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University City, MO501(c)(3)Housing EIN 85-3768143Revenue $417K in FY2025

On file with the IRSthefamstl.com6358 Delmar Blvd, 63130-4768 · University City, MOTax-exempt since Jun 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Fam provides subsidized home ownership for individuals in st. Louis who have been negatively impacted by the historical practice of race-based housing discrimination.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $45K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$417K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$446K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$10K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$417K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$360K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$129K
FY2024$482K
FY2025$417K
Expenses
$446K
FY2025▼ -24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$38
FY2021$217K
FY2022$378K
FY2024$584K
FY2025$446K
Net assets
$10K
FY2025▼ -72%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$360K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$112K
FY2024$34K
FY2025$10K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2021.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $418K Management & general 6% · $28K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Brent Roam
Board Director - President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Kiehl
Board Director - Secretary, Executive Director, Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Beth Jantz
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelvin Talor
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Helps St. Louis residents impacted by housing discrimination buy homes affordably.

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1 program · $418K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The fam provides subsidized home ownership for individuals in ST. Louis who have been negatively impacted by the historical practice of race-based housing discrimination. Contributions were raised this year to support this effort.

$418Kprogram expense

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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
James S McDonnell FoundationFY2024$25K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$20K
Once Upon a Time FoundationFY2024$350
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$45K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.8M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$409,317
Unitemized GrantFY2023$570,241
Unitemized GrantFY2022$450,350
Unitemized GrantFY2022$191,700
Unitemized GrantFY2021$222,750

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$417K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$229K
Other incomeLn 4–11$185K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$446K
Ln 25
Programscol B$418K
Managementcol C$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$10K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$229K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$185K
Total revenueLn 12$417K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$10K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$42K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$111K$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$34K$10K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$409K$409K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$8K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$612$612$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$150$0$150$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$0$19K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$696$0$696$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$0$8K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$446K$418K$28K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $417K$446K−$29K$10K 990 PDF
FY2024 $482K$584K−$102K$34K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $129K$378K−$249K$112K 990 PDF
FY2021 $217K$217K$322$361K 990 PDF
FY2020 $360K$38$360K$360K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $417,362 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $426,660$229,274
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,665$3,139
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $43,831$184,949
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $482,156$417,362
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $570,241$409,317
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$8,612
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,719$28,296
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $583,960$446,225
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$101,804−$28,863
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $417,362 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$61,605
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$167,669
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$229,274
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,139
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $184,949$184,949
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,139 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $184,949$417,362
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $446,225 across 7 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $409,317$409,317
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $612 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$612
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $150 · Fundraising $0$150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $19,310 · Fundraising $0$19,310
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $696 · Fundraising $0$696
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $8,140 · Fundraising $0$8,140
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $417,929 · Management $28,296 · Fundraising $0$446,225
Part X · Balance sheet $35,357 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $41,753$34,357
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $750$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $111,464$35,357
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $77,500$25,806
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $77,500$25,806
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,964$9,551
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,964$9,551
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $111,464$35,357
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,551 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$417,362
XI-2 Total expenses$446,225
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,863
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,964
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$4,450
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,551

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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