To provide aid, assistance and relief to the poor, distressed and underprivileged by providing services such as job training skills and education including reading, writing and arithmetic, financial and relationship counseling, arts and crafts, job connection and placement for the unemployed, connection for the homeless to medical, food and housing, and related activities of assistance such as drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$16K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $196K a year · 22% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$16K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $62K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$477K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$888K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$960K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2023▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$772K
FY2022$816K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$888K
FY2023▲ +63%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$464K
FY2022$544K
FY2023$888K
FY2024$921K
Net assets
$960K
FY2023▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$366K
FY2022$846K
FY2023$960K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2009.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $825K Management & general 7% · $63K Fundraising 0% · $569

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

4 people listed on the 990; $16K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$15,500Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brad Dinkins’s $18K as President/Di is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Brad Dinkins$18,100———
James Whirle$15,500$15,500$15,500$15,500

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

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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

Offers job training, education, counseling, and housing assistance to those in need.

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1 program · $825K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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To provide aid, assistance and relief to the poor, distressed and underprivileged by providing services such as job training skills and education including reading, writing and arithmatic, financial and relationship counseling, arts and crafts for the physically and mentally disabled, job connection and placement for the unemployed…

$825Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$62K
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Grants paid · 12 grants · $140K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,250
Unitemized GrantFY2024$652
Unitemized GrantFY2023$64,855
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,541
Individual RecipientFY2022$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,413
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,000
Good News Fellowship ChurchFY2020$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,000
Pillar AmericaFY2020$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,500

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$510K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Money outPt IX
$888K
Ln 25
Programscol B$825K
Managementcol C$63K
Fundraisingcol D$569
Owns and owesPt X
$960K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$477K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$29K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$176K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$510K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$109K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$109K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$604K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$671K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$477K
Net assetsLn 32$960K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 663
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K$109K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$551K$604K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$662K$671K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$496K$477K
Net assetsLn 32$846K$960K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$78K$78K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$411K$370K$41K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$31K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$990
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$346
Advertising and promotionLn 12$360$324$36
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$67K$65K$2K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$777
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$633$570$63
InterestLn 20$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$41K$357
InsuranceLn 23$31K$29K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135K$128K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$50K$45K$4K$569
Total functional expensesLn 25$888K$825K$63K$569

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.0M$921K$90K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.0M$888K$113K$960K 990 PDF
FY2022 $816K$544K$271K$846K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $772K$464K$308K$366K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,001,596 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $329,165$403,750
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $445,977$509,904
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$1,891$27,848
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $42,340$60,094
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $815,591$1,001,596
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $27,413$80,396
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $279,284$445,590
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $237,672$362,162
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $544,369$888,148
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $271,222$113,448
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $1,001,596 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $68,364 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$176,001
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$227,749
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$28,742
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$403,750
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $65,450 · Excluded from tax $444,454$509,904
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27,848$27,848
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$8,270−$8,270
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,450 · Unrelated business $68,364 · Excluded from tax $464,032$1,001,596
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $888,148 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $78,396$78,396
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $370,128 · Management $40,995$411,123
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,020 · Management $3,447$34,467
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,960 · Management $990$4,950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,112 · Management $346$3,458
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $324 · Management $36$360
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,210 · Management $1,791$10,001
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $64,955 · Management $1,630$66,585
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,339 · Management $777$4,116
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $570 · Management $63$633
IX-20 InterestPrograms $15,658$15,658
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,833 · Management $357$41,190
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,926 · Management $1,904$30,830
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $128,073 · Management $6,566$134,639
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $45,236 · Management $3,937 · Fundraising $569$49,742
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $824,740 · Management $62,839 · Fundraising $569$888,148
Part X · Balance sheet $1,436,775 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,478; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $91,984$108,758
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,498$18,498
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $22,428$24,228
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $662,245$670,653
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $551,110$603,957
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $6,760$5,524
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $883$2,679
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,342,036$1,436,775
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,443$18,058
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $495,818$477,109
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $846,218$959,666
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $846,218$959,666
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,342,036$1,436,775
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $959,666 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,001,596
XI-2 Total expenses$888,148
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$113,448
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$846,218
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$959,666

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