To foster economic vitality through quality of life projects such as amenities, beautification, and community development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$85K 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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FY2024 · 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
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $81K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$638K
86% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 86% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$164K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$206K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$107K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$164K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$177K
FY2023$151K
FY2024$164K
Net assets
$107K
FY2024▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$146K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$107K

From the FY2024 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 May 2020.

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $119K Management & general 29% · $60K Fundraising 13% · $27K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$80,500Pt VII · Sec A
Farmer's Market Manager
$4,300Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair of the Board of Dire
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lance Sabbe’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 56th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Lance Sabbe$80,500$80,867$36,000
Foster Hayes—$25,000—
Jamie Gamby$4,300——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves communities through projects like amenities, beautification, and development.

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3 programs · $106K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Completing the liberty brunswick project, creating and hosting the continuing strategic revitalization projects on the norwich street corridor.

$83Kprogram expense
02

Farmers' market

$22Kprogram expense
03

Developers academy project

$2Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$164K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$121K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$206K
Ln 25
Programscol B$119K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$107K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$315K
Total assetsLn 16$745K
LiabilitiesLn 26$638K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$121K
Government grantsLn 1e$27K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$164K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
SavingsLn 2$307K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$315K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$348K
Total assetsLn 16$745K
LiabilitiesLn 26$638K
Net assetsLn 32$107K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K$315K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$348K
Total assetsLn 16$83K$745K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$638K
Net assetsLn 32$82K$107K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$41K$42K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$6K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$9K$835$400
Office expensesLn 13$1K$448$628
Information technologyLn 14$1K$486$565
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$647
InsuranceLn 23$3K$650$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$60K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$206K$119K$60K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $164K$206K−$42K$107K 990 PDF
FY2023 $151K$82K 990 PDF
FY2022 $177K$146K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $164,154 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $151,131$121,452
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$36,008
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$6,694
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $186$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $151,317$164,154
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 $105,867$105,700
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $99,923$100,239
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $205,790$205,939
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$54,473−$41,785
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $164,154 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$27,377
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,075
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$121,452
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,008$36,008
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,694$6,694
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,008 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,694$164,154
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $205,939 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,025 · Management $42,199 · Fundraising $22,476$105,700
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,911 · Fundraising $1,300$7,211
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,649 · Management $835 · Fundraising $400$9,884
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $448 · Management $628$1,076
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $486 · Management $565$1,051
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,688 · Fundraising $2,688$5,376
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,502 · Management $647$4,149
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $650 · Management $2,266$2,916
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,466$60,466
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,397 · Management $3,213$6,610
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $118,623 · Management $60,452 · Fundraising $26,864$205,939
Part X · Balance sheet $745,004 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,940$7,771
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$306,881
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$75,132
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$382
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$347,835
X-14 Intangible assets$7,003
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $83,290$745,004
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,525$2,810
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,525$638,289
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $81,765$104,582
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$2,133
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $81,765$106,715
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $83,290$745,004
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $106,715 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$164,154
XI-2 Total expenses$205,939
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$41,785
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$81,765
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$66,735
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$106,715

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