charles Barrios MD———$290,869$299,865$276,513
Ushimbra J Buford$276,439$288,914$265,338———
Jean B Tropnas$122,419$263,798$261,010———
William Sadowsky MD———$261,288$255,012$252,259
James Christensen MD———$224,947$259,562$246,264
Jean Tropnas MD———$255,037$257,107—

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

Empowering community members to reach their full potential through engagement and restoration.

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3 program services account for $29.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The adult mental health and substance abuse program provides inpatient crisis related and outpatient restorative care behavioral health services to the citizens of polk, highlands, and hardee counties.

$22.0Mprogram expense
02

The children's mental health and substance abuse program provides inpatient crisis related and outpatient restorative care behavioral health services to the citizens of polk, highlands, and hardee counties. The services include inpatient crisis stabilization, case management, outpatient therapy and other services.

$4.2Mprogram expense
03

The victim services program provides services to victims of domestic and sexual violence in the polk, highlands and hardee counties. The services are provided free of charge and include access to shelter, individual and group counseling, safety planning, 24 hour crisis hotline and other services.

$3.1Mprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $5.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,094,236
Unitemized GrantFY2023$759,451
Unitemized GrantFY2022$579,903
Unitemized GrantFY2022$579,903
Unitemized GrantFY2021$507,427
Unitemized GrantFY2021$507,427
Unitemized GrantFY2020$404,946
Unitemized GrantFY2019$532,145

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$42.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$441K
Money outPt IX
$39.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$34.2M
Managementcol C$4.4M
Fundraisingcol D$499K
Owns and owesPt X
$22.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.9M
Total assetsLn 16$31.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$23.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$486K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$141K
Other incomeLn 4–11$441K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$14K
Total revenueLn 12$42.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$8.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$156K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.1M
Other assetsLn 15$824K
Total assetsLn 16$31.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.8M
Net assetsLn 32$22.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5579
VolunteersI 6111
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$7.2M$9.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$153K$156K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.5M$14.1M
Total assetsLn 16$28.8M$31.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.7M$8.8M
Net assetsLn 32$19.1M$22.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$16K$16K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.1M$1.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$634K$634K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$21.6M$19.2M$2.2M$155K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$372K$338K$32K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.3M$3.8M$454K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.6M$1.4M$184K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$25K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$42K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$831K$624K$179K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$489$82
Office expensesLn 13$1.9M$1.8M$80K$108K
Information technologyLn 14$498K$440K$49K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$1.4M$1.1M$218K$58K
TravelLn 17$321K$295K$26K$614
InterestLn 20$130K$124K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$905K$723K$144K$38K
InsuranceLn 23$856K$770K$85K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.5M$2.5M$7K$59K
Total functional expensesLn 25$39.1M$34.2M$4.4M$499K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $42.5M$39.1M$3.5M$22.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $38.1M$36.4M$1.7M$19.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $37.4M$32.9M$4.4M$17.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $31.0M$29.5M$1.4M$12.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $30.1M$28.8M$1.3M$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $30.8M$28.5M$2.3M$10.1M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $42,542,870 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $135,306 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$15,198
VIII-1c Fundraising events$486,488
VIII-1e Government grants$23,525,633
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,493,807
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,047,445
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$29,521,126
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,439,853$12,439,853
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $154,810$154,810
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $55,828$55,828
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$13,803−$13,803
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$26,513−$26,513
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $276,263$276,263
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,439,853 · Unrelated business $30,566 · Excluded from tax $551,325$42,542,870
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $39,062,995 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $16,418$16,418
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,094,236$1,094,236
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $633,534$633,534
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,214,575 · Management $2,181,300 · Fundraising $155,373$21,551,248
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $337,987 · Management $31,595 · Fundraising $2,556$372,138
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,800,519 · Management $453,834 · Fundraising $28,737$4,283,090
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,421,103 · Management $183,567 · Fundraising $10,745$1,615,415
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $24,878$24,878
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $41,555$41,555
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $30,180$30,180
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $623,917 · Management $179,471 · Fundraising $27,315$830,703
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,374 · Management $489 · Fundraising $82$4,945
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,751,937 · Management $80,366 · Fundraising $107,828$1,940,131
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $440,265 · Management $49,238 · Fundraising $8,253$497,756
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,098,306 · Management $218,378 · Fundraising $58,384$1,375,068
IX-17 TravelPrograms $295,000 · Management $25,803 · Fundraising $614$321,417
IX-20 InterestPrograms $123,865 · Management $5,863$129,728
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $723,037 · Management $143,763 · Fundraising $38,436$905,236
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $770,012 · Management $85,153 · Fundraising $1,154$856,319
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,472,664 · Management $7,193 · Fundraising $59,143$2,539,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $34,188,215 · Management $4,376,160 · Fundraising $498,620$39,062,995
Part X · Balance sheet $31,396,977 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $634,948$1,063,019
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,567,689$8,880,236
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,047,372$2,669,143
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,171,635$2,046,290
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $218,800$206,953
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,267,055$1,405,209
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,480,297$14,146,320
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $153,265$155,922
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,237,021$823,885
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,778,082$31,396,977
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,822,823$3,367,065
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,448,850$1,632,171
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,195,268$808,139
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,699,291$8,835,654
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,078,791$22,561,323
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $19,078,791$22,561,323
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,778,082$31,396,977
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,561,323 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$42,542,870
XI-2 Total expenses$39,062,995
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,479,875
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$19,078,791
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,657
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,561,323

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