To eliminate poverty of the socially, economically, and culturally disadvantaged citizens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 225 volunteers and 576 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 $556K a year · 7% 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.8M
+0.02% vs prior year
Spent
$7.8M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$3.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.8M
FY2025+0.02%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.1M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$9.2M
FY2023$7.9M
FY2024$7.8M
FY2025$7.8M
Expenses
$7.8M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.9M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$7.7M
FY2025$7.8M
Net assets
$3.9M
FY2025▲ +0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$922K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$3.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 Feb 1969.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $7.1M Management & general 9% · $706K

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; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$84,522Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Nichols’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 21st 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karen Nichols$84,522$85,920$78,417$72,958$72,958$71,556

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

Eliminates poverty for disadvantaged citizens through social, economic, and cultural programs.

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3 programs · $7.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Head Start/Early Head Start Program

Prepares children from low-income families to succeed in school by providing basic skills. The ages of the children range from 0-5 years old. The goal is to help them improve their readiness for school by helping them grow mentally, socially, emotionally, and physically.

$6.1Mprogram expense
02

Nutrition Services/ Age Cluster

Promotes socialization of older individuals and the health and well-being of older individuals by helping them gain access to nutrition and other disease prevention and health promotion services.

$759Kprogram expense
03

Pleasant View Apartments/Housing

Provides housing to persons of low and moderate income, subject to regulation by the U.S. Department of housing and urban development (hud) as to rental charges and operating methods. Qualifying tenants are charged a reduced rent.

$232Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$849K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Money outPt IX
$7.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.1M
Managementcol C$706K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$576K
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$182K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$849K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Total revenueLn 12$7.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$576K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$576K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.0M
Other assetsLn 15$490K
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5576
VolunteersI 6225
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$864K$576K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.0M$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M$5.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$91K$91K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.7M$3.3M$426K
Payroll taxesLn 10$529K$438K$91K
Accounting feesLn 11c$163K$163K
Office expensesLn 13$517K$497K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$69K$44K$24K
TravelLn 17$187K$182K$4K
InterestLn 20$41K$41K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$252K$252K
InsuranceLn 23$209K$209K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.8M$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$265K$189K$77K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.8M$7.1M$706K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $7.8M$7.8M$29K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.8M$7.7M$137K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.9M$7.4M$475K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.2M$7.1M$2.2M$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.0M$7.7M$301K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.1M$7.9M$234K$922K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,833,265 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,006,332$6,953,674
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $794,307$848,963
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,095$30,628
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,831,734$7,833,265
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 $4,219,148$4,326,440
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,475,497$3,478,088
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,694,645$7,804,528
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $137,089$28,737
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,833,265 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,771,814
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$181,860
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$181,860
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,953,674
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $848,963$848,963
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,628$30,628
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $848,963 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,628$7,833,265
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,804,528 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,601$90,601
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,280,601 · Management $426,131$3,706,732
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $438,190 · Management $90,917$529,107
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $162,724$162,724
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $497,226 · Management $20,216$517,442
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,175 · Management $24,461$68,636
IX-17 TravelPrograms $182,415 · Management $4,331$186,746
IX-20 InterestManagement $40,791$40,791
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $251,573$251,573
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $208,955$208,955
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,753,343 · Management $22,459$1,775,802
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $188,822 · Management $76,597$265,419
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,098,625 · Management $705,903 · Fundraising $0$7,804,528
Part X · Balance sheet $5,624,278 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $864,498$575,679
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $377,035$464,269
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $34,675$41,602
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $34,621$34,621
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,980,116$4,018,359
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $66,691$489,748
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,357,636$5,624,278
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $210,169$234,822
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $554,506$388,416
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,068$398,680
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,511,312$1,749,217
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,846,324$3,875,061
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,846,324$3,875,061
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,357,636$5,624,278
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,875,061 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,833,265
XI-2 Total expenses$7,804,528
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,737
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,846,324
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,875,061

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