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Comprehensive Juvenile Services INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Fort Smith, AR501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 71-0482722Revenue $2.1M in FY2021

On file with the IRScjsinc.org1606 S J St, 72901-5135 · Fort Smith, ARTax-exempt since Sep 1979Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To professionally serve the needs of troubled youth and their families in the community and in the least restrictive environment by providing a variety of Services that will: promote family reunification, reduce family conflict, prevent Juvenile delinquency, and prevent a youth's entry or further advancement into the Juvenile justice system.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$113K 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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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$113K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $37K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$117K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$970K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$970K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$970K
FY2022$788K
FY2023$715K
FY2024$711K
FY2025$810K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Sep 1979.

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% · $1.6M Management & general 20% · $400K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $113K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Janice Justice
Executive Director
$57,848Pt VII · Sec A
Belinda Scott
Assistant Director
$55,481Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ray Gack
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janice Justice’s $64K as Executive Director is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Janice Justice$63,942$63,663$60,063$59,921$57,848
Belinda Scott—$37,276$37,276$55,407$55,481
Tammy Roper$27,955————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps troubled youth and families reunite, reduce conflict, and avoid the justice system.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Intervention and Prevention Program

To provide a variety of community based services to prevent delinquent or at-risk youth from entering or re-entering the juvenile justice system and to prevent a youth's commitment to the arkansas division of youth services due to acts of juvenile delinquency.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Runaway and Homeless Youth

To provide emergency shelter to approximately 80 youth who are runaway and homeless, delinquent, or at risk of being runaway, homeless or delinquent

$136Kprogram expense
03

Residential Family Style Care

To provide a long term, 6 to 9 months, of residential family style care to youth, age 10 to 18, who are in need of residential family style care due to episodes of family conflict, acts ofrunaway and homelessness and documented cases of juvenile court involvement due to acts of delinquency and family in need of services (fins).

$75Kprogram 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
Windgate Charitable TrustFY2025$37K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$37K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$400K
Owns and owesPt X
$970K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$822K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$338K
SavingsLn 2$484K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$822K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K
Net assetsLn 32$970K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 550
VolunteersI 632
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$702K$822K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K$38K
Total assetsLn 16$970K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K$117K
Net assetsLn 32$874K$970K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$144K$144K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$1.0M$123K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$63K$57K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$133K$127K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$89K$72K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$91K$91K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$233$1K
Office expensesLn 13$108K$80K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$72K$45K$28K
TravelLn 17$34K$33K$687
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K$146
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$10K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$85K$78K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.6M$400K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.3M$2.2M$99K$810K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.2M$2.2M−$4K$711K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$2.3M−$74K$715K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.4M−$181K$788K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.1M$2.0M$95K$970K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,122,792 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,941,381$2,115,192
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,801$7,600
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,949,182$2,122,792
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,416,493$1,564,829
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $470,168$462,516
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,886,661$2,027,345
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $62,521$95,447
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,122,792 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$20,000
VIII-1e Government grants$2,034,844
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$60,348
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,115,192
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,600$7,600
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,600$2,122,792
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,027,345 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $144,258$144,258
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,012,592 · Management $122,929$1,135,521
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $56,612 · Management $6,786$63,398
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $127,223 · Management $5,538$132,761
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $71,838 · Management $17,053$88,891
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,560$20,560
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $90,530$90,530
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $233 · Management $1,295$1,528
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $79,834 · Management $27,771$107,605
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,637 · Management $27,706$72,343
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33,456 · Management $687$34,143
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,762 · Management $146$6,908
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,135$16,135
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,358 · Management $17,486$27,844
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,616 · Management $7,304$84,920
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,627,826 · Management $399,519 · Fundraising $0$2,027,345
Part X · Balance sheet $1,087,123 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $216,320$337,870
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $485,521$484,272
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $225,402$227,058
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $42,499$37,923
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $969,742$1,087,123
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $95,386$117,320
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $95,386$117,320
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $856,049$959,068
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $18,307$10,735
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $874,356$969,803
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $969,742$1,087,123
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $969,803 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,122,792
XI-2 Total expenses$2,027,345
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$95,447
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$874,356
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$969,803

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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