Strengthbuilding Partners

Tax-deductible

Tucson, AZ501(c)(3)Since 1999EducationEIN 86-0954216

To create success through the powerful tool of strengthbuilding.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K 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
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 4% 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $25K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$305K
101% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 101% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$814K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$847K
To programs
86%
Net assets
−$3K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$814K
FY2024▼ -18%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$837K
FY2021$940K
FY2022$940K
FY2023$855K
FY2024$991K
FY2024$814K
Expenses
$847K
FY2024▼ -17%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$755K
FY2021$814K
FY2022$936K
FY2023$860K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2024$847K
Net assets
−$3K
FY2024▼ -109%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$71K
FY2021$55K
FY2022$59K
FY2023$54K
FY2024$30K
FY2024−$3K

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 Jun 2000.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $725K Management & general 14% · $122K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Bd. Secretary/President
$57,138Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Clark-Raines’s $57K as Bd. Secretary/President is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pamela Clark-Raines—$57,872$47,503$79,818$79,818$79,489
Pamela Clark-Raines$57,138—————

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Builds strength in individuals through powerful tools for success.

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1 program service account for $725K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The organization provided educational services to approximately 38 students in grades 6 - 10 during the 2024-2025 school year through its charter school, Las Puertas Community School.

$725Kprogram expense

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$814K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$813K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$847K
Ln 25
Programscol B$725K
Managementcol C$122K
Owns and owesPt X
−$3K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K
Total assetsLn 16$302K
LiabilitiesLn 26$305K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$813K
Government grantsLn 1e$742K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$814K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K
Other assetsLn 15$186K
Total assetsLn 16$302K
LiabilitiesLn 26$305K
Net assetsLn 32−$3K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$62K$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$50K
Total assetsLn 16$375K$302K
LiabilitiesLn 26$346K$305K
Net assetsLn 32$30K−$3K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$48K$10K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$453K$417K$36K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$41K$55$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$15K$3K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$161$0$161$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$62K$0$62K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$56K$6K$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$1K$0
OccupancyLn 16$107K$107K$0$0
TravelLn 17$14K$14K$0$0
InterestLn 20$4K$2K$2K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$294$96$198$0
All other expensesLn 24e$253$3$250$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$847K$725K$122K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $991K$1.0M−$24K$30K 990 PDF
FY2023 $855K$860K−$5K$54K 990 PDF
FY2022 $940K$936K$4K$59K 990 PDF
FY2021 $940K$814K$126K$55K 990 PDF
FY2020 $837K$755K$82K−$71K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $814,193 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$742,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$70,939
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,250
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$813,139
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,054 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,054
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,054 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$814,193
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $846,515 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,872 · Management $10,000 · Fundraising $0$57,872
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $417,252 · Management $36,035 · Fundraising $0$453,287
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,420 · Management $55 · Fundraising $0$41,475
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,448 · Management $3,476 · Fundraising $0$18,924
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $161 · Fundraising $0$161
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $62,086 · Fundraising $0$62,086
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $56,053 · Management $5,943 · Fundraising $0$61,996
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,373 · Management $1,417 · Fundraising $0$8,790
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $107,303 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$107,303
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,628 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,628
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,903 · Management $2,136 · Fundraising $0$4,039
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,398 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,398
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,009 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,009
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $96 · Management $198 · Fundraising $0$294
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3 · Management $250 · Fundraising $0$253
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $724,758 · Management $121,757 · Fundraising $0$846,515
Part X · Balance sheet $301,984 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,954$26,945
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $36,416$30,510
X-4 Accounts receivable$300
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $909$8,687
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,691$49,897
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $262,303$185,645
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $375,273$301,984
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $58,013$99,555
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $19,310$13,605
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $258,600$181,796
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $345,584$304,617
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $29,689−$2,633
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $29,689−$2,633
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $375,273$301,984
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$2,633 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$814,193
XI-2 Total expenses$846,515
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,322
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$29,689
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$2,633

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