Valo FY2024 filing

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Freeport, ME501(c)(3)Since 2019Youth DevelopmentEIN 83-3292625Revenue $535K in FY2024

On file with the IRSvalomaine.orgPo Box 222, 04032-0222 · Freeport, METax-exempt since Sep 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We believe in the power of teens to build community, one meaningful connection at a time. We believe in teens' capacity to discover who they are, what they believe, and their ability to bring light and love to the world. Valo creates spaces where teens can get away from it all, feel independent, unplug, and have fun. A place of belonging for youth to have deep conversations and feel empowered as they ignite a future with hope.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$128K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $238K a year · 78% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$128K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $427K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$535K
+85% vs prior year
Spent
$577K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$885K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$535K
FY2024▲ +85%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$233K
FY2022$316K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$535K
FY2025$261K
Expenses
$577K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$507K
FY2021$514K
FY2022$561K
FY2023$647K
FY2024$577K
FY2025$441K
Net assets
$885K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$922K
FY2024$885K
FY2025$712K

From the FY2024 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 Sep 2019.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $443K Management & general 7% · $39K Fundraising 16% · $95K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$127,850Pt VII · Sec A
Pres & Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dana Anderson’s $128K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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
Dana Anderson$127,850$127,850$127,850$121,761$118,215$118,215

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

Empowers teens to connect, be present, and build community.

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3 programs · $270K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Ripple

Took teens on six weekend retreats in 2024. On these retreats, guides helped teens come to know themselves and learn how to connect meaningfully with others (while unplugged) through communal living, conversation, creating, time to themselves, safe risk taking, and journal reflections.

$92Kprogram expense
02

Twilight

Took teens on six weekend retreats in 2023. On these retreats, guides helped teens come to know themselves and learn how to connect meaningfully with others (while unplugged) through communal living, conversations, creating, time to themselves, safe risk taking, and journal reflections.

$91Kprogram expense
03

Equinox

Took teens on six weekend retreats in 2024. On these retreats, guides helped teens come to know themselves and learn how to connect meaningfully with others (while unplugged) through communal living, conversations, creating, and time to themselves, safe risk taking, and journal reflections.

$87Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$535K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$457K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$577K
Ln 25
Programscol B$443K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$95K
Owns and owesPt X
$885K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$593K
Total assetsLn 16$919K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$457K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Other incomeLn 4–11$789
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$535K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$222K
SavingsLn 2$371K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$593K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$208K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$919K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$885K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$634K$593K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$196K$208K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$0
Total assetsLn 16$954K$919K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$922K$885K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$128K$89K$6K$32K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$276K$218K$14K$44K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$267$747
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$27K$2K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$475$8K$118
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$14K$513$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$833$833
Office expensesLn 13$3K$866$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$84$317
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$25K$20K$1K$4K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$4$16
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$16K$2K$83
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$116$116
InsuranceLn 23$12K$9K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$40K$236$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$221$37$115$69
Total functional expensesLn 25$577K$443K$39K$95K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $261K$441K−$180K$712K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $535K$577K−$43K$885K 990 PDF
FY2023 $289K$647K−$358K$922K 990 PDF
FY2022 $316K$561K−$245K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $233K$514K−$281K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $188K$507K−$319K$1.8M 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 I · Summary $534,648 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $286,094$457,120
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,645$49,875
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$5,280$26,864
I-11 Other revenue$789
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $289,459$534,648
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $479,214$444,642
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $168,223$132,792
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $647,437$577,434
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$357,978−$42,786
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $534,648 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$457,120
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$457,120
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $49,875$49,875
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $29,890$29,890
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $264 · Excluded from tax −$3,290−$3,026
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $789$789
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50,928 · Excluded from tax $26,600$534,648
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $577,434 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,496 · Management $6,392 · Fundraising $31,962$127,850
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $218,119 · Management $13,647 · Fundraising $44,186$275,952
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,334 · Management $267 · Fundraising $747$5,348
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,031 · Management $1,770 · Fundraising $6,691$35,492
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,387$1,387
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $475 · Management $7,736 · Fundraising $118$8,329
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,006$1,006
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,035 · Management $513 · Fundraising $1,938$16,486
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $833$833
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $866 · Management $1,219 · Fundraising $1,055$3,140
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,852 · Management $84 · Fundraising $317$2,253
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,504 · Management $1,084 · Fundraising $4,098$24,686
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,395 · Management $4 · Fundraising $16$1,415
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,178 · Management $1,544 · Fundraising $83$17,805
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $116$116
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,615 · Management $2,194 · Fundraising $1,612$12,421
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,313 · Management $236 · Fundraising $2,145$42,694
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $37 · Management $115 · Fundraising $69$221
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $443,199 · Management $39,198 · Fundraising $95,037$577,434
Part X · Balance sheet $919,336 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $182,213$222,265
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $451,502$370,889
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $97,004$56,488
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,750$27,675
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,704$5,340
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,392$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $195,706$208,147
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $12,614$28,532
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $953,885$919,336
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,807$5,970
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,687$28,532
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,494$34,502
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $825,387$826,086
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $97,004$58,748
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $922,391$884,834
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $953,885$919,336
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $884,834 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$534,648
XI-2 Total expenses$577,434
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$42,786
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$922,391
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,229
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$884,834

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