I58 INC FY2023 filing

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Chester, SC501(c)(3)Since 2016HousingEIN 81-3858015Revenue $590K in FY2023

On file with the IRSi58helps.org297 Center Street, 29706-1371 · Chester, SCTax-exempt since Apr 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To empower lower to moderate income individuals through community revitalization initiatives such as housing, neighborhood beautification, and family services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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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FY2023 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $111K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $13K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$209K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$590K
-43% vs prior year
Spent
$443K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$476K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$590K
FY2023▼ -43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$736K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$590K
FY2024$422K
FY2025$778K
Expenses
$443K
FY2023▼ -55%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$568K
FY2022$994K
FY2023$443K
FY2024$335K
FY2025$662K
Net assets
$476K
FY2023▲ +92%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$248K
FY2023$476K
FY2024$565K
FY2025$681K

From the FY2023 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 Apr 2017.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $380K Management & general 14% · $60K Fundraising 1% · $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

7 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leslie Brakefield’s $55K as Development is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 852 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leslie Brakefield$55,417$47,917$50,000$56,250$35,000$6,667

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Revitalizes communities by providing housing, beautification, and family services to empower low-income individuals.

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3 programs · $378K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Home Repair Program

This program is designed to assist low-income homeowners in making needed repairs to their primary residence to address critical life, health and safety issues. This is done with several different funding sources such as, south carolina housing trust fund, hud older adult home modification funds, and duke weatherization funds.

$342Kprogram expense
02

Rental Housing Program

The purpose of this program is to provide affordable housing for individuals who have completed rehabilitation or recovery programs. Rent rates are typicallly lower than market rates and are often subsidized through other state housing urban and development programs.

$20Kprogram expense
03

Transitional Men's Housing Program

This program is designed to serve as a residence for certain men in the community. The transitional house itself features six bedrooms and three bathrooms. The house had been abandoned for over a decade and was previously encumbered by a restrictive covenant imposed by hud.

$15Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$13K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$590K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$579K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$297
Money outPt IX
$443K
Ln 25
Programscol B$380K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$476K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$684K
LiabilitiesLn 26$209K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$579K
Government grantsLn 1e$68K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$297
Total revenueLn 12$590K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$123K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$456K
Other assetsLn 15$25K
Total assetsLn 16$684K
LiabilitiesLn 26$209K
Net assetsLn 32$476K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 622
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$456K
Total assetsLn 16$349K$684K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K$209K
Net assetsLn 32$248K$476K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$40K$8K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$26K$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$4K$2K$191
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K$159
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$308K$304K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$555$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$443K$380K$60K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $778K$662K$116K$681K 990 PDF
FY2024 $422K$335K$88K$565K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $590K$443K$147K$476K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$994K$34K$248K 990 PDF
FY2021 $736K$568K$167K$214K 990 PDF
FY2020 $164K$47K 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 $590,072 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $224,313$578,575
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $795,025$11,200
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,159$297
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,028,497$590,072
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $113,829$81,365
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $880,461$361,665
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $994,290$443,030
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $34,207$147,042
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $590,072 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$68,258
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$510,317
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$578,575
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,200$11,200
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $297$297
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,497$590,072
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $443,030 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,000 · Management $7,500 · Fundraising $2,500$50,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,792 · Management $12,791$25,583
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,039 · Management $1,552 · Fundraising $191$5,782
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,549$2,549
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,441$2,441
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,164$10,164
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $12,469$12,469
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,226$1,226
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,265$6,265
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,923$6,923
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,811 · Management $159$5,970
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,476$3,476
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $304,056 · Management $3,996$308,052
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $555 · Management $1,575$2,130
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $380,441 · Management $59,898 · Fundraising $2,691$443,030
Part X · Balance sheet $684,228 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,017$123,433
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$8,005
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $87,951$5,341
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $251,600$66,643
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,321$456,102
X-15 Other assets$24,704
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $348,889$684,228
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,929$37,998
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $74,363$51,412
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $450$25,804
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,679$208,632
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $248,210$475,596
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $248,210$475,596
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $348,889$684,228
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $475,596 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$590,072
XI-2 Total expenses$443,030
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$147,042
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$248,210
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$74,328
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$6,016
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$475,596

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