Remove barriers to long-acting, reversible contraceptives (larc) and provide individuals a Step Ahead to maximize their potential in the Tri- Cities region of northeast tennessee.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $260
Fine: 1 funder names 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
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$431K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$443K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$91K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$431K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$144K
FY2021$191K
FY2022$249K
FY2023$447K
FY2024$342K
FY2025$431K
Expenses
$443K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$292K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$391K
FY2025$443K
Net assets
$91K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$112K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$82K
FY2023$151K
FY2024$103K
FY2025$91K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2019.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $344K Management & general 12% · $54K Fundraising 10% · $44K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maggie Wood’s $65K as Executive Di is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maggie Wood$65,000$65,000$58,232$58,232$69,200$69,200

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides long-acting reversible contraceptives to remove barriers and empower individuals.

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1 program · $344K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Remove barriers to long-acting, reversible contraceptives (larc) and provide individuals a step ahead to maximize their potential in the tri- cities region of northeast tennessee.

$344Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$260
Grants paid · 3 grants · $175K · 2022–2024

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$431K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$431K
Money outPt IX
$443K
Ln 25
Programscol B$344K
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$91K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$91K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$431K
Total revenueLn 12$431K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$91K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$91K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$91K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
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$103K$91K
Total assetsLn 16$103K$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$143$0
Net assetsLn 32$103K$91K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$112K$37K$37K$37K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$3K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$3K$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$303K$302K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$207$207
Total functional expensesLn 25$443K$344K$54K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $431K$443K−$12K$91K 990 PDF
FY2024 $342K$391K−$48K$103K 990 PDF
FY2023 $447K$378K$69K$151K 990 PDF
FY2022 $249K$292K−$43K$82K 990 PDF
FY2021 $191K$125K 990 PDF
FY2020 $144K$112K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $430,576 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $342,375$430,576
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $342,375$430,576
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $63,390$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $158,093$128,384
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $169,163$314,291
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $390,646$442,675
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$48,271−$12,099
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $430,576 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$430,576
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$430,576
VIII-12 Total revenue$430,576
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $442,675 across 9 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $37,373 · Management $37,363 · Fundraising $37,363$112,099
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,750 · Management $2,750 · Fundraising $2,750$8,250
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,679 · Management $2,678 · Fundraising $2,678$8,035
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $301,654 · Management $1,533$303,187
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,414$1,414
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,643 · Fundraising $1,154$5,797
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,315$1,315
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,371$2,371
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $207$207
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $344,456 · Management $54,274 · Fundraising $43,945$442,675
Part X · Balance sheet $90,612 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $102,854$90,612
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $102,854$90,612
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $143$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $102,711$90,612
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $102,711$90,612
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $102,854$90,612
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $90,612 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$430,576
XI-2 Total expenses$442,675
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,099
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$102,711
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$90,612

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

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