Community Happens Here exists to create space and offer hospitality to help people connect and to bring our neighborhood together.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$3K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$233K
Spent
$148K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$172K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$233K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$233K
FY2021$228K
FY2022$196K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$195K
FY2025$231K
Expenses
$148K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$148K
FY2021$159K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$112K
FY2024$208K
FY2025$230K
Net assets
$172K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$172K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$412K
FY2024$398K
FY2025$400K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2016.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $139K Management & general 7% · $10K

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
Director
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Vice President
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Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Director
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Secretary / Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Fosters community connection and neighborhood unity through welcoming spaces and hospitality.

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2 programs · $139K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Job readiness, business training, entrepreneurship instruction and mentoring via a coffee shop training program, monthly entrepreneurship adult classes, teen barista training, and elementray school after-school programming

$102Kprogram expense
02

We foster community through interactive art programs designed to start conversations between strangers and encourage a mixing of different people of varying socio-economics, ages, ethnic bakgrounds and other characteristics.

$37Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $8K · 2022–2022
Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian ChurchFY2022$8,445

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$233K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$148K
Ln 25
Programscol B$139K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$172K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Total revenueLn 12$233K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$53K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$121K
Other assetsLn 15$150
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$172K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6400
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K$53K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$121K
Total assetsLn 16$93K$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$87K$172K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$335$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$125$2K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
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$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$916$916
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$65K
All other expensesLn 24e$767$767
Total functional expensesLn 25$148K$139K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $231K$230K$1K$400K 990 PDF
FY2024 $195K$208K−$14K$398K 990 PDF
FY2023 $259K$112K$147K$412K 990 PDF
FY2022 $196K$172K$24K$265K 990 PDF
FY2021 $228K$159K$69K$241K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $233K$148K$84K$172K 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 $232,643 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $20,964$229,730
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,009$2,913
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$6,693$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,280$232,643
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$36,527
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $34,288$111,871
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $34,288$148,398
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,008$84,245
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $232,643 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$229,730
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$229,730
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,913$2,913
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,913$232,643
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $148,398 across 30 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,374$32,374
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,630$1,630
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,523$2,523
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $335 · Management $6,728$7,063
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,538$6,538
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $125 · Management $2,206$2,331
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,181$6,181
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,613$20,613
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,431$1,431
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 amortizationPrograms $1,010$1,010
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $916$916
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,021$65,021
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $767$767
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $138,548 · Management $9,850 · Fundraising $0$148,398
Part X · Balance sheet $174,974 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $75,615$52,893
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,185$121,106
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $825$825
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,900$150
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $92,556$174,974
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,515$3,331
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,515$3,331
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $87,041$171,643
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $87,041$171,643
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $92,556$174,974
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $171,643 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$232,643
XI-2 Total expenses$148,398
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$84,245
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$87,041
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$357
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$171,643

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