Innovative Alternatives INC: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 76-0284343)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.5M
FY2021	$2.3M
FY2022	$1.8M
FY2023	$1.7M
FY2024	$1.7M
FY2025	$1.7M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.6M
FY2021	$1.9M
FY2022	$2.4M
FY2023	$1.8M
FY2024	$1.6M
FY2025	$1.7M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	−$91K
FY2021	$266K
FY2022	$150K
FY2023	$116K
FY2024	$118K
FY2025	−$18K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1989.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

86%

13%

Program services 86% · $1.7M Management & general 13% · $256K Fundraising 1% · $11K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $203K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Sharon Bayus

President

$125,000Pt VII · Sec A

Debbie Corn

Director of Finance

$78,346Pt VII · Sec A

Dennis Stetzel

Chairman

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stacy Dickson

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Constance Austin

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sean Armistead

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Chimenti

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amber Cyr

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Sharon Bayus	—	$129,085	$128,978	$125,000	$125,000	$112,672
Debbie Corn	$82,487	$78,924	$79,623	$78,346	$78,346	$69,602
Donny Daughenbaugh	$15,000	—	—	—	—	—

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

Empowering families facing mental and relational health challenges through support, education, and services.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020

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The organization's mental health programs help find solutions to life's most difficult people problems through mediation, counseling, and training. The organization's mediation programs guide disputing parties through proven stages of communication that promotes reconciliation, settlement and/or understanding between them.

$1.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Thrivent Charitable Impact & InvestingFY2024$170K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$170K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $500K · 2021–2021

Thrivent Charitable Impact & InvestingMN · FY2021$500,000

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs

Year ending Sep 2017 · $775K federal money spent

Crime Victim AssistanceDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.575 · Through Texas Office of the Governor - Cjd$775K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$427

Money outPt IX

$1.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.7M

Managementcol C$256K

Fundraisingcol D$11K

Owns and owesPt X

$266K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$551K

Total assetsLn 16$847K

LiabilitiesLn 26$581K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$42K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$427

Total revenueLn 12$2.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$321K

SavingsLn 2$229K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$551K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K

Other assetsLn 15$2K

Total assetsLn 16$847K

LiabilitiesLn 26$581K

Net assetsLn 32$266K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 541

VolunteersI 623

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$169K	$551K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$63K	$52K
Total assetsLn 16	$354K	$847K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$445K	$581K
Net assetsLn 32	−$91K	$266K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$243K	$116K	$121K	$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$746K	$716K	$30K	$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$12K	$10K	$2K	$76
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$114K	$96K	$18K	$695
Payroll taxesLn 10	$81K	$68K	$12K	$510
Accounting feesLn 11c	$9K	$2K	$7K	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$365K	$358K	$4K	$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$13K	$11K	$2K	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$8K	$5K	$3K	$0
Information technologyLn 14	$63K	$52K	$11K	$0
OccupancyLn 16	$181K	$173K	$8K	$0
TravelLn 17	$2K	$2K	$93	$234
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$3K	$2K	$948	$440
InterestLn 20	$61	$0	$61	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$11K	$11K	$0	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$16K	$15K	$781	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$57K	$41K	$16K	$0
All other expensesLn 24e	$22K	$2K	$19K	$36
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.9M	$1.7M	$256K	$11K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 28, 2026	$1.7M	$1.7M	−$8K	−$18K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025	$1.7M	$1.6M	$110K	$118K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 12, 2024	$1.7M	$1.8M	−$51K	$116K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2023	$1.8M	$2.4M	−$547K	$150K	990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 11, 2022	$2.3M	$1.9M	$357K	$266K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2021	$1.5M	$1.6M	−$100K	−$91K	990 PDF

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 $2,303,168 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $753,136$1,228,607

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $763,814$1,094,220

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$427

I-11 Other revenue−$20,086

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,516,953$2,303,168

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,005,885$1,195,139

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $610,811$750,769

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,616,696$1,945,908

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$99,743$357,260

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

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 $2,303,168 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$41,915

VIII-1e Government grants$1,156,301

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,391

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,228,607

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,094,220

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $427$427

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$20,086−$20,086

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,094,220 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$19,659$2,303,168

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,945,908 across 18 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $115,574 · Management $120,735 · Fundraising $6,250$242,559

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $715,748 · Management $30,070 · Fundraising $0$745,818

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,068 · Management $1,826 · Fundraising $76$11,970

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $95,592 · Management $17,815 · Fundraising $695$114,102

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $67,869 · Management $12,311 · Fundraising $510$80,690

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,600 · Management $7,091 · Fundraising $0$8,691

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $358,376 · Management $4,353 · Fundraising $2,572$365,301

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,224 · Management $1,636 · Fundraising $0$12,860

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,139 · Management $2,932 · Fundraising $0$8,071

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $51,542 · Management $11,365 · Fundraising $0$62,907

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $172,996 · Management $8,300 · Fundraising $0$181,296

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,885 · Management $93 · Fundraising $234$2,212

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,779 · Management $948 · Fundraising $440$3,167

IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $61 · Fundraising $0$61

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,362 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,362

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,837 · Management $781 · Fundraising $0$15,618

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,221 · Management $16,205 · Fundraising $0$57,426

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,296 · Management $19,465 · Fundraising $36$21,797

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,679,108 · Management $255,987 · Fundraising $10,813$1,945,908

Part X · Balance sheet $847,050 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,545$321,378

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $125,084$229,314

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $32,704$157,015

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $86,939$80,731

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $698$4,513

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $63,461$52,099

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,000$2,000

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $354,431$847,050

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,111$80,433

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $152,883$500,408

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $260,100$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $445,482$580,841

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$91,051$266,209

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$91,051$266,209

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $354,431$847,050

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $266,209 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,303,168

XI-2 Total expenses$1,945,908

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$357,260

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$91,051

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$266,209

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Innovative Alternatives INC FY2021 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Innovative Alternatives INC

Funders

Grants

Federal money

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV