Citizens Development Center

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Dallas, TX501(c)(3)Since 1951EmploymentEIN 75-1008422Revenue $4.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSuandispreadthelight.com8800 Ambassador Row, 75247-4621 · Dallas, TXTax-exempt since Aug 1953School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Citizens Development Center (DBA u & I) empowers men and women with disabilities to achieve their highest level of employment, and ultimately their highest level of independence. Programs include vocational training and employment placement services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 29 volunteers and 1,272 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $181K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$149K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<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 · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$136K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
$4.5M
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.5M
FY2025▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$4.5M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2025▼ -31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$4.4M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$820K
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 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 Aug 1953.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $3.9M Management & general 11% · $500K Fundraising 1% · $28K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $149K 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
$110,203Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Controller
$39,180Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (as of 08/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (as of 04/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bridgett Forge’s $110K as CEO is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Breland—$145,508$106,105$90,373——
Bridgett Forge$110,203—————
Timothy Allen—————$90,858
Terez Smith—$87,212$67,528$62,704$63,091—
Timothy Allen Outgoing————$75,912—
Diane H Jones————$74,939—
Diana H Jones——$71,876$69,292——
Diane Jones—————$68,780

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps people with disabilities gain independence and reach their full potential.

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2 programs · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

U & I's workforce development program provides work readiness training and job placement assistance for individuals with disabilities with a focus on veterans, youth in transition, and those living in poverty.

$2.9Mprogram expense
02

U & I's day habilitation program provides vocational training, life skills instruction, and paid work opportunities to individuals with severe disabilities so they can develop essential work and soft skills and be successful in their most independent work environment.

$925Kprogram 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$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$960K
Other incomeLn 4–11$169K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.9M
Managementcol C$500K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$313K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$136K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$960K
Government grantsLn 1e$786K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$844
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$169K
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$132K
SavingsLn 2$181K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$313K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$931K
Other assetsLn 15$87K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$136K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,272
VolunteersI 629
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$239K$313K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$995K$931K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K$136K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$288K$268K$19K$663
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.7M$141K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$2K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$103K$54K$49K
Payroll taxesLn 10$268K$228K$39K$551
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$63K$32K$31K$237
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$2K$6K$481
Office expensesLn 13$184K$157K$26K$643
Information technologyLn 14$50K$2K$46K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$147K$66K$70K$11K
TravelLn 17$170K$169K$831$126
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$97K$75K$20K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$164K$155K$7K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$3K$21K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$3.9M$500K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.5M$4.4M$141K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.8M$6.3M−$566K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.2M$6.0M$262K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.1M$3.9M$215K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.1M$2.9M$1.3M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$2.5M−$221K$820K 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
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Part I · Summary $4,541,734 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $352,950$960,065
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,500,952$3,406,790
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,820$6,271
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$82,642$168,608
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,782,080$4,541,734
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 $4,922,584$3,474,351
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,425,700$926,345
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,348,284$4,400,696
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$566,204$141,038
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,541,734 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $161,124 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$105,880
VIII-1c Fundraising events$844
VIII-1e Government grants$786,096
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$67,245
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$960,065
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,406,790$3,406,790
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,271$6,271
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,170$5,170
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,204 · Excluded from tax $1,110$2,314
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,569,118 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,551$4,541,734
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,400,696 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $268,350 · Management $19,473 · Fundraising $663$288,486
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,658,073 · Management $140,905 · Fundraising $6,960$2,805,938
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,336 · Management $6,649$8,985
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $53,886 · Management $49,193$103,079
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $228,165 · Management $39,147 · Fundraising $551$267,863
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,301$16,301
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $32,462 · Management $30,609 · Fundraising $237$63,308
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,054 · Management $6,219 · Fundraising $481$8,754
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $157,082 · Management $26,012 · Fundraising $643$183,737
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,170 · Management $45,522 · Fundraising $1,916$49,608
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,104 · Management $70,297 · Fundraising $10,828$147,229
IX-17 TravelPrograms $169,312 · Management $831 · Fundraising $126$170,269
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $75,105 · Management $20,221 · Fundraising $1,243$96,569
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $155,109 · Management $7,233 · Fundraising $1,570$163,912
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,865 · Management $20,965 · Fundraising $2,828$26,658
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,873,073 · Management $499,577 · Fundraising $28,046$4,400,696
Part X · Balance sheet $2,178,012 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,306$132,016
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $174,903$180,556
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $76,720$69,487
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $776,974$762,832
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $32,139$14,679
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $995,488$931,077
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $31,769$87,365
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,152,299$2,178,012
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $127,757$113,564
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $38,945$22,923
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $167,332$136,487
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,982,148$2,009,953
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,819$31,572
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,984,967$2,041,525
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,152,299$2,178,012
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,041,525 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,541,734
XI-2 Total expenses$4,400,696
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$141,038
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,984,967
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$84,480
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,041,525

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

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