Our mission is to make dreams come true for underprivileged people to enrich the human experience with hope,strength and inspiration through powerful storytelling and direct action.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $116K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
2
named funders · $55K
Fine: 2 funders name 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
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Revenue
$199K
Spent
$24K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$175K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$199K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$199K
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$24K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$24K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$962K
Net assets
$175K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$175K
FY2021$842K
FY2022$104K
FY2023$86K
FY2024$466K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2021.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $23K Management & general 3% · $692

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

The filing lists no officers, directors or key staff.

Langford Hutcherson II’s $76K as CFO/Treasurer is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Langford Hutcherson II$75,891$24,000$18,000

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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Programs and updates

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$55K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $998K · 2021–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$486,906
Unitemized GrantFY2022$321,699
Unitemized GrantFY2021$189,771

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$199K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$199K
Money outPt IX
$24K
Ln 25
Programscol B$23K
Managementcol C$692
Owns and owesPt X
$175K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$199K
Total revenueLn 12$199K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$175K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$962K$381K$466K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.4M$94K$86K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$3.5M−$738K$104K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.3M$667K$842K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $199K$24K$175K$175K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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