Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2017.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $12K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Ashley Mason’s $12K as President is at the 6th 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.
See Encourage One Another executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Helps adoptive and foster families thrive.
Questions for Encourage One Another
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Family Support for Kids that need to live outside the home in a therapeutic residential home
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-1329690) · Dispute this lineTwo retreats per year to support and encourage adoptive/foster families
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-1329690) · Dispute this lineMonthly Dinners and Special Events to support and encourage adoptive/foster families
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-1329690) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $126K | $155K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $126K | $165K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $58K | $122K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $68K | $43K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $311K | $311K | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $12K | $12K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $8K | $8K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $9K | $6K | $2K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $3K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $6K | $6K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $350K | $325K | $25K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 | $325K | $350K | −$25K | $43K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 28, 2025 | $220K | $173K | $47K | $68K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 4, 2024 | $199K | $21K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 2, 2023 | $128K | $6K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 | $131K | $14K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $325,241 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $325,241 across 14 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $350,026 across 8 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $164,704 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $42,871 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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