Utopia Beginnings LLC provide adolescent young men assistance with developing socially acceptable behavior with the opportunity to become self-sefficient, self-disciplined and self reliant in order for them to become productive and responsible citizens in the community

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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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 · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
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
$147K
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$199K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$614K
FY2021$996K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$631K
FY2021$909K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$199K
FY2023
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$101K
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$199K
FY2024$268K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2020.

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% · $1.3M Management & general 21% · $334K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$72,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Anderson III’s $145K as Executive Di is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
George Anderson III$145,000$72,500—$88,025—
George——$82,750$88,025$61,047
George Anderson II——$82,750——

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

Helps young men develop self-discipline and social skills for responsible citizenship.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Program Services

Provide adolescent young men assistance with developing socially acceptable behavior with the opportunity to become self- sufficient, self-disciplined and self-reliant in order for them to become productive and responsible citizens in the community.

$1.3Mprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$334K
Owns and owesPt X
$199K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41K
Total assetsLn 16$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K
Net assetsLn 32$199K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$245K$28K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$147K$41K
Total assetsLn 16$430K$345K
LiabilitiesLn 26$430K$147K
Net assetsLn 32$0$199K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$10K$90K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$653K$522K$131K
Payroll taxesLn 10$64K$51K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$36K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$98K$6K$92K
OccupancyLn 16$131K$131K
TravelLn 17$57K$57K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$399K$399K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.3M$334K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.0M$1.9M$69K$268K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.5M$1.6M−$171K$199K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.1M$203K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $996K$909K$86K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $614K$631K−$17K−$101K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,454,165 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,344,374$0
I-9 Program service revenue$1,454,165
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,344,374$1,454,165
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $728,914$817,040
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $412,643$808,064
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,141,557$1,625,104
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $202,817−$170,939
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,454,165 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,454,165$1,454,165
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,454,165$1,454,165
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,625,104 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,000 · Management $90,000$100,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $522,362 · Management $130,591$652,953
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $51,472 · Management $12,615$64,087
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $25,707$25,707
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $35,950 · Management $8,987$44,937
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,284$5,284
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,487 · Management $91,733$98,220
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $130,583$130,583
IX-17 TravelPrograms $57,115$57,115
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,344$18,344
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,500$21,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $399,160$399,160
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,214$7,214
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,291,178 · Management $333,926 · Fundraising $0$1,625,104
Part X · Balance sheet $345,368 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $48,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $245,278$27,761
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,320$228,564
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,059$95
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $147,134$40,948
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $429,791$345,368
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $401,864$96,471
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $27,927$50,083
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $429,791$146,554
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$198,814
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$198,814
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $429,791$345,368
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $198,814 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,454,165
XI-2 Total expenses$1,625,104
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$170,939
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$369,753
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$198,814

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