Empowering the impoverished through inclusive community events, acts of kindness, outreach, advocacy, and educational awareness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 245 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$111K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$570K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$434K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$447K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$570K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$187K
FY2022$365K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$477K
FY2025$570K
Expenses
$434K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$331K
FY2023$398K
FY2024$497K
FY2025$434K
Net assets
$447K
FY2025▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$187K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$325K
FY2024$343K
FY2025$447K

From the FY2025 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 Apr 2018.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $349K Management & general 9% · $39K Fundraising 11% · $46K

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; $111K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$88,254Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$22,840Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christy Hayes’s $88K as Executive Di is at the 79th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Christy Hayes$88,254$36,115—
Lindsay Barber——$72,000
Alex Emrich$22,840$21,550$20,738

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

Offers homeless individuals in Columbus, Ohio, essential care, clothing, food, and personal necessities.

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1 program · $349K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Program 1

Stabilize make-a-day delivered mobile and pop-up outreach services to individuals experiencing homelessness or housing instability in columbus, ohio. Core activities included pop-up care villages and mobile van outreach, providing direct assistance, food access, personal care, and connection to community resources at the point of need.

$349Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$570K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$574K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$434K
Ln 25
Programscol B$349K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$447K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$435K
Total assetsLn 16$447K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$574K
Government grantsLn 1e$350K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$570K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$435K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$435K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$447K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$447K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6245
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$313K$435K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$343K$447K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$343K$447K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$111K$67K$26K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$167K$164K$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$10K$1K$851
Management feesLn 11a$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$835$101$178
OccupancyLn 16$45K$39K$3K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$8K$1K$552
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$46K$554$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$434K$349K$39K$46K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $570K$434K$137K$447K 990 PDF
FY2024 $477K$497K−$20K$343K 990 PDF
FY2023 $456K$398K$58K$325K 990 PDF
FY2022 $365K$331K$34K$267K 990 PDF
FY2021 $187K$187K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $570,441 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $476,290$573,836
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,220$2,873
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,914−$6,268
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $476,596$570,441
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $312,825$290,345
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$15,400
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $184,044$127,842
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $496,869$433,587
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,273$136,854
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $570,441 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$18,104
VIII-1e Government grants$349,649
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$206,083
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$573,836
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,873$2,873
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$8,180
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,912$1,912
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,785$570,441
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $433,587 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,968 · Management $26,477 · Fundraising $17,651$111,096
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $164,190 · Management $1,453 · Fundraising $1,454$167,097
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,086 · Management $1,215 · Fundraising $851$12,152
IX-11a Management feesManagement $2,548$2,548
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $15,400$15,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $3,686$3,686
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $835 · Management $101 · Fundraising $178$1,114
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,109 · Management $3,182 · Fundraising $2,228$44,519
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,576 · Management $1,030 · Fundraising $552$9,158
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,000$6,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,850 · Management $2,000$8,850
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,858 · Management $554 · Fundraising $3,545$49,957
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,010$2,010
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $349,482 · Management $38,560 · Fundraising $45,545$433,587
Part X · Balance sheet $447,190 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $312,820$434,671
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,519$12,519
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $343,339$447,190
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $343,339$447,190
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $343,339$447,190
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $343,339$447,190
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $447,190 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$570,441
XI-2 Total expenses$433,587
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$136,854
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$343,339
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$12,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$21,003
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$447,190

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