Driving Successful Lives

Tax-deductible

Highland, MI501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 83-1215670

Providing financial support for low income families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$200 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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FY2025 · 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 $29K a year · 16% 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$200
to officers and key staff · 0.1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$159K
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$159K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$159K
FY2025▼ -35%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$136K
FY2021$232K
FY2022$206K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$245K
FY2025$159K
Expenses
$159K
FY2025▼ -24%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$159K
FY2022$167K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$210K
FY2025$159K
Net assets
$0
FY2025
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$0
FY2022$2K
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $159K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $200 paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$200Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Maupin’s $200 as Treasurer is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karen Maupin$200$200$200$21,248$43,700$12,433
Dawn Hanna—————$14,233
Mark Maupin—————$1,800

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps low-income families with financial assistance.

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1 program service account for $159K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Providing financial support and used vehicles to low income families

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$159K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$159K
Money outPt IX
$159K
Ln 25
Programscol B$159K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$4K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$159K
Total revenueLn 12$159K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$4K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$9K$4K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$91K$91K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$159K$159K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $159K$159K$225$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $245K$210K$36K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $67K$67K$33$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $206K$167K$39K$2K 990 PDF
FY2021 $232K$159K$73K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $136K$39K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $159,191 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$159,191
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$159,191
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$159,191
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $158,966 across 4 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,000$45,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,117$4,117
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $91,064$91,064
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,785$18,785
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $158,966 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$158,966
Part X · Balance sheet $4,500 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,900$4,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,900$4,500
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $8,900$4,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,900$4,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,900$4,500
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$159,191
XI-2 Total expenses$158,966
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$225
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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