Keplere Serenity Development Center FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Greenville, MS501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 81-0641637Revenue $698K in FY2020

On file with the IRS217 Highway 82 E, 38701-5326 · Greenville, MSTax-exempt since Dec 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide community services and technical job training for rural communities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$39K 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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FY2020 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$39K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$30K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$698K
Spent
$593K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$117K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$698K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$698K
FY2021$772K
FY2022$887K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$593K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$593K
FY2021$755K
FY2022$817K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$117K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$134K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$272K
FY2024$252K

From the FY2020 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 2010.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $586K Management & general 1% · $7K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $39K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$38,880Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Scales’s $94K as Executive Di is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Scales$93,960$89,600$73,216$67,680$38,880

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 and community services to rural areas.

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1 program · $586K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To provide community services and technical job training for rural communities,

$586Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$698K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$533K
Other incomeLn 4–11$165K
Investment incomeLn 3$187
Money outPt IX
$593K
Ln 25
Programscol B$586K
Managementcol C$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$117K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$533K
Investment incomeLn 3$187
Other incomeLn 4–11$165K
Total revenueLn 12$698K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$144K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$144K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$117K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K$144K
Total assetsLn 16$21K$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$11K$117K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$343K$343K
Payroll taxesLn 10$84K$84K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$431
OccupancyLn 16$29K$26K$3K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$66$66
InsuranceLn 23$26K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$97K$97K$614
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$94
Total functional expensesLn 25$593K$586K$7K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.0M$1.1M−$20K$252K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.1M$68K$272K 990 PDF
FY2022 $887K$817K$70K$204K 990 PDF
FY2021 $772K$755K$17K$134K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $698K$593K$105K$117K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $698,497 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$533,163
I-10 Investment income$187
I-11 Other revenue$165,147
I-12 Total revenue$698,497
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$427,010
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$166,051
I-18 Total expenses$593,061
I-19 Revenue less expenses$105,436
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $698,497 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $200 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $533,163$533,163
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $187$187
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $164,947$164,947
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $698,497$698,497
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $593,061 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $342,782$342,782
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $84,228$84,228
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,935$2,935
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,881 · Management $431$4,312
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,222 · Management $2,914$29,136
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,623$5,623
IX-20 InterestPrograms $66$66
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,655$25,655
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $96,557 · Management $614$97,171
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,059 · Management $94$1,153
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $586,073 · Management $6,988 · Fundraising $0$593,061
Part X · Balance sheet $146,327 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,581$143,845
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,482
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,891$146,327
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $9,676$9,676
X-25 Other liabilities$20,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,676$29,676
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,215$116,651
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,215$116,651
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,891$146,327
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $116,651 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$698,497
XI-2 Total expenses$593,061
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$105,436
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,215
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$220
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$220
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$116,651

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