Chera INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Lakleand, FL501(c)(3)Since 1989EIN 59-2961522

Enhance retirement living for all residents of The Estates at Carpenters in a manner that will protect their residential rights and privileges plus establish and define their responsibilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

Before you give

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Is it a real charity?
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
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 years looks good.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
5 of 5
years in the black
Looks good: no deficit in the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
How much reaches the programs?
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more looks good.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Do they have reserves?
129 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 128.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more looks good.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
1
named funder · $2K
Worth a look: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3 is worth a look.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$0
liabilities
Looks good: debts are 0% of assets; 50% or less looks good.
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
10
independent of 10 voting board members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$66K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$33K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$646K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$66K
FY2023▲ +1%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$36K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$66K
FY2024$81K
FY2025$69K
FY2025$70K
Expenses
$33K
FY2023+0.2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$25K
FY2022$33K
FY2023$33K
FY2024$31K
FY2025$29K
FY2025$59K
Net assets
$646K
FY2023▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$620K
FY2022$634K
FY2023$646K
FY2024$704K
FY2025$744K
FY2025$755K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending March 2023) · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CChera INC
EINHdr · item D59-2961522
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1990
Year of formationHdr · item L1989
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CLakleand, FL
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program services98%$33K
Management & general2%$601
Total functional expensesLn 25$33K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
674.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+49%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$646K
FY2023▲ +2%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$620K
FY2022$634K
FY2023$646K
FY2024$704K
FY2025$744K
FY2025$755K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$32K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$646K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$359K
Total assetsLn 16$646K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$646K
Months of cash on handcomputed128.7

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$59K · 89%
Investment income$8K · 12%
Contributions & grants89%$59K
Investment income12%$8K
Total revenueLn 12$66K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $646K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $33K · Less non-cash grants $22K · Cash operating expenses/yr $11K
674.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $33K · Total expenses $33K
98%
Management & General
Management & general $601 · Total expenses $33K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $33K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $42K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $59K · Total revenue $66K
89%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $66K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $66K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $8K · Total revenue $66K
+12%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $33K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $66K · Prior year $65K
+1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $646K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $66K · Expenses $33K
+49%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $646K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $646K · Total assets $646K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $287K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $646K
44%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Carolyn Bauer · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $33K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $33K
—
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%——
Overhead ratio 2%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 1%——
Accounting fee ratio 13%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Corresponding Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Resident Club Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 10Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 10Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Improves retirement living for all residents.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $33K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Organizing and implementing charitable projects as may be worthy and practical for all residents of the estates at carpenters. This includes donations to local 501(c)(3) charities (talbot house, anchor house, lighthouse ministries, lakeland volunteers in medicine, noah's ark central florida, pace center for girls, eac good samaritan fund…

$18Kprogram expense
02

College scholarships for estates at carpenters employees to assist worthy employees who are interested in furthering their education.

$9Kprogram expense
03

Arranging and conducting in house non denominational religious services for all residents of the estates at carpenters.

$6Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $28K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,798
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,451
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,031

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 $69K$29K-15% 990 PDF
FY2024 $81K$31K+23% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $66K$33K+1% 990 PDF
FY2022 $65K$33K+82% 990 PDF
FY2021 $36K$25K 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2023

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $33,419 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,640$5,640
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,798$8,798
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,458$1,458
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,450$4,450
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,409 · Management $601$6,010
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $733$733
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,330$6,330
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $32,818 · Management $601 · Fundraising $0$33,419

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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