Provide educational and supportive services for family and individual household finance management

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $878 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $90K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$458K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$444K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$91K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$458K
FY2023▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$856K
FY2021$77K
FY2022$389K
FY2023$458K
FY2024$233K
Expenses
$444K
FY2023▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$841K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$444K
FY2024$229K
Net assets
$91K
FY2023▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$66K
FY2022$77K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$96K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $424K Management & general 4% · $19K Fundraising 0% · $49

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

7 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretarytreasurer
$64,269Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Reynolds’s $73K as Secretarytreasurer is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Michelle Reynolds$73,000$64,269$56,600$37,431

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps families and individuals manage their household finances through education and support.

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3 programs · $417K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

We received and managed $315,000 of funding to the newly chartered Growing Oaks Federal Credit Union, a 501c(1) organization. This not-for-profit organization engages with our clients and our community at large to help meet the banking services needs of the unserved and the underserved and those of modest means and furthers our exempt…

$315Kprogram expense
02

Conducted eleven in-person 12-week classes (English and Spanish), ten in-person 9-week classes, launched online course completed by 47 individuals (English and Spanish) for a total of 358 individuals attending with a completion rate of 81%. Completed 76 one-on-one counseling sessions.

$97Kprogram expense
03

Utilizing two donated vehicles, provided interim transportation from home to work, church and appointments for seven individuals either reentering community following a period of incarceration or recovery and moving from transitional housing to independent living.

$5Kprogram expense

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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 3 funders$90K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.8M · 2020–2024
Growing Oaks Federal Credit UnionFY2024$107,000
Growing Oaks Federal Credit UnionFY2023$315,000
Growing Oaks Federal Credit UnionFY2022$250,000
Growing Oaks Federal Credit UnionFY2022$250,000
Growing Oaks Federal Credit UnionFY2021$38,321
Growing Oaks Federal Credit UnionFY2020$811,679

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$458K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$464K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$390
Money outPt IX
$444K
Ln 25
Programscol B$424K
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$49
Owns and owesPt X
$91K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$464K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$390
Total revenueLn 12$458K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
SavingsLn 2$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$87K
Total assetsLn 16$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$91K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$77K$87K
Total assetsLn 16$77K$91K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$77K$91K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$322K$322K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$250$250
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$64K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$240$6K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$460
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$5K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$935$236$650$49
Total functional expensesLn 25$444K$424K$19K$49

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $233K$229K$4K$96K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $458K$444K$14K$91K 990 PDF
FY2022 $389K$377K$11K$77K 990 PDF
FY2021 $77K$126K−$49K$66K 990 PDF
FY2020 $856K$841K$15K$115K 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 $458,114 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $388,575$463,607
I-9 Program service revenue$1,267
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $205$390
I-11 Other revenue−$7,150
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $388,780$458,114
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $255,367$321,908
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $66,469$68,724
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $55,574$52,999
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $377,410$443,631
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,370$14,483
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $458,114 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$7,150 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$463,607
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,775
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$463,607
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,267$1,267
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $390$390
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$5,493 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$458,114
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $443,631 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $321,658$321,658
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $250$250
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,269$64,269
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,455$4,455
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,659$1,659
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,520$22,520
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $240 · Management $5,552$5,792
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,586 · Management $460$6,046
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,946$7,946
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,072 · Management $3,029$8,101
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $236 · Management $650 · Fundraising $49$935
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $424,286 · Management $19,296 · Fundraising $49$443,631
Part X · Balance sheet $91,422 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,919$6,754
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $60,020$80,043
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$4,625
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $76,939$91,422
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $50,802$51,931
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $26,137$39,491
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $76,939$91,422
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $76,939$91,422
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $91,422 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$458,114
XI-2 Total expenses$443,631
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,483
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$76,939
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$91,422

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