Educational & cultural activities for the buckingham community & outreach to low-income renters of arlington county va

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ 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
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $196K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$206K
Spent
$171K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$57K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$206K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$238K
FY2023$303K
FY2024$365K
Expenses
$171K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$171K
FY2021$193K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$302K
FY2024$308K
Net assets
$57K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$57K
FY2021$69K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$114K
FY2024$171K

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 Aug 2003.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $131K Management & general 23% · $39K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

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

Provides educational and cultural programs for the Buckingham community and low-income renters.

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3 programs · $131K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Meetings and educational workshops with arlington residents and arlington county low-income residents to discuss rehabilitation of apartment complexes and improve living conditions and better access to services. Estimated number of individuals residents that benefit: 1,500 - 2,000

$76Kprogram expense
02

After school program and educational workshops for teenagers. Fifty workshops held that service over thirty-six teenagers

$29Kprogram expense
03

Educate tenants and translate documents into spanish and english. Serviced approximately 300 tenants with one-on-one and group meetings. Serviced another 1,700 residents through meetings with owners, code enforcement officals and housing staff.

$26Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$206K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K
Money outPt IX
$171K
Ln 25
Programscol B$131K
Managementcol C$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$57K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K
Government grantsLn 1e$70K
Total revenueLn 12$206K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$57K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
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$22K$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$22K$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$22K$57K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$130K$100K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$425$425
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$6K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$3K$923
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$895$651
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$16K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$513
Total functional expensesLn 25$171K$131K$39K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $365K$308K$57K$171K 990 PDF
FY2023 $303K$302K$392$114K 990 PDF
FY2022 $238K$194K$44K$113K 990 PDF
FY2021 $205K$193K$12K$69K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $206K$171K$35K$57K 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 $205,539 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $160,488$205,539
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $160,488$205,539
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 $151,095$140,322
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $30,929$30,250
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $182,024$170,572
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,536$34,967
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $205,539 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$70,175
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$135,364
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$205,539
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$205,539
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $170,572 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $100,221 · Management $29,400$129,621
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $425$425
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,960 · Management $4,316$10,276
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,784 · Management $923$3,707
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,751$1,751
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,669$1,669
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $895 · Management $651$1,546
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,861 · Management $3,520$19,381
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,683 · Management $513$2,196
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $131,249 · Management $39,323 · Fundraising $0$170,572
Part X · Balance sheet $56,887 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,920$56,887
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,920$56,887
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,920$56,887
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,920$56,887
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $56,887 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$205,539
XI-2 Total expenses$170,572
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,967
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,920
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$56,887

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