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Disability Resource Network FY2023 filing

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Huntsville, AL501(c)(3)Since 2021Human ServicesEIN 86-1536628Revenue $404K in FY2023

On file with the IRS415 Church St Nw, 35801-5573 · Huntsville, ALTax-exempt since Sep 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote independence to people with disabilities through advocacy, public education, and consumer controlled independent living services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $112K a year · 33% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$404K
+176% vs prior year
Spent
$197K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$223K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$404K
FY2023▲ +176%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$146K
FY2023$404K
FY2024$328K
FY2025$468K
Expenses
$197K
FY2023▲ +55%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$127K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$254K
FY2025$319K
Net assets
$223K
FY2023▲ ×14
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$15K
FY2023$223K
FY2024$296K
FY2025$445K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $176K Management & general 11% · $21K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Davina Patterson
Executive Director
$54,615Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Davina Patterson’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 54th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Davina Patterson$65,000$58,077$54,615$10,769

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers people with disabilities through advocacy and independent living services.

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1 program · $176K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

To promote independence to people with disabilities through advocacy, public education, and consumer controlled independent living services.

$176Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundation INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$404K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Money outPt IX
$197K
Ln 25
Programscol B$176K
Managementcol C$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$223K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$161K
Total assetsLn 16$224K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Government grantsLn 1e$404K
Total revenueLn 12$404K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$161K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$161K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$224K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$223K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$6K$161K
Total assetsLn 16$37K$224K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$15K$223K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$50K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50K$46K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K$268
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$8K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$7K$627
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$14K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$1K$225
Office expensesLn 13$792$673$119
OccupancyLn 16$36K$30K$5K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$292$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$5K$701
Total functional expensesLn 25$197K$176K$21K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $468K$319K$149K$445K 990 PDF
FY2024 $328K$254K$74K$296K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $404K$197K$207K$223K 990 PDF
FY2022 $146K$127K$19K$15K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $404,459 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $146,294$404,459
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $146,294$404,459
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $83,918$125,008
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $43,243$72,275
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $127,161$197,283
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,133$207,176
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $404,459 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$404,234
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$225
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$404,459
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$404,459
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $197,283 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,333 · Management $4,282$54,615
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $45,967 · Management $3,910$49,877
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,619 · Management $268$2,887
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,334 · Management $1,301$9,635
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,367 · Management $627$7,994
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,942 · Management $2,460$16,402
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,275 · Management $225$1,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $673 · Management $119$792
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,271 · Management $5,341$35,612
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,035$5,035
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $292 · Management $1,654$1,946
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,287 · Management $701$5,988
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $176,395 · Management $20,888 · Fundraising $0$197,283
Part X · Balance sheet $224,036 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,221$160,978
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $30,130$59,342
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $150$3,716
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,501$224,036
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,052$1,145
X-25 Other liabilities$266
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,052$1,411
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,449$222,625
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,449$222,625
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,501$224,036
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $222,625 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$404,459
XI-2 Total expenses$197,283
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$207,176
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,449
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$222,625

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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