The organization provided instuction to the adult population of central arkansas for the purpose of developing, improving and maintaining their mental capacities of memory and logic through their senior years.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 68% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
150 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 150.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$137K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
−$11K
Spent
$11K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$842K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
−$11K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020−$11K
FY2021$52K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$57K
Expenses
$11K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$11K
FY2022$16K
FY2023$27K
FY2024$29K
Net assets
$842K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$842K
FY2021$883K
FY2022$969K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2007.

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Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $6K Management & general 45% · $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

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Kalkbrenner’s $3K as Vice-Chair is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 98 <$100K recreation & sports 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Richard Kalkbrenner$2,965—
Richard Kalbrenner—$1,914
Karen Proetz$865—
Fran Cockcroft$720$114

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

Teaches adults to improve memory and logic skills for lifelong mental sharpness.

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1 program · $6K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization's only program service is to provide formal training courses, informal instruction, mentor-guidance and practice of competitive contract bridge for the purpose of improvement of mental agility during the senior years of citizens.

$6Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
−$11K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$856
Money outPt IX
$11K
Ln 25
Programscol B$6K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$842K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$133K
Total assetsLn 16$979K
LiabilitiesLn 26$137K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$856
Total revenueLn 12−$11K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
SavingsLn 2$119K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$843K
Other assetsLn 15$316
Total assetsLn 16$979K
LiabilitiesLn 26$137K
Net assetsLn 32$842K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$126K$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$874K$843K
Total assetsLn 16$1000K$979K
LiabilitiesLn 26$137K$137K
Net assetsLn 32$863K$842K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Office expensesLn 13$272$272
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11K$6K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $57K$29K$29K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $92K$27K$65K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $102K$16K$86K$969K 990 PDF
FY2021 $52K$11K$42K$883K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing −$11K$11K−$22K$842K 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
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Part I · Summary −$11,098 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $108,869$13,422
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $26,996$6,051
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,891$856
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$15,324−$31,427
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $123,432−$11,098
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,747$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,768$10,645
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $36,515$10,645
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $86,917−$21,743
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue −$11,098 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$13,422
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,422
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,051$6,051
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $856$856
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$31,427−$31,427
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$24,520−$11,098
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,645 across 3 lines filed
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $272$272
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,571$4,571
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,802$5,802
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,802 · Management $4,843 · Fundraising $0$10,645
Part X · Balance sheet $978,917 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,384$14,160
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $118,200$119,056
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $873,943$843,385
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $316$316
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $999,962$978,917
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,200$1,898
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $9,750$9,750
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $125,600$125,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $136,550$137,248
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $863,412$841,669
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $999,962$978,917
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $841,669 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue−$11,098
XI-2 Total expenses$10,645
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,743
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$863,412
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$841,669

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