Starts Right Here FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Des Moines, IA501(c)(3)Since 2018Youth DevelopmentEIN 82-4187830Revenue $568K in FY2023

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.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $251K a year · 43% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 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
$12K
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
$568K
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$388K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$846K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$568K
FY2023▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$503K
FY2022$388K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$893K
FY2024$662K
Expenses
$388K
FY2023▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$154K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$388K
FY2024$481K
FY2024$498K
Net assets
$846K
FY2023▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$604K
FY2022$666K
FY2023$846K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2018.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $307K Management & general 17% · $64K Fundraising 4% · $17K

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; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director and President
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Diretor and Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Secretary, Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
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 · $307K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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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.

$307Kprogram 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$30K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$568K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$339K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$224K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$388K
Ln 25
Programscol B$307K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$846K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$230K
Total assetsLn 16$858K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
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$339K
Government grantsLn 1e$43K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$224K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$568K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$230K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$230K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$150K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$455K
Total assetsLn 16$858K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$846K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$162K$230K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$150K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$475K$455K
Total assetsLn 16$675K$858K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$666K$846K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$40K$13K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$130K$97K$32K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$12K$4K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$0$5K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$14K$1K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$946$284
Information technologyLn 14$500$400$100$0
OccupancyLn 16$72K$72K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$39K$4K$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$8K$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$15K$750$0
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$273$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$388K$307K$64K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $893K$481K$413K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $568K$388K$180K$846K 990 PDF
FY2022 $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $567,774 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $388,355$339,374
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$224,000
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$4,400
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $388,355$567,774
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $188,084$213,204
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $137,961$174,554
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $326,045$387,758
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $62,310$180,016
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 $567,774 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$42,614
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$296,760
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$339,374
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$224,000
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $4,400$4,400
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $224,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,400$567,774
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $387,758 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,754 · Management $13,200 · Fundraising $13,200$66,154
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $97,434 · Management $32,440 · Fundraising $0$129,874
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,020 · Management $3,999 · Fundraising $1,157$17,176
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,590 · Fundraising $0$4,590
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,671 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $2,000$16,671
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,041 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,041
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,350 · Management $946 · Fundraising $284$3,580
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $400 · Management $100 · Fundraising $0$500
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71,569 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$71,569
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $39,242 · Management $4,400 · Fundraising $0$43,642
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,000 · Management $2,529 · Fundraising $0$10,529
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,523 · Management $750 · Fundraising $0$15,273
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,886 · Management $273 · Fundraising $0$4,159
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $306,890 · Management $64,227 · Fundraising $16,641$387,758
Part X · Balance sheet $858,383 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $162,350$229,716
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,400$22,400
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $474,514$454,748
X-11 Publicly traded securities$150,000
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,531$1,519
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $674,795$858,383
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,313$6,785
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,620$4,720
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,433$12,005
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $666,362$846,378
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $666,362$846,378
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $674,795$858,383
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $846,378 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$567,774
XI-2 Total expenses$387,758
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$180,016
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$666,362
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$846,378

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