To provide services for elderly in the Northwest Tennessee region

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$204K 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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FY2024 · 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 $59K a year · under 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$204K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $80K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.1M
101% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 101% of assets; over 80%.
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
$7.0M
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$7.2M
To programs
83%
Net assets
−$71K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.0M
FY2024▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$8.4M
FY2024$7.0M
FY2025$7.4M
Expenses
$7.2M
FY2024▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$7.2M
FY2025$7.4M
Net assets
−$71K
FY2024▼ -176%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$306K
FY2021$319K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$94K
FY2024−$71K
FY2025−$83K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 1981.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $5.9M Management & general 17% · $1.2M

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

13 people listed on the 990; $204K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec Directo
$96,252Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$56,784Pt VII · Sec A
Financial of
$50,871Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lori Kelley-Burdine’s $99K as Exec Director is at the 19th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Bucy—————$120,519
Lori Kelley-Burdine$99,000—————
Melinda Goode—$96,252$92,550$88,990$85,397—
Katelyn Edwards$74,795$56,784$54,600$52,500——
Craig Corum————$63,185$63,972
Betty Waggener$58,207$50,871$48,915$47,033$49,587$49,139

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports elderly residents in Northwest Tennessee with essential services.

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1 program · $5.9M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

To provide services for elderly in the northwest tennessee region

$5.9Mprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$80K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$640K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$7.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.9M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
−$71K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$640K
Total revenueLn 12$7.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$717K
Other assetsLn 15$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$71K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 660
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$754K$717K
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M$5.1M
Net assetsLn 32$94K−$71K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.4M$409K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$170K$121K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$314K$229K$85K
Payroll taxesLn 10$115K$85K$30K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$17K$777
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$25K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$546K$476K$70K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$150K$115K$35K
TravelLn 17$139K$124K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$37K$17K$19K
InterestLn 20$67K$67K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$37K$37K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.5M$3.1M$441K
All other expensesLn 24e$244K$244K$90
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.2M$5.9M$1.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.4M$7.4M−$12K−$83K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $7.0M$7.2M−$165K−$71K 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.4M$8.6M−$211K$94K 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.1M$7.1M−$14K$305K 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.5M$6.5M$13K$319K 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.0M$6.0M$36K$306K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,011,076 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,705,852$6,361,377
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,735$9,508
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $660,538$640,191
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,377,125$7,011,076
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,453,980$2,401,262
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,134,271$4,774,815
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,588,251$7,176,077
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$211,126−$165,001
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,011,076 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,361,377
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,361,377
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $9,508$9,508
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $640,191$640,191
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $649,699$7,011,076
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,176,077 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,392,375 · Management $409,408$1,801,783
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $121,479 · Management $48,592$170,071
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $228,967 · Management $85,036$314,003
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $85,036 · Management $30,369$115,405
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $16,776 · Management $777$17,553
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $25,301 · Management $3,995$29,296
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $476,014 · Management $69,603$545,617
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,127$10,127
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $114,641 · Management $35,195$149,836
IX-17 TravelPrograms $123,751 · Management $15,680$139,431
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $17,224 · Management $19,289$36,513
IX-20 InterestManagement $67,459$67,459
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $37,077$37,077
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,056,054 · Management $441,476$3,497,530
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $244,286 · Management $90$244,376
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,949,108 · Management $1,226,969 · Fundraising $0$7,176,077
Part X · Balance sheet $5,071,529 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $133,724; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,198,515$1,000,226
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $980,873$894,054
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $972,148$1,026,337
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $753,973$716,896
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,272,326$1,300,292
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,349,245$5,071,529
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $508,390$463,829
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,063,059$2,054,544
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,684,122$2,624,483
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,255,571$5,142,856
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $93,674−$71,327
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,349,245$5,071,529
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$71,327 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,011,076
XI-2 Total expenses$7,176,077
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$165,001
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$93,674
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$71,327

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