Found Mission FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Lubbock, TX501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 86-2752167Revenue $136K in FY2024

On file with the IRS8207 Ithaca Ave Ste B, 79423-2600 · Lubbock, TXTax-exempt since Jul 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The love of Jesus compels us to advance toward the needs in our communities in creative ways. We are a movement of Light Love and Hope toward areas of darkness loneliness and despair. We believe everyone needs to know they are FOUND. We do the work of expressing this belief through our Fuel in the School program. Working with over 100 school campuses in the Lubbock area and beyond we rally the community to gather resources to meet the basic needs of children. We provide clothing shoes food school supplies and hygiene items to school children in need through our Fuel in the School program. We also provide coats through our Coats for Kids program providing coats to students in need. Our program Warmth for Texas we provide blankets and beanies to students in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$15K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
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Revenue
$136K
+99% vs prior year
Net assets
$52K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$136K
FY2024▲ +99%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$68K
FY2024$136K
FY2025$207K
Net assets
$52K
FY2024▲ +470%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$9K
FY2024$52K
FY2025$72K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2021.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990-EZ; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A

Shea Politte’s $15K as President is at the 7th 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Shea Politte$15,000$45,135

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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Programs and updates

Provides essential items like food, clothing, and school supplies to children in need.

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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 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$136K
Other income$136K
Owns and owes
$52K
net assets
People
1
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$136K
Total revenue$136K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Net assets$52K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers45
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $207K$188K$20K$72K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $136K$52K 990 PDF
FY2023 $68K$9K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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