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Together Making a Better Community

Tax-deductible

Davenport, IA501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 81-2252531Revenue $479K in FY2024

On file with the IRSfacebook.com/tmbcatthelincolncenterdavenport222 W 14th St, 52803-4608 · Davenport, IATax-exempt since Mar 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Together Making a Better Community is the hub for resources, professional services, programs and events for the African American community in the Quad Cities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 80 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 10% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $80K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$86K
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$479K
+73% vs prior year
Spent
$454K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$84K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$479K
FY2024▲ +73%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$50K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$421K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$479K
Expenses
$454K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$133K
FY2022$337K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$454K
Net assets
$84K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$34K
FY2021$131K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$84K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

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

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $238K Management & general 47% · $214K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ricky Terrell
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Oke
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Linda Hayes
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Gilmore
Contract Specialist
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Antonio Sisk
Building Manager
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Speed
Business Operations
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects the African American community with resources, services, programs, and events.

Provided by the organization

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3 programs · $28K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Used for teaching parents to teach their children has been expanded to include support of summer enrichment program Camp Excel.

$14Kprogram expense
02

Program developed to provide fatherhood mentoring, workshops and counseling

$10Kprogram expense
03

Rice Bowl Food assistance program for youth being fed at TMBC-Lincoln Camp Excel, and After School Program.

$4Kprogram 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
Hubbell-Waterman FoundationFY2024$50K
Quad Cities Community FoundationFY2024$15K
United Way of the Quad Cities AreaFY2024$10K
Howard E & Carole E Harkins Charitable TrFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$80K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$479K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$402K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Money outPt IX
$454K
Ln 25
Programscol B$238K
Managementcol C$214K
Owns and owesPt X
$84K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$402K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Total revenueLn 12$479K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$83K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$87K
Total assetsLn 16$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K
Net assetsLn 32$84K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 680
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$91K$83K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K$87K
Total assetsLn 16$163K$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K$86K
Net assetsLn 32$82K$84K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$34K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$141K$71K$71K
Accounting feesLn 11c$750$750
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$722$721
OccupancyLn 16$212K$106K$106K
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4$4
Total functional expensesLn 25$454K$238K$214K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $479K$454K$25K$84K 990 PDF
FY2023 $277K$365K−$89K$82K 990 PDF
FY2022 $421K$337K$84K$232K 990 PDF
FY2021 $255K$133K$122K$131K 990 PDF
FY2020 $50K$34K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $478,714 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $206,669$402,456
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $69,837$76,258
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $276,506$478,714
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $24,873$37,102
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $340,407$416,878
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $365,280$453,980
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$88,774$24,734
Part VI · Governance no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $478,714 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$402,456
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$402,456
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$75,108
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,150$1,150
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,150 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$478,714
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $453,980 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $34,398$34,398
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,704$2,704
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $70,543 · Management $70,543$141,086
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $750$750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,360$6,360
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,010$20,010
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $722 · Management $721$1,443
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $106,064 · Management $106,065$212,129
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,679$7,679
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$2,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,417$25,417
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4$4
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $237,549 · Management $214,431 · Fundraising $0$453,980
Part X · Balance sheet $169,976 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $90,881$82,626
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $78$85
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $72,000$87,265
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $162,959$169,976
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$4$275
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,735$4,500
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$14,018
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $80,706$85,697
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $75,253$84,279
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $82,253$84,279
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $162,959$169,976
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $84,279 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$478,714
XI-2 Total expenses$453,980
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,734
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$82,253
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$84,279

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

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