Operation in My Backyard

Tax-deductible

Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 82-5527661Revenue $100K in FY2025

On file with the IRS3356 Agate St, 19134-4504 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since May 2018Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Address the needs of individuals who are homeless and struggling with substance use and mental health disorders in and around the kensington neighborhood of philadelphia.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 16% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 61% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $36K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$100K
-59% vs prior year
Spent
$126K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$86K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$100K
FY2025▼ -59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$162K
FY2024$242K
FY2025$100K
Expenses
$126K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$114K
FY2024$184K
FY2025$126K
Net assets
$86K
FY2025▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$54K
FY2024$113K
FY2025$86K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $65K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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-EZ; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$17,520Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Bixler’s $18K as Executive Director is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Nicole Bixler$17,520$37,600$23,105

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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Programs and updates

Helps homeless individuals with substance use and mental health challenges in Philadelphia.

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1 program · $128K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Distributed meals hygiene products safe consumption supplies naloxone; made referrals to treatment facilities; linked persons with case management.

$128Kprogram 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$36K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$100K
Gifts and grants$100K
Money out
$126K
Programs$65K
Owns and owes
$86K
net assets
Total assets$86K
Liabilities$0
People
8
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$100K
Total revenue$100K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$86K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$86K
Operations
Employees3
Volunteers45
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $100K$126K−$27K$86K 990 PDF
FY2024 $242K$184K$59K$113K 990 PDF
FY2023 $162K$114K$48K$54K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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