Providing residential housing services for at risk youth in the southern region. The program will form partnerships with local childrens services, jobs and family services, school and the juvenile court system.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$119K 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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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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $839 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 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
$119K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 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
$118K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$766K
+115% vs prior year
Spent
$854K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$236K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$766K
FY2023▲ +115%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$60K
FY2022$356K
FY2023$766K
FY2024$522K
FY2025$397K
Expenses
$854K
FY2023▲ +234%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$256K
FY2023$854K
FY2024$484K
FY2025$445K
Net assets
$236K
FY2023▲ ×56
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$8K
FY2022−$4K
FY2023$236K
FY2024$362K
FY2025$314K

From the FY2023 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 Nov 2019.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $854K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$119,423Pt VII · Sec A

Tandra Merritt’s $125K as President is at the 94th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Tandra Merritt$125,000$176,193$119,423$50,000$20,000

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 housing and support services for at-risk youth.

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1 program · $854K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Provided group home services to youth 13-18. The number of bed days for the group home were over 300 for year. Assisted the youth in education and personal skills development. Extended to the youth activities in a side of the home to allow them to be reintegrated within the community at-large.

$854Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$766K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$766K
Money outPt IX
$854K
Ln 25
Programscol B$854K
Owns and owesPt X
$236K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K
Total assetsLn 16$354K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$766K
Total revenueLn 12$766K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$30K
Total assetsLn 16$354K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
Net assetsLn 32$236K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 60
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$73K$354K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K$118K
Net assetsLn 32−$4K$236K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$119K$119K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$277K$277K
Management feesLn 11a$18K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$51K$51K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$348K$348K
Total functional expensesLn 25$854K$854K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $397K$445K−$48K$314K 990 PDF
FY2024 $522K$484K$38K$362K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $766K$854K−$88K$236K 990 PDF
FY2022 $356K$256K$101K−$4K 990 PDF
FY2021 $60K$8K 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 $766,356 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $356,134$766,356
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $356,134$766,356
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $158,998$396,242
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $96,539$457,801
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $255,537$854,043
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $100,597−$87,687
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $766,356 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $766,356 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$766,356
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $766,356 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$766,356
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $854,043 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $119,423$119,423
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $276,819$276,819
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $18,425$18,425
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,610$2,610
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,915$2,915
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,033$51,033
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,701$4,701
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,318$11,318
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,305$18,305
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $348,494$348,494
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $854,043 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$854,043
Part X · Balance sheet $354,118 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $289,545; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,097$29,619
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $34,954$34,954
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $73,051$354,118
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,652$51,651
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $77,452$117,633
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$4,401$236,485
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$4,401$236,485
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $73,051$354,118
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $236,485 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$766,356
XI-2 Total expenses$854,043
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$87,687
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$4,401
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$328,573
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$236,485

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