Building the village to propel two-generations to shatter statistics and grow stronger with single moms in college and their children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$52K 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $137K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$195K
+113% vs prior year
Spent
$161K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$77K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$195K
FY2021▲ +113%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$91K
FY2021$195K
FY2022$256K
FY2023$247K
FY2024$379K
FY2025$448K
Expenses
$161K
FY2021▲ +80%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$161K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$323K
FY2024$286K
FY2025$488K
Net assets
$77K
FY2021▲ +75%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$77K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$147K
FY2025$107K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 2018.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $122K Management & general 19% · $31K Fundraising 5% · $9K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Ce
$52,170Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cara Hicks’s $94K as President/Ce is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Cara Hicks$94,377$68,600$67,830$52,170

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

Empowering single mothers in college and their children to break cycles of poverty.

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1 program · $122K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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TMN engages and equips the village it takes to empower single moms to build a better future with their children through college completion leading to a living wage career. Whether working with a young woman in college experiencing an unplanned pregnancy or a single mom who struggles to provide for her family without a degree, we come…

$122Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$195K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$192K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$161K
Ln 25
Programscol B$122K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$77K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$99K
Total assetsLn 16$100K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$192K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$27K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Total revenueLn 12$195K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$99K
Other assetsLn 15$800
Total assetsLn 16$100K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$77K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 63,816
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K$99K
Total assetsLn 16$58K$100K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$44K$77K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$35K$10K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$28K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$770$578
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$331$331
Advertising and promotionLn 12$437$140$297
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$744$263$270$211
OccupancyLn 16$30K$27K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$844$225
InsuranceLn 23$3K$933$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K$270
All other expensesLn 24e$667$106$375$186
Total functional expensesLn 25$161K$122K$31K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $448K$488K−$40K$107K 990 PDF
FY2024 $379K$286K$92K$147K 990 PDF
FY2023 $247K$323K−$76K$55K 990 PDF
FY2022 $256K$192K$64K$131K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $195K$161K$33K$77K 990 PDF
FY2020 $91K$90K$2K$44K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $194,505 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $91,110$192,212
I-9 Program service revenue$2,293
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $54$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $91,164$194,505
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $68,823$86,386
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,811$74,986
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $89,634$161,372
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,530$33,133
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $194,505 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$13,393
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$178,819
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$27,115
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$192,212
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,293$2,293
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,293$194,505
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $161,372 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,545 · Management $10,071 · Fundraising $7,554$52,170
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,077$28,077
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,791 · Management $770 · Fundraising $578$6,139
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $17,060$17,060
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,445$10,445
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $331$331
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $140 · Management $297$437
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,425$2,425
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $263 · Management $270 · Fundraising $211$744
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,389 · Management $3,049$30,438
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $844 · Management $225$1,069
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $933 · Management $2,467$3,400
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,700 · Management $270$7,970
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $106 · Management $375 · Fundraising $186$667
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $122,179 · Management $30,664 · Fundraising $8,529$161,372
Part X · Balance sheet $100,122 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,755$28,964
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $40,398$70,238
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$120
X-15 Other assets$800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,153$100,122
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $710$2,689
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,392$20,249
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,102$22,938
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $751$77,184
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $44,051$77,184
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,153$100,122
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $77,184 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$194,505
XI-2 Total expenses$161,372
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,133
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$44,051
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$77,184

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