Caring Chain Project

Tax-deductible

Mt Pleasant, TX501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 85-3812920Revenue $8K in FY2025

On file with the IRScaringchainproject.org618 Private Road 2712, 75455-9311 · Mt Pleasant, TXTax-exempt since Aug 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers.
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$8K
-66% vs prior year
Spent
$129K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$135K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$8K
FY2025▼ -66%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$453K
FY2022$6K
FY2023$16K
FY2024$22K
FY2025$8K
Expenses
$129K
FY2025▲ +52%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5K
FY2022$62K
FY2023$85K
FY2024$85K
FY2025$129K
Net assets
$135K
FY2025▼ -47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$445K
FY2022$388K
FY2023$320K
FY2024$257K
FY2025$135K

From the FY2025 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 Aug 2021.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $119K Management & general 8% · $10K Fundraising 0% · $211

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Caring Chain Project is a human services nonprofit based in Mt Pleasant, TX.

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3 programs · $119K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Kerrville Camp Mystic floods Primary focus in 2025. Caring Chain Project helped people with temporary housing, food, insurance deductibles, immediate needs such as clothes and cleaning supplies. We organized other like-minded people to donate and or provide and drastically reduced prices rebuilding of homes.

$69Kprogram expense
02

Immediate needs- all year long individuals receive assistance with a myriad of things that fall under the area of immediate needs. Provided disaster Relief, we helped several local families impacted locally by fires and tornadoes and storms with help on repairs and restoration of utilities.

$42Kprogram expense
03

Christmas Angels

We donate the entire Christmas for about 40 kids in foster care that would not otherwise get a Christmas at all. We also provided for 12 elders at a care facility, and several local families in need that were not associated with foster care.

$8Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Money outPt IX
$129K
Ln 25
Programscol B$119K
Managementcol C$10K
Fundraisingcol D$211
Owns and owesPt X
$135K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K
Total assetsLn 16$135K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$8K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
SavingsLn 2$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$135K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1
Total assetsLn 16$135K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4
Net assetsLn 32$135K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$257K$135K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$257K$135K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4$4
Net assetsLn 32$257K$135K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$753$753
Office expensesLn 13$181$181
Information technologyLn 14$286$286
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$193$193
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$119K$433
All other expensesLn 24e$300$56$226$18
Total functional expensesLn 25$129K$119K$10K$211

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $8K$129K−$122K$135K 990 PDF
FY2024 $22K$85K−$63K$257K 990 PDF
FY2023 $16K$85K−$69K$320K 990 PDF
FY2022 $6K$62K−$57K$388K 990 PDF
FY2021 $453K$5K$448K$445K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,603 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,052$1,770
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,186$5,833
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,238$7,603
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $85,205$129,384
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $85,205$129,384
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$62,967−$121,781
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,603 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,770
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,770
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,833$5,833
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,833$7,603
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $129,384 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,035$4,035
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $753$753
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $181$181
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $286$286
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,240$4,240
IX-17 TravelFundraising $193$193
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $118,963 · Management $433$119,396
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $56 · Management $226 · Fundraising $18$300
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $119,019 · Management $10,154 · Fundraising $211$129,384
Part X · Balance sheet $134,762 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $125,394$56,226
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $131,149$78,535
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $256,543$134,762
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4$4
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $256,539$134,758
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $256,539$134,758
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $256,543$134,762
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $134,758 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,603
XI-2 Total expenses$129,384
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$121,781
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$256,539
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$134,758

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