Assists governments, businesses, and non-profits to collaboratively plan and implement initiatives that create measurable change in the physical, social, Civic and human infrastructure of communities and regions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$127K 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$127K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$516
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$295K
Spent
$264K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$201K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$295K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$295K
FY2021$324K
FY2022$370K
FY2023$353K
FY2024$503K
FY2025$551K
Expenses
$264K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$339K
FY2022$345K
FY2023$394K
FY2024$458K
FY2025$548K
Net assets
$201K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$186K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$215K
FY2025$218K

From the FY2020 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 1997.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $217K Management & general 11% · $29K Fundraising 7% · $18K

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; $127K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$117,371Pt VII · Sec A
Principal
$10,086Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi Williams’s $185K as President & CEO is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heidi Williams$184,738$167,601$77,500———
Catherine Marinelli——$100,673$146,250$128,540$117,371
Peter Kenney——$3,125$5,282$10,989$10,086

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

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1 program · $217K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Assists governments, businesses, and non-profits to collaboratively plan and implement initiatives that create measurable change in the physical, social, civic and human infrastructure of communities and regions.

$217Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 4 grants · $214K · 2020–2023

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$295K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$294K
Other incomeLn 4–11$970
Money outPt IX
$264K
Ln 25
Programscol B$217K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$201K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$516
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$294K
Government grantsLn 1e$286K
Other incomeLn 4–11$970
Total revenueLn 12$295K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$170K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$705
Total assetsLn 16$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$516
Net assetsLn 32$201K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 67
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$143K$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$705
Total assetsLn 16$170K$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$265$516
Net assetsLn 32$170K$201K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$34K$34K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$127K$105K$13K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$41K$34K$4K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$494$395
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$11K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$11K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$1K$628
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$182$146
TravelLn 17$169$169
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$352$289$35$28
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$242$194
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$3K$341$522
Total functional expensesLn 25$264K$217K$29K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $551K$548K$3K$218K 990 PDF
FY2024 $503K$458K$45K$215K 990 PDF
FY2023 $353K$394K−$41K$171K 990 PDF
FY2022 $370K$345K$25K$211K 990 PDF
FY2021 $324K$339K−$15K$186K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $295K$264K$32K$201K 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
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Part I · Summary $295,116 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $304,908$294,146
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $123$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $600$970
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $305,631$295,116
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $74,000$34,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $186,845$200,251
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $45,110$29,273
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $305,955$263,524
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$324$31,592
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $295,116 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$285,791
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,355
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$294,146
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $970$970
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $970 · Excluded from tax $0$295,116
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $263,524 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $34,000$34,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $104,515 · Management $12,745 · Fundraising $10,196$127,456
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $33,865 · Management $4,130 · Fundraising $3,304$41,299
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,048 · Management $494 · Fundraising $395$4,937
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,160 · Management $1,361 · Fundraising $1,089$13,610
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,618 · Management $1,295 · Fundraising $1,036$12,949
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,975$6,975
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,563 · Management $1,020 · Fundraising $628$7,211
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,494 · Management $182 · Fundraising $146$1,822
IX-17 TravelManagement $169$169
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,666$6,666
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $289 · Management $35 · Fundraising $28$352
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,985 · Management $242 · Fundraising $194$2,421
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,794 · Management $341 · Fundraising $522$3,657
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $216,997 · Management $28,989 · Fundraising $17,538$263,524
Part X · Balance sheet $201,988 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $142,836$170,386
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,380$30,897
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,057$705
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $170,055$201,988
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $265$516
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $265$516
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $169,790$159,972
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$41,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $169,790$201,472
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $170,055$201,988
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $201,472 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$295,116
XI-2 Total expenses$263,524
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,592
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$169,790
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$90
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$201,472

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