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The Mindcap Center INC FY2020 filing

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Fort Wayne, IN501(c)(3)Since 2014Mental HealthEIN 82-4686773Revenue $308K in FY2020

On file with the IRSmind-cap.org6507 Constitution Dr, 46804-1551 · Fort Wayne, INTax-exempt since Sep 2018Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Mindcap Center will provide specific interventions and therapy for children and adults with cognitive impairments. All therapists will be trained in feuerstein programs and methods, which originated in israel. Parents and caregivers will be requested to participate in therapy to learn methods to assist their family member in continuing their progress. The Mindcap Center will be holistic and treat each client with utmost care and respect.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$41K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$41K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$67K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$308K
Spent
$306K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$83K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$308K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$451K
FY2022$449K
FY2023$446K
FY2024$448K
FY2025$327K
Expenses
$306K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$306K
FY2021$369K
FY2022$405K
FY2023$437K
FY2024$473K
FY2025$373K
Net assets
$83K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$83K
FY2021$165K
FY2022$210K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$194K
FY2025$149K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Revoked May 2017, reinstated. IRS ruling Sep 2018, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2018.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $187K Management & general 38% · $115K Fundraising 1% · $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; $41K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jeanne Zehr
Executive Di
$40,789Pt VII · Sec A
Tyler Johnson
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tomra Cardin
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sondra Brooks
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cynthia Otten
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karla Sheley’s $49K as Executive Di is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeanne Zehr—$35,722$71,221$49,491$55,711$40,789
Karla Sheley$49,004$36,967————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides therapy and interventions for cognitive impairments, involving families in progress.

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1 program · $187K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The feuerstein method teaches the skill of learning how to learn. We offer tools and techniques to identify and enhance a person's learning potential. The mindcap team is trained in the feuerstein method and offers services and training locally as well as training internationally.

$187Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $26K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,245
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,165
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,165

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$308K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$292K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$949
Money outPt IX
$306K
Ln 25
Programscol B$187K
Managementcol C$115K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$83K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$133K
Total assetsLn 16$151K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$292K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Other incomeLn 4–11$949
Total revenueLn 12$308K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$109K
SavingsLn 2$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$151K
LiabilitiesLn 26$67K
Net assetsLn 32$83K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$104K$151K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$67K
Net assetsLn 32$84K$83K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$7K$7K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$41K$23K$17K$816
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$148K$83K$62K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$9K$7K$324
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$728$728
Office expensesLn 13$8K$1K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$109$5K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$11K$5K$134
TravelLn 17$322$298$24
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$302
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$697$697
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$50K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$865$865
Total functional expensesLn 25$306K$187K$115K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $327K$373K−$45K$149K 990 PDF
FY2024 $448K$473K−$25K$194K 990 PDF
FY2023 $446K$437K$9K$219K 990 PDF
FY2022 $449K$405K$44K$210K 990 PDF
FY2021 $451K$369K$82K$165K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $308K$306K$1K$83K 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
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Part I · Summary $307,650 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $63,623$14,583
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $311,473$292,108
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4$10
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,633$949
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $376,733$307,650
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,820$7,165
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $184,454$204,694
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $107,028$94,470
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $295,302$306,329
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $81,431$1,321
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $307,650 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,583
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,583
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $292,108$292,108
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10$10
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $949$949
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $293,057 · Excluded from tax $10$307,650
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $306,329 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,165$7,165
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,842 · Management $17,131 · Fundraising $816$40,789
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $82,709 · Management $62,033 · Fundraising $2,954$147,696
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,077 · Management $6,808 · Fundraising $324$16,209
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,202$5,202
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $728$728
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,439 · Management $6,496$7,935
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $109 · Management $5,365$5,474
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,633 · Management $5,158 · Fundraising $134$15,925
IX-17 TravelPrograms $298 · Management $24$322
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,715 · Management $302$2,017
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $697$697
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,886$1,886
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,454 · Management $2,965$53,419
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $865$865
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $187,169 · Management $114,932 · Fundraising $4,228$306,329
Part X · Balance sheet $150,905 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $88,137$108,883
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$24,252
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,840$15,457
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,268$1,268
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,376$1,045
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $103,621$150,905
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,648$12,887
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $14,440$18,883
X-25 Other liabilities$35,700
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,088$67,470
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $81,200$69,708
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,333$13,727
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $83,533$83,435
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $103,621$150,905
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $83,435 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$307,650
XI-2 Total expenses$306,329
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,321
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$83,533
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,419
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$83,435

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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