To reduce the stigma and provide resources, education, and funding to the person and their families in Recovery from substance use disorder and mental illness

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$172K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$172K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$870K
84% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 84% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+60% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$171K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +60%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$485K
FY2021$826K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +72%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$735K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$171K
FY2022▲ +50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$23K
FY2021$114K
FY2022$171K
FY2023$184K
FY2024$141K
FY2025$89K

From the FY2022 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2016.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 26% · $324K Fundraising 74% · $938K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $172K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$121,135Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$50,379Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brenda Maks’s $125K as President is at the 55th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brenda Maks$124,599$120,589$107,999$121,135$77,383$54,970
Jim Chaney$46,643$46,788$50,103$50,379——

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

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Supports individuals and families recovering from addiction and mental illness with resources, education, and funding.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2022
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To reduce the stigma and provide resources, education, and funding to the person and their familiies in recovery from substance use disorder and mental illness.

Pt IX · col B

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$500

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Managementcol C$324K
Fundraisingcol D$938K
Owns and owesPt X
$171K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$870K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$671
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$870K
Net assetsLn 32$171K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 645
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$979K$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$924K$870K
Net assetsLn 32$114K$171K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K$121K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$558K$51K$507K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$4K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$13K$43K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$243K$20K$222K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$7K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$33K$24K$9K
TravelLn 17$10K$4K$6K
InterestLn 20$19K$17K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$2K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$7K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$29K$42K
All other expensesLn 24e$44K$20K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$0$324K$938K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.1M−$51K$89K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.3M−$58K$141K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.4M$53K$184K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.3M$1.3M$57K$171K 990 PDF
FY2021 $826K$735K$91K$114K 990 PDF
FY2020 $485K$443K$42K$23K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,318,905 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $657,623$1,269,630
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $168,400$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0−$3,592
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$52,867
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $826,023$1,318,905
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $12,078$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $369,880$763,625
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $353,352$498,555
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $735,310$1,262,180
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $90,713$56,725
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,318,905 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,583 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,250,031
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,599
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,405
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,269,630
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $30,508$30,508
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$3,592−$3,592
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $17,776$17,776
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $49,275$1,318,905
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,262,180 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $121,135$121,135
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $50,872 · Fundraising $506,982$557,854
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $4,016 · Fundraising $24,954$28,970
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $13,159 · Fundraising $42,507$55,666
IX-11b Legal feesFundraising $1,750$1,750
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,000$4,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $20,153 · Fundraising $222,460$242,613
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $7,019 · Fundraising $11,096$18,115
IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $13,745$13,745
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $5,593$5,593
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $23,517 · Fundraising $9,490$33,007
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,258 · Fundraising $6,098$10,356
IX-20 InterestManagement $17,130 · Fundraising $1,782$18,912
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,080 · Fundraising $14,976$17,056
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,395 · Fundraising $10,766$18,161
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $29,438 · Fundraising $41,760$71,198
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $20,055 · Fundraising $23,994$44,049
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $324,227 · Fundraising $937,953$1,262,180
Part X · Balance sheet $1,040,944 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,926$15,896
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$2,115
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $978,517$1,022,262
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$671
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,037,743$1,040,944
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$25,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $907,615$1,890
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $923,535$870,011
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $114,208$170,933
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $114,208$170,933
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,037,743$1,040,944
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $170,933 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,318,905
XI-2 Total expenses$1,262,180
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,725
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$114,208
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$170,933

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