Transportation services are provided for the economically disadvantaged, elderly, and handicaped persons.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$116K 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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FY2023 · 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 $492K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$116K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$485K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$5.2M
+0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$6.4M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$8.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2023+0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.1M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$6.0M
Expenses
$6.4M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$5.5M
Net assets
$8.2M
FY2023▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.6M
FY2021$10.8M
FY2022$8.8M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$7.0M
FY2025$8.7M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · 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 Nov 1984.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $5.4M Management & general 15% · $935K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
General Manager
$115,662Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mitchell Quentin’s $116K as General Manager is at the 50th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shawn Mitchell—$116,221$115,662$112,950$110,130
Mitchell Quentin$116,065————

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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Programs and updates

Provides transportation for low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals.

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1 program · $5.0M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Transportation services are provided for the economically disadvantaged, elderly, and handicapped persons.

$5.0Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.1M
Money outPt IX
$6.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.4M
Managementcol C$935K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$485K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.1M
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$485K
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 599
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.0M$5.5M$432K$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.3M$6.1M−$1.8M$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $5.2M$6.4M−$1.1M$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.2M$5.9M−$637K$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.4M$5.5M−$105K$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.1M$5.8M$302K$10.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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