December 5th Fund

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Maryland Hts, MO501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 81-3532860Revenue $174K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdecember5th.org378 Fee Fee Rd, 63043-3214 · Maryland Hts, MOTax-exempt since Aug 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The December 5th Fund's purpose is to provide families affected with cancer a strategically planned out day to strengthen family values, while also offering in-home maintenance services for the family such as housecleaning, minor home repairs, laundry, and lawn care regardless of race, ethnicity, or origin.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 925 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
0 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $24K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 66% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
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
9
named funders · $83K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
79% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 79% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$174K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$210K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$7K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$174K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$170K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$255K
FY2024$184K
FY2025$174K
Expenses
$210K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$274K
FY2023$291K
FY2024$201K
FY2025$210K
Net assets
$7K
FY2025▼ -84%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$104K
FY2022$95K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$43K
FY2025$7K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $140K Management & general 20% · $42K Fundraising 13% · $27K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$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

Thomas Louis Wiley JR’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 66th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Thomas Louis Wiley JR$75,000$75,000$64,423$50,000$50,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides families facing cancer with a special day and in-home help like cleaning and repairs.

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2 programs · $140K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Great Day Program. Our Great Day Program is the foundation for The December 5th Fund. It was inspired by the last great day that our founder and his children had with his late-wife before she passed away from cancer a month later. It was a day full of small moments that still continues to inspire countless families across the St.

$128Kprogram expense
02

Helping Hands Support Plan. The Helping Hands Program is intended to be an extension of The December 5th Fund's Great Day Program. Though other organizations provide services similar to our Great Day program, we are the only organization in the Greater St.

$12Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$174K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$167K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$210K
Ln 25
Programscol B$140K
Managementcol C$42K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$7K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K
Total assetsLn 16$33K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$167K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$174K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$33K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$7K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6925
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$55K$33K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$43K$7K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$53K$10K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3K$2K$428$550
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$19K$3K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$4K$765$986
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$96$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$990$2K$858
Information technologyLn 14$15K$8K$5K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$12K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$786$656$130$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$727$591$136
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$401$516
InsuranceLn 23$2K$917$496$216
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$37K$97$110
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$102$4K$702
Total functional expensesLn 25$210K$140K$42K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $174K$210K−$36K$7K 990 PDF
FY2024 $184K$201K−$17K$43K 990 PDF
FY2023 $255K$291K−$36K$59K 990 PDF
FY2022 $266K$274K−$9K$95K 990 PDF
FY2021 $170K$104K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $173,888 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $176,936$166,927
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,386$6,961
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $184,322$173,888
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $91,465$110,584
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,385$99,116
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $200,850$209,700
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,528−$35,812
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $173,888 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,937
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$164,990
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$166,927
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,759$6,759
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $202 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$202
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $202 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,759$173,888
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $209,700 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,875 · Management $9,675 · Fundraising $12,450$75,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,337 · Management $428 · Fundraising $550$3,315
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,564 · Management $3,397 · Fundraising $4,371$26,332
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,186 · Management $765 · Fundraising $986$5,937
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,950$8,950
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $96 · Fundraising $1,602$1,698
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $990 · Management $1,841 · Fundraising $858$3,689
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,103 · Management $4,661 · Fundraising $2,224$14,988
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,743 · Management $2,639 · Fundraising $2,765$17,147
IX-17 TravelPrograms $656 · Management $130 · Fundraising $0$786
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $591 · Fundraising $136$727
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,895$3,895
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,191 · Management $401 · Fundraising $516$3,108
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $917 · Management $496 · Fundraising $216$1,629
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,988 · Management $97 · Fundraising $110$37,195
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $102 · Management $4,500 · Fundraising $702$5,304
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $139,748 · Management $42,466 · Fundraising $27,486$209,700
Part X · Balance sheet $32,647 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,802$27,023
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $642$146
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,795$1,151
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,435$4,327
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $54,674$32,647
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,847$25,632
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,847$25,632
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,728$6,916
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $99$99
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $42,827$7,015
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $54,674$32,647
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,015 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$173,888
XI-2 Total expenses$209,700
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,812
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$42,827
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,015

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