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Starts Right Here FY2022 filing

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Des Moines, IA501(c)(3)Since 2018Youth DevelopmentEIN 82-4187830Revenue $388K in FY2022

On file with the IRS455 Sw 5th Street, 50309-4609 · Des Moines, IATax-exempt since Feb 2018Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Starts Right Here educates, equips, and empowers young people living in disadvantaged and oppressive circumstances using the arts,entertainment, hip hop, music, programs, and a variety of other methods to break down the barriers of fear, intimidation, and other damaging factors leading to a sense of being disenfranchised, forgotten and rejected.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$73K 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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FY2022 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $234K a year · 39% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$388K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$326K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$666K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$388K
FY2022▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$503K
FY2022$388K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$893K
FY2025$662K
Expenses
$326K
FY2022▲ +111%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$154K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$388K
FY2024$481K
FY2025$498K
Net assets
$666K
FY2022▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$604K
FY2022$666K
FY2023$846K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2018.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $281K Management & general 9% · $30K Fundraising 5% · $15K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
William Holmes
Director and President
$73,115Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Herbel
Diretor and Vice Presidnet
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Julie Wilson
Director and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Kilian
Director and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Quinten Cole
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carol Jahnke
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Holmes’s $84K as Founder and President is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
William Holmes$83,600$72,400$80,000$73,115$9,863

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Empowers disadvantaged youth with education, encouragement, and mentoring to improve their lives.

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1 program · $281K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Starts Right Here presented information in various schools and community gatherings to recruit and encourage its followers. During the year, a facility was identified and developed as a focal point for delivering services to young people in a safe, secure, and convenient location.

$281Kprogram 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
United Way of Central IowaFY2024$29K
Pella Rolscreen FoundationFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$388K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$388K
Money outPt IX
$326K
Ln 25
Programscol B$281K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$666K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$162K
Total assetsLn 16$675K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$388K
Government grantsLn 1e$200K
Total revenueLn 12$388K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$162K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$162K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$475K
Total assetsLn 16$675K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$666K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K$162K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$505K$475K
Total assetsLn 16$607K$675K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$604K$666K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$64K$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$95K$87K$6K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$11K$981$713
Management feesLn 11a$1K$1K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$7K$0$3K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$256$128
OccupancyLn 16$66K$59K$7K$0
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$430$215
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$34K$4K$506
InsuranceLn 23$10K$9K$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$690$431$259$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$264$132
Total functional expensesLn 25$326K$281K$30K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $662K$498K$164K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $893K$481K$413K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $568K$388K$180K$846K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $388K$326K$62K$666K 990 PDF
FY2021 $503K$154K$349K$604K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $388,355 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $503,484$388,355
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $503,484$388,355
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $68,473$188,084
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $86,007$137,961
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $154,480$326,045
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $349,004$62,310
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $388,355 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$200,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$188,155
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$388,355
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$388,355
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $326,045 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,491 · Management $8,062 · Fundraising $8,062$80,615
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $87,392 · Management $5,616 · Fundraising $1,872$94,880
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,895 · Management $981 · Fundraising $713$12,589
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,241 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,241
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,405 · Fundraising $0$2,405
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,644 · Management $0 · Fundraising $3,322$9,966
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,178 · Management $256 · Fundraising $128$2,562
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $59,207 · Management $6,579 · Fundraising $0$65,786
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,654 · Management $430 · Fundraising $215$4,299
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,616 · Management $3,791 · Fundraising $506$37,913
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,417 · Management $1,046 · Fundraising $0$10,463
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $431 · Management $259 · Fundraising $0$690
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,240 · Management $264 · Fundraising $132$2,636
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $281,406 · Management $29,689 · Fundraising $14,950$326,045
Part X · Balance sheet $674,795 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $102,095$162,350
X-4 Accounts receivable$35,400
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $505,238$474,514
X-14 Intangible assets$2,531
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $607,333$674,795
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,781$6,313
X-19 Deferred revenue$1,620
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,281$8,433
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $604,052$666,362
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $604,052$666,362
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $607,333$674,795
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $666,362 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$388,355
XI-2 Total expenses$326,045
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,310
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$604,052
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$666,362

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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