Provides life coaches to people struggle at rock bottom. Connect them to resources, services, and professionals in their local community. Assist with funds to provide basic needs or obtaining services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
29¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$4K 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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 7% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
29%
of spending
Concern: 29% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$115K
Spent
$89K
To programs
29%
Net assets
$34K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$115K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$148K
FY2022$153K
FY2023$135K
FY2024$134K
FY2025$145K
Expenses
$89K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$89K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$152K
Net assets
$34K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$34K
FY2021$48K
FY2022$75K
FY2023$79K
FY2024$42K
FY2025$35K

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 Jul 2019.

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

Where the money goes

29 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 29% · $26K Management & general 56% · $49K Fundraising 15% · $13K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $4K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$3,750Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Childress’s $92K as Executive Director is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel Childress$92,225$93,385————
Daniel Looney——$90,000$79,200$56,047$3,750
Allesha Looney———$4,000$7,660—
Ashley Mooney——$1,950$5,288$5,943—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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 · $26K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

These funds are reflective of the people that we've helped with a variety of assistance, however there are hundreds of people that we assist in ways other than financial assistance. The $19,246.42 represents 54 people assisted with medical bills, transportation, rental assistance, food, emergency aide, counseling, legal fees, groceries…

$26Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$115K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Money outPt IX
$89K
Ln 25
Programscol B$26K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$34K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$27K
Total revenueLn 12$115K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$33K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$33K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$34K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 630
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$7K$33K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$7K$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$1K
Net assetsLn 32$7K$34K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$19K$19K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$29K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$893$893
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$3K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$480$480
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$9K$4K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$89K$26K$49K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $145K$152K−$8K$35K 990 PDF
FY2024 $134K$42K 990 PDF
FY2023 $135K$79K 990 PDF
FY2022 $153K$75K 990 PDF
FY2021 $148K$48K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $115K$89K$27K$34K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $115,450 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,463$115,450
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,463$115,450
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$19,246
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$29,443
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$39,841
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$88,530
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,463$26,920
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $115,450 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$26,721
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$88,729
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$115,450
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$115,450
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $88,530 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $19,246$19,246
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $28,550$28,550
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $893$893
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,010$6,010
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,401 · Fundraising $8,875$12,276
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,791 · Fundraising $2,002$8,793
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $480$480
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,941$2,941
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $3,731 · Management $3,300 · Fundraising $2,310$9,341
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,918 · Management $49,425 · Fundraising $13,187$88,530
Part X · Balance sheet $35,469 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,463$32,943
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$2,526
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,463$35,469
X-25 Other liabilities$1,086
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,086
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,463$34,383
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,463$34,383
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,463$35,469
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $34,383 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$115,450
XI-2 Total expenses$88,530
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,920
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,463
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$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$34,383

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