Assist residents and transients of Smith County with basic needs, including food, clothing, and emergency utility assistance

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $483
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$252K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$254K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$327K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$252K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$211K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$247K
FY2023$252K
FY2024$250K
FY2025$250K
Expenses
$254K
FY2023▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021$204K
FY2022$226K
FY2023$254K
FY2024$263K
FY2025$249K
Net assets
$327K
FY2023▼ -0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$295K
FY2021$309K
FY2022$330K
FY2023$327K
FY2024$272K
FY2025$276K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2001.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $203K Management & general 20% · $52K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Ferriss’s $32K as Director is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides food, clothing, shelter, and utility assistance to residents and transients.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Providing assistance to residents and tansients of smith co with food shelter etc

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$483

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$252K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$203K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Money outPt IX
$254K
Ln 25
Programscol B$203K
Managementcol C$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$327K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$216K
Total assetsLn 16$342K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Other incomeLn 4–11$203K
Total revenueLn 12$252K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$113K
SavingsLn 2$103K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$216K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$126K
Total assetsLn 16$342K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$327K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 626
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$218K$216K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$126K$126K
Total assetsLn 16$344K$342K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$330K$327K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$44K$44K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$41K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$101K$101K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$8K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$300$300
Accounting feesLn 11c$603$603
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$853$853
Advertising and promotionLn 12$652$652
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$18K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$23K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$254K$203K$52K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $250K$249K$673$276K 990 PDF
FY2024 $250K$263K−$13K$272K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $252K$254K−$2K$327K 990 PDF
FY2022 $247K$226K$21K$330K 990 PDF
FY2021 $218K$204K$14K$309K 990 PDF
FY2020 $211K$192K$19K$295K 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 $252,249 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $43,039$49,115
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,129$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $202,475$203,134
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $246,643$252,249
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $37,671$44,183
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $137,000$155,306
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $51,070$54,860
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $225,741$254,349
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,902−$2,100
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $252,249 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $194,434 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,115
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$49,115
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$8,700
VIII-12 Total revenue$252,249
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $254,349 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $44,183$44,183
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $40,700$40,700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $101,327$101,327
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,884$1,884
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,964 · Management $3,431$11,395
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $300$300
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $603$603
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $853$853
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $652$652
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,106$2,106
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,250 · Management $1,586$6,836
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,906 · Management $1,568$19,474
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,627 · Management $1,409$24,036
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $202,646 · Management $51,703 · Fundraising $0$254,349
Part X · Balance sheet $341,762 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,975$112,603
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $103,198$103,198
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $400$400
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $125,561$125,561
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $344,134$341,762
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,289$14,443
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,289$14,443
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $329,845$327,319
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $344,134$341,762
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $327,319 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$252,249
XI-2 Total expenses$254,349
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,100
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$329,845
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$426
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$327,319

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