Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1997.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
19 people listed on the 990.
Nancy R Simmon’s $71K as Executive Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M 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.
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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
Revitalizes and preserves the Fondren community, empowering people and neighborhoods for economic growth and better quality of life.
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Fondren District Promotion and Services
Promotes the fondren area with banners, special events & publishing a newsletter which details fondren events, projects and business developments. Served 12,000.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $84K | $113K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $373K | $357K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $563K | $576K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $35K | $64K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $528K | $512K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $83K | $54K | $21K | $8K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $7K | $5K | $2K | $720 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $9K | $7K | $2K | $940 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $44K | $35K | $9K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $5K | $4K | $1K | $522 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $13K | $13K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $16K | $16K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1K | $803 | $402 | $134 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $27K | $27K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $4K | $4K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $211K | $131K | $61K | $19K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $274K | $243K | $31K | $539K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 | $238K | $259K | −$21K | $492K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 9, 2023 | $240K | $211K | $29K | $512K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 | $267K | $244K | $23K | $528K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 15, 2021 | $230K | $232K | −$2K | $490K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $239,974 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $239,974 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $211,257 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $575,964 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $512,360 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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