The Discovery Group INC FY2023 filing

Daphne, ALUnknown exempt organization EIN 63-1250445Revenue $44K in FY2023Latest return filed May 21, 2025

On file with the IRS9945 Sommerset Dr · Daphne, AL

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Individual and in-church ministry, spiritual and substance abuse counseling

84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$32K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $73K a year · 143% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$591
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$44K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$96K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$6K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$44K
FY2023▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$48K
FY2022$39K
FY2023$44K
FY2024$24K
Expenses
$96K
FY2023▼ -38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$199K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$154K
FY2023$96K
FY2024$30K
Net assets
$6K
FY2023▼ -89%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$271K
FY2021$173K
FY2022$58K
FY2023$6K
FY2024$0

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: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $80K Management & general 16% · $16K

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; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$32,291Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Linda C Browning$32,291$67,000$62,382$39,804
Rev Gary Browning———$49,701

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides spiritual and substance abuse counseling for individuals and churches.

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1 program · $80K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Individual and in-church ministry spiritual and substance abuse counseling

$80Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$44K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Money outPt IX
$96K
Ln 25
Programscol B$80K
Managementcol C$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$6K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K
Total assetsLn 16$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$591
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Government grantsLn 1e$44K
Total revenueLn 12$44K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7K
Total assetsLn 16$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$591
Net assetsLn 32$6K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$64K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$64K$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$591
Net assetsLn 32$58K$6K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32K$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$41K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$289$289
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$96K$80K$16K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS May 21, 2025 $24K$30K−$6K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2024 $44K$96K−$52K$6K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 18, 2023 $39K$154K−$115K$58K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 2, 2022 $48K$146K−$98K$173K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 1, 2021 $102K$199K−$96K$271K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $43,702 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $38,772$43,702
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $269$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $39,041$43,702
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $130,876$76,206
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,744$19,455
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $153,620$95,661
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$114,579−$51,959
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $43,702 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$43,702
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$43,702
VIII-12 Total revenue$43,702
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $95,661 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,291$32,291
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,445$41,445
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,470$2,470
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,100$7,100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,335$2,335
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $289$289
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $8,498$8,498
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,233$1,233
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $80,063 · Management $15,598 · Fundraising $0$95,661
Part X · Balance sheet $6,692 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,817$6,692
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $63,817$6,692
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,757$591
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,757$591
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $58,060$6,101
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $58,060$6,101
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $63,817$6,692
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,101 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$43,702
XI-2 Total expenses$95,661
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,959
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$58,060
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,101

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

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