We help people create successful, prosperous communities through training, information and assistance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $163K a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $170K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$55K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$613K
+67% vs prior year
Spent
$827K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$330K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$613K
FY2023▲ +67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$499K
FY2021$529K
FY2022$368K
FY2023$613K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$827K
FY2023▲ +48%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$883K
FY2021$685K
FY2022$559K
FY2023$827K
FY2024$957K
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$330K
FY2023▼ -39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$892K
FY2021$736K
FY2022$544K
FY2023$330K
FY2024$404K
FY2025$299K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Aug 2015.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $738K Management & general 9% · $77K Fundraising 1% · $11K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$90,680Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Clark Anderson’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Clark Anderson$102,341$101,360$90,680$88,000$83,000$80,000

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

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  • 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 communities with training, information, and assistance for success and prosperity.

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3 programs · $738K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Tools & Insights

Our tools and insights program provides stories, information, and tools to give communities resources and inspiration to build more livable places. This year, we developed new tools focused on educating people on brownfields clean-up and revitalization.

$386Kprogram expense
02

Technical Assistance

The goals of the technical assistance program are to: 1) help communities make tangible progress on specific livability objectives; 2) build local capacity to help communities advance livability solutions on their own; and 3) create models and success stories that inspire and inform progress in other communities within the american west…

$322Kprogram expense
03

Training

The goals of the training program are to: 1) increase knowledge, competence, and leadership abilities of people who MAKE/INFLUENCE decisions about how the community grows and changes over time; and 2) help local leaders develop the partnerships, tools, inspiration, and direction they need to advance livability.

$29Kprogram 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 3 funders$170K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$613K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$574K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$827K
Ln 25
Programscol B$738K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$330K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$278K
Total assetsLn 16$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$574K
Government grantsLn 1e$478K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$613K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$278K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$278K
Total assetsLn 16$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
Net assetsLn 32$330K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 60
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$458K$278K
Total assetsLn 16$568K$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$55K
Net assetsLn 32$544K$330K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$66K$5K$836
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$495K$456K$33K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$10K$2K$433
Other employee benefitsLn 9$58K$49K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$42K$3K$526
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$81K$79K$886$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$743$79
Information technologyLn 14$10K$6K$3K$243
OccupancyLn 16$745$668$60$17
TravelLn 17$12K$11K$1K$2
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$536$153
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$827K$738K$77K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.2M−$105K$299K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$957K$73K$404K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $613K$827K−$214K$330K 990 PDF
FY2022 $368K$559K−$192K$544K 990 PDF
FY2021 $529K$685K−$156K$736K 990 PDF
FY2020 $499K$883K−$384K$892K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $612,846 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $329,453$573,536
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,146$37,827
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $62$1,483
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $367,661$612,846
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 $470,076$682,613
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $89,274$143,993
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $559,350$826,606
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$191,689−$213,760
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $612,846 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$477,550
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$95,986
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$573,536
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,827$37,827
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,483$1,483
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,827 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,483$612,846
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $826,606 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,512 · Management $4,715 · Fundraising $836$71,063
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $456,438 · Management $32,849 · Fundraising $5,822$495,109
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,808 · Management $2,064 · Fundraising $433$12,305
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $48,615 · Management $7,335 · Fundraising $2,329$58,279
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,275 · Management $3,056 · Fundraising $526$45,857
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,129$21,129
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $78,922 · Management $886 · Fundraising $1,053$80,861
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,130$1,130
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,573 · Management $743 · Fundraising $79$6,395
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,474 · Management $2,808 · Fundraising $243$9,525
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $668 · Management $60 · Fundraising $17$745
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,170 · Management $1,067 · Fundraising $2$12,239
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,474 · Management $536 · Fundraising $153$4,163
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,806$7,806
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $737,865 · Management $77,248 · Fundraising $11,493$826,606
Part X · Balance sheet $385,322 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $457,991$278,368
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,000$25,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $60,061$81,954
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $568,052$385,322
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,798$54,828
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,798$54,828
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $491,263$237,305
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $52,991$93,189
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $544,254$330,494
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $568,052$385,322
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $330,494 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$612,846
XI-2 Total expenses$826,606
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$213,760
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$544,254
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$330,494

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