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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
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
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 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
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$205K
-0.04% vs prior year
Spent
$193K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$69K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$205K
FY2021-0.04%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$238K
FY2023$303K
FY2024$365K
Expenses
$193K
FY2021▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$171K
FY2021$193K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$302K
FY2024$308K
Net assets
$69K
FY2021▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$57K
FY2021$69K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$114K
FY2024$171K

From the FY2021 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

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $128K Management & general 34% · $66K

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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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 · $128K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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

$73Kprogram 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.

$25Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$205K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$205K
Money outPt IX
$193K
Ln 25
Programscol B$128K
Managementcol C$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$69K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K
Total assetsLn 16$69K
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$205K
Government grantsLn 1e$75K
Total revenueLn 12$205K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$69K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$69K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$69K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$69K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K$69K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$57K$69K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$57K$69K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$129K$75K$54K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$163$163
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$6K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$3K$954
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$895$606
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$34K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$602$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$193K$128K$66K$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 Viewing $205K$193K$12K$69K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 $205,449 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $205,539$205,449
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 $205,539$205,449
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 $140,322$139,413
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $30,250$53,815
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $170,572$193,228
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $34,967$12,221
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 $205,449 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$74,799
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$130,650
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$205,449
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$205,449
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $193,228 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $75,026 · Management $54,329$129,355
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $163$163
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,739 · Management $4,156$9,895
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,618 · Management $954$3,572
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,324$1,324
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,312$7,312
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $895 · Management $606$1,501
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,981 · Management $4,280$38,261
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $602 · Management $1,243$1,845
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $127,660 · Management $65,568 · Fundraising $0$193,228
Part X · Balance sheet $69,108 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,887$69,108
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $56,887$69,108
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $56,887$69,108
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $56,887$69,108
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $69,108 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$205,449
XI-2 Total expenses$193,228
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,221
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$56,887
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$69,108

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