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Improves foster children's lives and lifelong outcomes. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $247K in revenue, $196K in expenses, and $1.5M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Asheville, NC
Website
www.h3collective.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$247KFY2025
Expenses
$196K
Net assets
$1.5M
People
8
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  84-1806230 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Asheville, NC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves foster children's lives and lifelong outcomes.
Leadership
Adam Ponder · Executive Director · $93K
Money in and out
$247K revenue, $196K expenses
Bottom line
57% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$247K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$196K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $52K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
57%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
24.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +329% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+21%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +282% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$247K
FY2025▼ -35%
Expenses
$196K
FY2025▼ -46%
Total assets
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -1%
Total liabilities
$193K
FY2025▼ -27%
Total revenue
$247K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$196K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$52K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CH3 Collective
EINHdr · item D84-1806230
Principal addressHdr · item CAsheville, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.h3collective.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P32)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$93,333Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Adam Ponder’s $93K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Adam Ponder$93,333$105,000$100,000$83,333
Alex Williams$83,755$87,000$60,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $112K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The organization worked to provide housing for professional foster parents and foster children, with a focus on sibling groups. We currently provide these services in two homes which we own, and we served 12 children in 2025.

$112Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$192K · 78%
Program service revenue$30K · 12%
Investment income$25K · 10%
Contributions & grants78%$192K
Program service revenue12%$30K
Investment income10%$25K
Other revenue$500
— government grantsLn 1e$70K
Total revenueLn 12$247K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.13
Program services57%$112K
Management & general30%$59K
Fundraising13%$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$196K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$261K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$193K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed16.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $261K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $196K · Less non-cash grants $70K · Cash operating expenses/yr $126K
24.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $112K · Total expenses $196K
57%
Management & General
Management & general $59K · Total expenses $196K
30%
Fundraising
Fundraising $25K · Total expenses $196K
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $54K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $221K
$0.25 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $192K · Total revenue $247K
78%
Government reliance
Government grants $70K · Total revenue $247K
28%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $30K · Total revenue $247K
12%
Investment reliance
Investment income $25K · Total revenue $247K
+10%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $30K · Total expenses $196K
15%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $247K · Prior year $381K
-35%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $146K · FY2025 $247K
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $247K · Expenses $196K
+21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.5M · Total assets $1.7M
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.7M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Adam Ponder · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $93K · Total expenses $196K
48%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $101K · Total expenses $196K
52%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%
Overhead ratio 30%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth -35%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$41K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$247K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$381K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$527K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$85K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$146K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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