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The Mindcap Center INC FY2023 filing

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Fort Wayne, IN501(c)(3)Since 2014Mental Health EIN 82-4686773Revenue $446K in FY2023Latest return filed Jul 31, 2026

On file with the IRSmind-cap.orgFort 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.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K 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
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
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 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
$52K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$446K
-0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$437K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$219K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$446K
FY2023▼ -0.7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$451K
FY2022$449K
FY2023$446K
FY2024$448K
FY2025$327K
Expenses
$437K
FY2023▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$306K
FY2021$369K
FY2022$405K
FY2023$437K
FY2024$473K
FY2025$373K
Net assets
$219K
FY2023▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$83K
FY2021$165K
FY2022$210K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$194K
FY2025$149K

From the FY2023 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

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $242K Management & general 43% · $188K Fundraising 2% · $7K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jeanne Zehr
Executive Di
$71,221Pt VII · Sec A
Tomra Cardin
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sondra Brooks
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cynthia Otten
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carla Wenger
Director
$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

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

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $242K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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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.

$242Kprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$446K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$411K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$111
Money outPt IX
$437K
Ln 25
Programscol B$242K
Managementcol C$188K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$219K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$244K
Total assetsLn 16$272K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$411K
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Other incomeLn 4–11$111
Total revenueLn 12$446K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100K
SavingsLn 2$145K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$244K
Accounts receivableLn 4$18K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$272K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
Net assetsLn 32$219K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$241K$244K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$262K$272K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K$52K
Net assetsLn 32$210K$219K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$43K$26K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$225K$123K$98K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$18K$13K$637
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$2K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$110$8K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$11K$5K$132
TravelLn 17$1K$735$748
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$477$405$72
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$35K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$163$94$69
Total functional expensesLn 25$437K$242K$188K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 31, 2026 $327K$373K−$45K$149K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $448K$473K−$25K$194K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 8, 2024 $446K$437K$9K$219K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $449K$405K$44K$210K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $451K$369K$82K$165K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2021 $308K$306K$1K$83K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $446,131 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $49,414$34,498
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $399,470$411,495
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20$27
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $376$111
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $449,280$446,131
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,245$3,657
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $268,732$328,122
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $126,953$104,934
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $404,930$436,713
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,350$9,418
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $446,131 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$34,498
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$34,498
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $411,495$411,495
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27$27
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $111$111
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $411,606 · Excluded from tax $27$446,131
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $436,713 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,657$3,657
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,733 · Management $26,352 · Fundraising $2,137$71,222
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $123,175 · Management $98,079 · Fundraising $3,788$225,042
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,841 · Management $13,380 · Fundraising $637$31,858
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,146$16,146
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,732$6,732
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,614 · Management $7,638$9,252
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $110 · Management $7,506$7,616
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,789 · Management $5,378 · Fundraising $132$16,299
IX-17 TravelPrograms $735 · Management $748$1,483
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $405 · Management $72$477
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,529$1,529
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,987$5,987
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,561 · Management $4,689$39,250
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $94 · Management $69$163
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $242,446 · Management $187,573 · Fundraising $6,694$436,713
Part X · Balance sheet $271,610 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $113,474$99,742
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $127,725$144,672
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,024$18,461
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,268$3,873
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,257$4,862
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $261,748$271,610
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,965$11,006
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $38,797$41,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $51,762$52,206
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $169,501$180,053
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,485$39,351
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $209,986$219,404
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $261,748$271,610
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $219,404 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$446,131
XI-2 Total expenses$436,713
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,418
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$209,986
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$219,404

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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