The mission of Petal Childrens Task Force is to provide food and assistance to needy families in the Petal area

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 31% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$502K
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$265K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$684K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$502K
FY2025▲ +51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$242K
FY2021$200K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$250K
FY2024$333K
FY2025$502K
Expenses
$265K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$149K
FY2022$249K
FY2023$233K
FY2024$218K
FY2025$265K
Net assets
$684K
FY2025▲ +53%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2021$298K
FY2022$315K
FY2023$332K
FY2024$447K
FY2025$684K

From the FY2025 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 Nov 1998.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $258K Management & general 0% · $1K Fundraising 2% · $5K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Feeds and assists needy families in the Petal area.

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1 program · $258K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Food and utility payment assistance to needy families in the petal area

$258Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$502K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$497K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$265K
Ln 25
Programscol B$258K
Managementcol C$1K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$684K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K
Total assetsLn 16$686K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$497K
Government grantsLn 1e$54K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$502K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
SavingsLn 2$46K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$164K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$523K
Total assetsLn 16$686K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$684K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 625
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$325K$164K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$124K$523K
Total assetsLn 16$449K$686K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$447K$684K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$119K$119K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$61K$61K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$700$700
OccupancyLn 16$39K$39K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$13K$404$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$265K$258K$1K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $502K$265K$237K$684K 990 PDF
FY2024 $333K$218K$115K$447K 990 PDF
FY2023 $250K$233K$17K$332K 990 PDF
FY2022 $267K$249K$17K$315K 990 PDF
FY2021 $200K$149K$51K$298K 990 PDF
FY2020 $242K$121K$122K$246K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $501,935 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $323,441$496,930
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,499$5,005
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $332,940$501,935
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $107,636$118,924
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $61,544$65,867
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $48,734$79,883
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $217,914$264,674
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $115,026$237,261
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $501,935 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$93,219
VIII-1e Government grants$54,238
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$349,473
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$496,930
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,005$5,005
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,005 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$501,935
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $264,674 across 8 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $118,924$118,924
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $61,186$61,186
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,681$4,681
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $700$700
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,244$39,244
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,472$13,472
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,330$7,330
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,273 · Management $404 · Fundraising $5,460$19,137
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $258,110 · Management $1,104 · Fundraising $5,460$264,674
Part X · Balance sheet $686,395 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,325$117,212
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $244,261$46,330
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $124,285$522,853
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $448,871$686,395
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,754$2,017
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,754$2,017
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $447,117$684,378
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $447,117$684,378
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $448,871$686,395
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $684,378 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$501,935
XI-2 Total expenses$264,674
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$237,261
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$447,117
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$684,378

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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