Unique Avenue FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Houston, TX501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 82-1093291Revenue $427K in FY2021

On file with the IRS11911 Conifer Springs Ln, 77067-5223 · Houston, TXTax-exempt since Sep 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Unique Avenue is a General Residential Operation that provides exceptional child care and treatment services to girls between the ages of 6-17 years of age

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 14% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
−$19K
-45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$427K
+157% vs prior year
Spent
$352K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$62K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$427K
FY2021▲ +157%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$166K
FY2021$427K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$391K
FY2024$329K
Expenses
$352K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$352K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$335K
FY2024$345K
Net assets
$62K
FY2021▲ +309%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$29K
FY2021$62K
FY2022$9K
FY2023$63K
FY2024$48K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2017.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $298K Management & general 15% · $54K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$86,667Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lakeshia Hamlett’s $99K as Executive Director is at the 86th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lakeshia Hamlett$99,246$96,348$85,250$86,667$34,166
Larina Lett————$2,213

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides child care and treatment services for girls aged 6-17.

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1 program · $298K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Treatment Services

$298Kprogram 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 1 funder$16

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$427K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$427K
Money outPt IX
$352K
Ln 25
Programscol B$298K
Managementcol C$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$62K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$42K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$427K
Total revenueLn 12$427K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Total assetsLn 16$42K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$19K
Net assetsLn 32$62K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K$35K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Total assetsLn 16$5K$42K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K−$19K
Net assetsLn 32−$29K$62K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$43K$43K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$156K$156K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$15K$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$614$614$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
OccupancyLn 16$20K$20K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$33K$193$0
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$22K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$352K$298K$54K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $329K$345K−$15K$48K 990 PDF
FY2023 $391K$335K$55K$63K 990 PDF
FY2022 $372K$280K$91K$9K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $427K$352K$75K$62K 990 PDF
FY2020 $166K−$29K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $427,478 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,519$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $164,528$427,478
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $166,047$427,478
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$261,450
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$90,906
I-18 Total expenses$352,356
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $166,047$75,122
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $427,478 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$427,478
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $427,478 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$427,478
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $352,356 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,334 · Management $43,333 · Fundraising $0$86,667
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $156,203 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$156,203
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,265 · Management $3,315 · Fundraising $0$18,580
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,024 · Fundraising $0$3,024
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $614 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$614
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $4,442 · Fundraising $0$4,442
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,246 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,246
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,656 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,656
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,030 · Management $193 · Fundraising $0$33,223
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,701 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,701
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $298,049 · Management $54,307 · Fundraising $0$352,356
Part X · Balance sheet $42,478 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,208$35,478
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$7,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,208$42,478
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,697$1,344
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,697−$19,276
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$29,489$61,754
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$29,489$61,754
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,208$42,478
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $61,754 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$427,478
XI-2 Total expenses$352,356
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,122
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$29,489
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$61,754

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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