Starts Right Here FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Des Moines, IA501(c)(3)Since 2018Youth DevelopmentEIN 82-4187830Revenue $893K in FY2024

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.
$72K 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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FY2024 · 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
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
$72K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 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
$400K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$893K
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$481K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$893K
FY2024▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$503K
FY2022$388K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$893K
FY2025$662K
Expenses
$481K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$154K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$388K
FY2024$481K
FY2025$498K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$604K
FY2022$666K
FY2023$846K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $380K Management & general 17% · $81K Fundraising 4% · $20K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director and President
$72,400Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 · $380K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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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.

$380Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$893K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$646K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$224K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$481K
Ln 25
Programscol B$380K
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$199K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$400K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$646K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$600
Fees for servicesLn 2g$224K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87
Total revenueLn 12$893K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$199K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$199K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$600K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$512K
Other assetsLn 15$323K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$400K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$230K$199K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$150K$600K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$455K$512K
Total assetsLn 16$858K$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$400K
Net assetsLn 32$846K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$54K$18K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$152K$109K$43K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$13K$4K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$686$686$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$0$5K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K$242$484
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$949$222
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$320$0
OccupancyLn 16$75K$75K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$40K$4K$0
InsuranceLn 23$14K$10K$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$67K$1K$1
Total functional expensesLn 25$481K$380K$81K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $662K$498K$164K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $893K$481K$413K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $893,481 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $339,374$645,937
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $224,000$224,000
I-10 Investment income$23,457
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,400$87
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $567,774$893,481
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $213,204$260,379
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $174,554$220,323
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $387,758$480,702
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $180,016$412,779
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $893,481 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$645,937
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$645,937
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$224,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$23,457
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $87 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$87
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $247,544 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$893,481
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $480,702 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,792 · Management $17,931 · Fundraising $17,931$89,654
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $109,367 · Management $43,117 · Fundraising $0$152,484
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,769 · Management $4,195 · Fundraising $1,277$18,241
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $686 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$686
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,590 · Fundraising $0$4,590
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,693 · Management $242 · Fundraising $484$2,419
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,688 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,688
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,880 · Management $949 · Fundraising $222$5,051
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,280 · Management $320 · Fundraising $0$1,600
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $75,143 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$75,143
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $39,667 · Management $4,407 · Fundraising $0$44,074
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,330 · Management $3,443 · Fundraising $0$13,773
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,801 · Management $1,497 · Fundraising $1$68,299
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $380,096 · Management $80,691 · Fundraising $19,915$480,702
Part X · Balance sheet $1,656,605 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $229,716$199,108
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,400$22,470
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $454,748$512,146
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $150,000$599,583
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$323,298
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $858,383$1,656,605
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,785$65,803
X-25 Other liabilities$333,314
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,005$399,617
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $846,378$1,046,988
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$210,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $846,378$1,256,988
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $858,383$1,656,605
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,256,988 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$893,481
XI-2 Total expenses$480,702
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$412,779
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$846,378
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,239
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,256,988

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