Improving lives, enhancing opportunities and eliminating poverty

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 163 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $122K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$430K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$400K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% 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
$10.8M
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$10.8M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.8M
FY2025▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.2M
FY2021$10.4M
FY2022$10.6M
FY2023$9.1M
FY2024$8.4M
FY2025$10.8M
Expenses
$10.8M
FY2025▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.1M
FY2021$10.0M
FY2022$10.8M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$8.8M
FY2025$10.8M
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2025-0.2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2025$4.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 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 May 1966.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $9.9M Management & general 9% · $936K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $430K 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
Executive Directior
$113,146Pt VII · Sec A
HR Director
$68,156Pt VII · Sec A
Headstart Director
$67,615Pt VII · Sec A
Fiscal Officer
$65,140Pt VII · Sec A
Community Resource Directo
$60,231Pt VII · Sec A
Transportation Operations
$55,756Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joel F Paul JR’s $113K as Executive Directior is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M community development 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
Joel F Paul JR$113,146$112,601$105,929$103,101$105,418$100,355
Janice Richards—————$78,984
Sharon Kent$68,156$67,831$62,381$60,424$56,740$51,869
Kimberly Gillis$67,615$67,255$62,606$59,990$61,586$58,223
Heather S Craft$65,140$62,872$57,262$55,455$55,274$51,914
Betty a Moore$60,231$59,941$52,413$49,049$45,686$42,694
Inez Cassiday——$56,547$55,437$56,695$54,055
Vince Staten$55,756$55,412————

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

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3 programs · $5.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Head Start

Educational services for young children of low income families.

$2.7Mprogram expense
02

Transportation

Rural transportation services to needy individuals

$2.4Mprogram expense
03

Community service block grant program provides programs for early childhood education, workforce initiatives, low-income housing, entrepreneurial training, technical community assistance, information and referral, food assistance, financial coaching, youth training services, community partnership and program development activities and…

$524Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$105K
Investment incomeLn 3$73K
Money outPt IX
$10.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.9M
Managementcol C$936K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$400K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$10.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$105K
Investment incomeLn 3$73K
Total revenueLn 12$10.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$400K
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5163
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$1.7M$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$481K$400K
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$420K$120K$301K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.0M$2.8M$219K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$103K$86K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$65K$55K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$263K$224K$39K
Legal feesLn 11b$56K$56K
Office expensesLn 13$288K$262K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$161K$135K$26K
TravelLn 17$15K$12K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$484K$430K$54K
InsuranceLn 23$797K$681K$116K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.9M$4.9M$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$250K$191K$59K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.8M$9.9M$936K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $10.8M$10.8M−$8K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.4M$8.8M−$473K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.1M$9.6M−$524K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.6M$10.8M−$225K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.4M$10.0M$404K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.2M$8.1M$96K$5.6M 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 $10,794,633 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,203,144$10,622,827
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $97,144$104,767
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65,918$73,136
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,277−$6,097
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,372,483$10,794,633
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,942,982$3,890,400
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,902,561$6,911,859
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,845,543$10,802,259
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$473,060−$7,626
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 $10,794,633 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,543,169
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$79,658
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,622,827
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $104,767$104,767
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $73,136$73,136
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$15,831−$15,831
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,734$9,734
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $187,637 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$15,831$10,794,633
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,802,259 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $119,809 · Management $300,537$420,346
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,819,205 · Management $219,440$3,038,645
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $85,703 · Management $17,268$102,971
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $55,135 · Management $9,888$65,023
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $224,260 · Management $39,155$263,415
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $55,629$55,629
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $261,719 · Management $26,293$288,012
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $134,547 · Management $26,378$160,925
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,566 · Management $3,002$14,568
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $429,909 · Management $54,132$484,041
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $681,185 · Management $116,041$797,226
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,852,049 · Management $9,703$4,861,752
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $191,094 · Management $58,612$249,706
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,866,181 · Management $936,078 · Fundraising $0$10,802,259
Part X · Balance sheet $5,218,135 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,663,051$1,702,106
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,153,869$812,003
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,458$8,543
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,422,873$1,594,834
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,058,425$1,100,649
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,306,676$5,218,135
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $481,350$400,435
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $481,350$400,435
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,825,326$4,817,700
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,825,326$4,817,700
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,306,676$5,218,135
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,817,700 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,794,633
XI-2 Total expenses$10,802,259
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,626
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,825,326
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,817,700

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