To provide essential items such as clothing in support of children individuals and families affected by foster care or other resource instability.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 24 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 5% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$289K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$305K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$47K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$289K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$334K
FY2023$272K
FY2024$289K
Expenses
$305K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$258K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$305K
Net assets
$47K
FY2024▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$77K
FY2023$63K
FY2024$47K

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 Jan 2022.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $258K Management & general 15% · $47K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $25K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary & V.p.
$13,000Pt VII · Sec A
President / Exec Dir
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Mace’s $13K as Secretary & V.p. is at the 6th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Lynette Kaichen$12,000$13,000$4,500
Melissa Mace$13,000$13,000$4,500
Jenny Martineau—$9,360$2,888

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

Programs and updates

Supplies clothing and essentials to children and families facing foster care or instability.

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1 program · $258K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The pass along project is a new hampshire based organization helping foster children with their transition to the foster care system system through the provision of needed clothing and similar items. Children in foster care often arrive suddenly with only the clothes on their back.

$258Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$289K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$265K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$305K
Ln 25
Programscol B$258K
Managementcol C$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$47K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K
Total assetsLn 16$47K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$265K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$205K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$289K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$44K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$44K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$47K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$47K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 624
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$66K$47K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$0
Net assetsLn 32$63K$47K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$205K$205K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$25K$13K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$1K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$159$159
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$663$4K
OccupancyLn 16$51K$37K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$437
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$305K$258K$47K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $289K$305K−$16K$47K 990 PDF
FY2023 $272K$286K−$14K$63K 990 PDF
FY2022 $334K$258K$77K$77K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $289,049 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $262,432$265,015
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,446$24,034
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $271,878$289,049
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $194,760$204,625
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $39,181$38,457
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $500$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $51,443$62,146
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $285,884$305,228
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,006−$16,179
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $289,049 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,387 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$22,960
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$242,055
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$204,625
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$265,015
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $10,647$10,647
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,387 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,647$289,049
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $305,228 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $204,625$204,625
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $13,000 · Management $12,000$25,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $10,065$10,065
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,260 · Management $2,132$3,392
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $159$159
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,575$1,575
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,455$1,455
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $663 · Management $3,912$4,575
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,904 · Management $14,352$51,256
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,607 · Management $437$2,044
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,082$1,082
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $258,059 · Management $47,169 · Fundraising $0$305,228
Part X · Balance sheet $46,603 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $62,782$44,223
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,887$2,380
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $65,669$46,603
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,887$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,887$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $62,782$46,603
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $62,782$46,603
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $65,669$46,603
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,603 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$289,049
XI-2 Total expenses$305,228
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$16,179
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$62,782
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,603

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