The corporation is organized for the purpose of eliminating blight and revitalizing northern kentucky's Urban core neighborhoods in the cities of covington and newport, through activities including making and facilitating targeted investments in real estate.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K 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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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $20K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 63% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 63% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$266K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% 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
$500K
×15 vs prior year
Spent
$173K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$708K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$500K
FY2021▲ ×15
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020−$39K
FY2021$500K
FY2022$0
FY2023$55K
FY2024$223K
Expenses
$173K
FY2021▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$173K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$51K
Net assets
$708K
FY2021▲ +101%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$351K
FY2021$708K
FY2022$529K
FY2023$384K
FY2024$650K

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 Apr 2018.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $169K Management & general 2% · $4K

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; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
CEO (term End 02/21)
$37,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Luke Woerner’s $33K as Vice President (thru June) is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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
Luke Woerner$32,850$144,000$144,000$72,000—
William Sanderson———$37,500$141,000

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

Programs and updates

Revitalizing urban neighborhoods through targeted real estate investments.

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1 program · $169K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The PRESIDENT/CHIEF executive officer resigned during the first quarter 2021. The board program has purchased land and is currently in the process of building another house on philadelphia street in covington, ky. Plans have been finalized for 9 more homes to be started in the near future.

$169Kprogram 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$100K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$500K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$500K
Money outPt IX
$173K
Ln 25
Programscol B$169K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$708K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$328K
Total assetsLn 16$973K
LiabilitiesLn 26$266K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$500K
Total revenueLn 12$500K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$328K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$328K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$973K
LiabilitiesLn 26$266K
Net assetsLn 32$708K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$232K$328K
Total assetsLn 16$366K$973K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$266K
Net assetsLn 32$351K$708K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$117K$117K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$33K
Office expensesLn 13$100$100
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$390$390
TravelLn 17$381$381
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$173K$169K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $223K$51K$171K$650K 990 PDF
FY2023 $55K$200K−$146K$384K 990 PDF
FY2022 $0$178K−$178K$529K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $500K$173K$327K$708K 990 PDF
FY2020 −$39K$237K−$276K$351K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $500,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$500,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$39,346$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year −$39,346$500,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $172,000$117,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $64,822$56,412
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $236,822$173,412
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$276,168$326,588
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $500,000 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$500,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$500,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$500,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $173,412 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $117,000$117,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,252$4,252
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $32,750$32,750
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $100$100
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,112$1,112
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $390$390
IX-17 TravelPrograms $381$381
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,977$6,977
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,194$9,194
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,256$1,256
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $169,160 · Management $4,252 · Fundraising $0$173,412
Part X · Balance sheet $973,474 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $231,847$328,181
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $38,256$624,303
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $7,784$6,990
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $87,975$14,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $365,862$973,474
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $615$4,313
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $14,000$14,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,615$265,813
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $351,247$707,661
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $365,862$973,474
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $707,661 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$500,000
XI-2 Total expenses$173,412
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$326,588
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$351,247
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$29,826
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$707,661

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