Casa Alma is a catholic worker community and all-volunteer non-profit located on .6 acres in a diverse neighborhood in the city of charlottesville. We host a community house for resident volunteers and two houses of hospitality for homeless and low-income families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ 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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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
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $21K a year · 45% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $132K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 19.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$60K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$77K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$255K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$60K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$156K
FY2022$144K
FY2023$54K
FY2024$60K
FY2025$25K
Expenses
$77K
FY2024▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$59K
FY2024$77K
FY2025$64K
Net assets
$255K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$238K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$272K
FY2024$255K
FY2025$215K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2012.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $62K Management & general 19% · $15K Fundraising 0% · $213

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 housing and hospitality for homeless and low-income families.

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1 program · $62K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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- provided hospitality (housing and community support), utility assistance, and food to a family of four who would otherwise have been homeless. - acquired carlton house (a ten-unit group living home) and provided affordable housing and rent relief to nine low-income single adults.

$62Kprogram 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$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$60K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75K
Investment incomeLn 3$55
Money outPt IX
$77K
Ln 25
Programscol B$62K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$213
Owns and owesPt X
$255K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75K
Investment incomeLn 3$55
Total revenueLn 12$60K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
SavingsLn 2$89K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$132K
Total assetsLn 16$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$255K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 660
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K$125K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$148K$132K
Total assetsLn 16$272K$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$272K$255K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$626$532$63$31
Office expensesLn 13$533$223$297$13
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K$134$67
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$203$102
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$33K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$24K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$77K$62K$15K$213

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $25K$64K−$40K$215K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $60K$77K−$18K$255K 990 PDF
FY2023 $54K$59K−$4K$272K 990 PDF
FY2022 $144K$277K 990 PDF
FY2021 $156K$238K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $59,689 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $68,886$75,212
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $78$55
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$14,591−$15,578
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $54,373$59,689
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $58,781$77,214
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $58,781$77,214
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,408−$17,525
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $59,689 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$75,212
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$75,212
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $55$55
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$15,578−$15,578
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business −$15,578 · Excluded from tax $55$59,689
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $77,214 across 8 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,971$1,971
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $532 · Management $63 · Fundraising $31$626
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $223 · Management $297 · Fundraising $13$533
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,136 · Management $134 · Fundraising $67$1,337
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,800$1,800
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,726 · Management $203 · Fundraising $102$2,031
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,960 · Management $8,391$41,351
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,649 · Management $3,916$27,565
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $62,026 · Management $14,975 · Fundraising $213$77,214
Part X · Balance sheet $256,889 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,345$35,215
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $90,193$89,373
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $147,876$132,301
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $272,414$256,889
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $272,414$254,889
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $272,414$254,889
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $272,414$256,889
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $254,889 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$59,689
XI-2 Total expenses$77,214
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,525
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$272,414
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$254,889

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