Love Chatham is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization established to help with homelessness in the Chatham County area. It will be a common banner under which the churches, individuals, and businesses can work together, specifically to centralize the many talents and resources available and put them into action to alleviate homelessness and other needs. Our first focus will be homelessness, but we hope to continue the work of charity and healing in the future by joining, connecting with, or establishing help for hunger, clothing, healthcare, financial planning, and spiritual counseling.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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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FY2023 · 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 12% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$210K
66% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 66% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$259K
+201% vs prior year
Spent
$177K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$110K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$259K
FY2023▲ +201%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$84K
FY2022$86K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$234K
Expenses
$177K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$177K
FY2024$206K
FY2025$281K
Net assets
$110K
FY2023▲ +295%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$41K
FY2022$28K
FY2023$110K
FY2024$166K
FY2025$120K

From the FY2023 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 Apr 2021.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $162K Management & general 8% · $14K

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; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$42,068Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dakota Philbrick’s $46K as Executive Dir. is at the 34th 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
Dakota Philbrick$46,042$42,500$42,068$28,103$5,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Combats homelessness by uniting community resources and talents.

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3 programs · $134K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Hotel Ministry

The hotel ministry assists community members by providing initial shelter for someone who is experiencing homelessness. The ministry then works within the network of service providers and with other community members to find support and resources.

$66Kprogram expense
02

Transitional Housing

This program provides additional support for community members that are stabilizing and seeking permanent housing. This program offers more thorough casework and resources, and promotes the interests of the community member by using a housing first model as the appropriate starting point for stability.

$44Kprogram expense
03

Rental/Utility Assistance

Love Chatham seeks to provide some direct monetary resources, when available, when clients have a need that is unmet by other area programs or in collaboration with other programs. Love Chatham qualifies for the Emergency Housing Funds through Chatham County (EHF) and at times will be able to work with clients to meet even more needs…

$24Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$259K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Money outPt IX
$177K
Ln 25
Programscol B$162K
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$110K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$4K
Total revenueLn 12$259K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$74K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$74K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$245K
Other assetsLn 15$753
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K
Net assetsLn 32$110K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 660
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K$74K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$245K
Total assetsLn 16$28K$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$210K
Net assetsLn 32$28K$110K
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$46K$46K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$5K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$1K$769
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$2K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$814$257
Advertising and promotionLn 12$387$387
Office expensesLn 13$247$25$222
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$50$50
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$66K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$15K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$177K$162K$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $234K$281K−$47K$120K 990 PDF
FY2024 $262K$206K$56K$166K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $259K$177K$82K$110K 990 PDF
FY2022 $86K$28K 990 PDF
FY2021 $84K$41K 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 $258,776 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $79,349$238,936
I-9 Program service revenue$20,000
I-10 Investment income−$3,566
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,689$3,406
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $86,038$258,776
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $94,811$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$55,930
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,095$120,646
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $98,906$176,576
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,868$82,200
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $258,776 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$238,936
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$238,936
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,000$20,000
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$3,566−$3,566
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,406$3,406
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,840$258,776
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $176,576 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 staffPrograms $45,610$45,610
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,307 · Management $2,770$8,077
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,474 · Management $769$2,243
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,482 · Management $3,777$6,259
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $814 · Management $257$1,071
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $387$387
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25 · Management $222$247
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,640 · Management $1,409$4,049
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $50$50
IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,705$10,705
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,302$10,302
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,355 · Management $2,295$3,650
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,333$66,333
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,127 · Management $2,466$17,593
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $162,174 · Management $14,402 · Fundraising $0$176,576
Part X · Balance sheet $319,932 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,709$73,813
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
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, netStart of year $7,172$245,366
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$753
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,881$319,932
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$209,851
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $27,881$110,081
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,881$110,081
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,881$319,932
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $110,081 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$258,776
XI-2 Total expenses$176,576
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$82,200
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,881
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$110,081

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