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The Relief Zone INC

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Frewsburg, NY501(c)(3)Since 2006Youth DevelopmentEIN 71-1005226Revenue $428K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthereliefzone.orgPo Box 334, 14738-0334 · Frewsburg, NYTax-exempt since Dec 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Relief Zone, INC. To equip, unify and serve the school, church, and family.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 46 volunteers and 36 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $21K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$428K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$412K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$416K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$428K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$469K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$496K
FY2024$423K
FY2025$428K
Expenses
$412K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$336K
FY2022$391K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$453K
FY2025$412K
Net assets
$416K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$411K
FY2022$325K
FY2023$418K
FY2024$392K
FY2025$416K

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 Dec 2006.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $326K Management & general 18% · $74K Fundraising 3% · $12K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lisa Lyon
Executive Di
$60,406Pt VII · Sec A
Jordan Lyon
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Philip Benson
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chaz Ormond
Member (thru
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dee Nelson
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shanan Hitchcock
Member (thru
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Lyon’s $60K as Executive Di is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lisa Lyon$60,406$66,545$57,641$51,980$55,063

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Equips, unifies, and serves schools, churches, and families.

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3 programs · $257K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Trz Kids Summer/Half-No Days Programs

The summer day camp program provides children in grade k-6 with an affordable safe place filled with caring staff and fun activities all 10 weeks of summer break. The half-no days program provides working parents with child care when school is not in session and half days of school.

$106Kprogram expense
02

Trz Cardinal Care After School Program

Collaboration between TRZ and the randolph, ny school district to provide after school care for elementary age childern in grades upk - 6TH in the randolph area.

$75Kprogram expense
03

After School

Frewsburg - provides parents an affordable after school childcare option.

$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
Chautauqua Region Community Foundation INCFY2025$21K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$428K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$230K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$151K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Money outPt IX
$412K
Ln 25
Programscol B$326K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$416K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$151K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$14K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$230K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$428K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$39K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$176K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$186K
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$416K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 646
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$20K$39K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$166K$176K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$199K$186K
Total assetsLn 16$394K$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$392K$416K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$39K$18K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$234K$218K$10K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$5K$520$194
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$20K$2K$801
Legal feesLn 11b$125$125
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$5K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K$120
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$503$665
Office expensesLn 13$408$11$219$178
OccupancyLn 16$6K$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$882$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$35K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$412K$326K$74K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $428K$412K$16K$416K 990 PDF
FY2024 $423K$453K−$30K$392K 990 PDF
FY2023 $496K$408K$88K$418K 990 PDF
FY2022 $311K$391K−$80K$325K 990 PDF
FY2021 $469K$336K$133K$411K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $427,745 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $168,834$150,998
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $198,202$229,516
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,402$9,120
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,451$38,111
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $422,889$427,745
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $369,152$323,293
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $84,090$88,272
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $453,242$411,565
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$30,353$16,180
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $427,745 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$12,241
VIII-1c Fundraising events$13,905
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$124,852
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$150,998
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $229,516$229,516
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,624$4,624
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,496$4,496
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $8,558$8,558
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $29,553$29,553
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $259,069 · Excluded from tax $17,678$427,745
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $411,565 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,264 · Management $18,122 · Fundraising $3,020$60,406
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $217,513 · Management $9,632 · Fundraising $7,315$234,460
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,818 · Management $520 · Fundraising $194$5,532
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,940 · Management $2,154 · Fundraising $801$22,895
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $125$125
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,279 · Management $3,321$8,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $12,708 · Fundraising $120$12,828
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $503 · Management $665$1,168
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11 · Management $219 · Fundraising $178$408
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,808 · Management $3,010$5,818
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $882 · Management $12,039$12,921
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,337 · Management $11,067$46,404
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $326,355 · Management $73,582 · Fundraising $11,628$411,565
Part X · Balance sheet $419,391 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,164$28,741
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,340$10,004
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,273$1,999
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $199,123$186,202
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $166,126$175,920
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,375$16,525
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $393,995$419,391
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,527$3,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,527$3,200
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $392,468$401,191
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$15,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $392,468$416,191
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $393,995$419,391
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $416,191 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$427,745
XI-2 Total expenses$411,565
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,180
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$392,468
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,543
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$416,191

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

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