The Attic Foster Network exists to empower churches and others to engage in the prevention, intervention, and emanicpation of the local ophan.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $89K a year · 27% 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
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $58K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$732
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$277K
Spent
$161K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$201K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$277K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$277K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$323K
FY2023$320K
Expenses
$161K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$229K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$305K
Net assets
$201K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$403K
FY2023$407K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Mar 2018.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $158K Fundraising 2% · $3K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$11,021Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Matt Waller’s $50K as Exec Director is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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.

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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

Empowers churches to prevent, intervene, and emancipate local orphans.

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3 programs · $158K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Community Attic

The Attic Foster Network supplies foster families, adoptive families, and families in crisis with beds, car seats, clothes, diapers, wipes and other needs. We strategically use volunteer groups, primarily from churches, to help while educating them about crisis.

$93Kprogram expense
02

Church and Foster Parent Engagement

The Attic Foster Network has a mission to empower the church to engage in the prevention, intervention, and emancipation of the local orphan. Through the vessel of the church we are able to engage foster families, adoptive families and families in crisis through education, service, and raising awareness.

$34Kprogram expense
03

Volunteer and Community Engagement

Incorporated in the mission is to empower the community at large to engage in the prevention, intervention, and emancipation of the local orphan. In this we recruit, train and educate volunteers and equip organizations to serve foster families. adoptive families, families in crisis, and those who serve them.

$31Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$58K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$277K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$227K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Money outPt IX
$161K
Ln 25
Programscol B$158K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$201K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$183K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$732
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$227K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$277K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$183K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$183K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$732
Net assetsLn 32$201K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 650
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$94K$183K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$94K$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$638$732
Net assetsLn 32$94K$201K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$61K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$241$241
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$58K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$161K$158K$0$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $320K$305K$15K$407K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2023 $323K$279K$44K$403K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 30, 2022 $409K$229K$180K$286K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 28, 2021 $277K$161K$116K$201K 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
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Part I · Summary $277,135 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$227,376
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$49,759
I-12 Total revenue$277,135
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$79,347
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$3,113
I-17 Other expenses$78,455
I-18 Total expenses$160,915
I-19 Revenue less expenses$116,220
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $277,135 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$227,376
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,034
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$227,376
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $49,759$49,759
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $49,759$277,135
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $160,915 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,021$61,021
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,687$12,687
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,639$5,639
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,497$1,497
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3,113$3,113
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,068$2,068
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,893$2,893
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $241$241
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,717$4,717
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,114$58,114
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,925$3,925
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $157,802 · Management $0 · Fundraising $3,113$160,915
Part X · Balance sheet $202,193 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $94,294$182,796
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$19,397
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $94,294$202,193
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $638$732
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $638$732
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $93,656$201,461
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $93,656$201,461
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $94,294$202,193
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $201,461 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$277,135
XI-2 Total expenses$160,915
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$116,220
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$93,656
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$8,415
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$201,461

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