We provide housing for children in the foster care system, support young adults aging out of foster care (ages 18-20), and offer wraparound services for foster, adoptive, and birth families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 315 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $94K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$33K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
$781K
+107% vs prior year
Spent
$520K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$532K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$781K
FY2025▲ +107%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$412K
FY2022$733K
FY2023$334K
FY2024$377K
FY2025$781K
Expenses
$520K
FY2025▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$231K
FY2022$631K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$400K
FY2025$520K
Net assets
$532K
FY2025▲ +96%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$245K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$294K
FY2024$271K
FY2025$532K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2020.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $355K Management & general 32% · $166K

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; $33K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$33,047Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Widrick’s $33K as Executive Di is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
John Widrick$33,047$82,699$85,406$91,527$6,190

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

Provides free food and clothing to underserved community residents.

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1 program · $355K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Support & transitional housing for children in the foster care system, as well as young adults aging out of foster care, ages 18-20, along with wraparound services for foster, adoptive, and birth families.

$355Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $304 · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$304

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$781K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Other incomeLn 4–11$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$729
Money outPt IX
$520K
Ln 25
Programscol B$355K
Managementcol C$166K
Owns and owesPt X
$532K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$445K
Total assetsLn 16$532K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Government grantsLn 1e$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$729
Other incomeLn 4–11$128K
Total revenueLn 12$781K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$445K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$445K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$71K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$532K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$532K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6315
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$269K$445K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$71K
Total assetsLn 16$271K$532K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$271K$532K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$131K$73K$58K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$90K$39K$52K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$13K$980$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$287$287
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$11K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$1K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$10K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$142K$130K$12K
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$99
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$308$308
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$59K$361
Total functional expensesLn 25$520K$355K$166K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $781K$520K$261K$532K 990 PDF
FY2024 $377K$400K−$23K$271K 990 PDF
FY2023 $334K$387K−$53K$294K 990 PDF
FY2022 $733K$631K$102K$347K 990 PDF
FY2021 $412K$231K$181K$245K 990 PDF
FY2020 $191K$64K 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 $781,375 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $329,547$653,096
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $565$729
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,754$127,550
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $376,866$781,375
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $157,340$230,186
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $242,678$290,177
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $400,018$520,363
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,152$261,012
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $781,375 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$650,096
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$653,096
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $729$729
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$127,550
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $729$781,375
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $520,363 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $73,197 · Management $58,022$131,219
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,611 · Management $51,807$90,418
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,545 · Management $2,004$8,549
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $980 · Management $12,375$13,355
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $287$287
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,763 · Management $1,488$12,251
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,500$12,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,139 · Management $6,592$7,731
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,973 · Management $11,559$21,532
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,522 · Management $4,072$7,594
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $129,774 · Management $11,872$141,646
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,497 · Management $99$6,596
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $308$308
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,764$1,764
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,500$5,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,752 · Management $361$59,113
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $354,612 · Management $165,751 · Fundraising $0$520,363
Part X · Balance sheet $532,018 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $268,533$444,800
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,473$71,166
X-15 Other assets$16,052
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $271,006$532,018
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $271,006$532,018
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $271,006$532,018
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $271,006$532,018
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $532,018 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$781,375
XI-2 Total expenses$520,363
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$261,012
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$271,006
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$532,018

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