Solid Foundation Youth Outreach INC FY2024 filing

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Solid offers empowering programs that inspire, connect and support young people to maximize their potential and equip them to radically impact their community and beyond.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$78K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$84K
74% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 74% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$368K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$529K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$29K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$368K
FY2024▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$178K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$368K
FY2025$700K
Expenses
$529K
FY2024▲ +107%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$309K
FY2023$256K
FY2024$529K
FY2025$671K
Net assets
$29K
FY2024▼ -85%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$19K
FY2021$9K
FY2022−$10K
FY2023$190K
FY2024$29K
FY2025$58K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · 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 Jan 2012.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $489K Management & general 7% · $39K Fundraising 0% · $768

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

6 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$77,577Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven Wolfe’s $87K as Executive Di is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Steven Wolfe$87,351$77,577$73,101$76,830$75,190

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

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1 program · $489K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Solid saw over 300 youth and young adults participating in 10 months. Solid provided over 11,000 hours for youth to be in a safe and supportive environment. Solid made dozens of connections around the city of paterson -connecting the youth with needed services and providers for support.

$489Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$368K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$368K
Money outPt IX
$529K
Ln 25
Programscol B$489K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$768
Owns and owesPt X
$29K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$368K
Government grantsLn 1e$260K
Total revenueLn 12$368K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$72K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$72K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$42K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
Net assetsLn 32$29K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K$72K
Total assetsLn 16$209K$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$84K
Net assetsLn 32$190K$29K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$78K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$171K$171K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$30K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$47K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$1K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$109K$109K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$3K$4K$768
Total functional expensesLn 25$529K$489K$39K$768

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 1, 2026 $700K$671K$29K$58K 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 11, 2025 $368K$529K−$161K$29K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 3, 2024 $456K$256K$200K$190K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 26, 2023 $290K$309K−$19K−$10K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 10, 2022 $179K$9K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 27, 2021 $178K$19K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $368,306 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $455,569$368,306
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $455,569$368,306
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $182,852$277,747
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $73,030$251,545
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $255,882$529,292
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $199,687−$160,986
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $368,306 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$260,105
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$108,201
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$368,306
VIII-12 Total revenue$368,306
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $529,292 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,577$77,577
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $170,607$170,607
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,563$29,563
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,575$31,575
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,020$47,020
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,018 · Management $2,651$3,669
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,489$34,489
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,623$4,623
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,037$1,037
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,894$12,894
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,586$108,586
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,831 · Management $4,053 · Fundraising $768$7,652
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $489,208 · Management $39,316 · Fundraising $768$529,292
Part X · Balance sheet $113,340 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $84,945$71,529
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $123,677$41,811
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $208,622$113,340
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,467$34,171
X-25 Other liabilities$50,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,467$84,171
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,829$29,169
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $190,155$29,169
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $208,622$113,340
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,169 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$368,306
XI-2 Total expenses$529,292
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$160,986
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$190,155
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,169

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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