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Joy Closet

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Hopkinsville, KY501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 87-2442210Revenue $524K in FY2025Latest return filed Nov 7, 2025

On file with the IRSjoycloset.org814 Belmont St, 42240-4144 · Hopkinsville, KYTax-exempt since Mar 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Joy Closet is to help foster children, kinship children and children in crisis feel special, valued, and loved by giving of tangible items and providing support as they navigate childhood into adulthood. We also seek ways to provide support to foster, kinship and birth parents through providing activities throughout the year and assisting with the tangible items needed for reunification.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$524K
+204% vs prior year
Spent
$426K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$102K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$524K
FY2025▲ +204%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$69K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$172K
FY2025$524K
Net assets
$102K
FY2025▲ ×34
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$14K
FY2023$26K
FY2024$3K
FY2025$102K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2022.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $394K Management & general 3% · $14K Fundraising 4% · $18K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Angie Gibbs
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Gilkey
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Derek Guyer
Board Vice C
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bonnie Lynch
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather Gray’s $47K as President is at the 35th 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.

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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

Provides tangible items and support to children in crisis and their families.

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1 program · $394K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Providing support to foster, kinship and birth parents through providing activities throughout the year and assisting with the tangible items needed for reunification.

$394Kprogram 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
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$11K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$524K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$451K
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Money outPt IX
$426K
Ln 25
Programscol B$394K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$102K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$451K
Government grantsLn 1e$218K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Total revenueLn 12$524K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$53K
Other assetsLn 15$55K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$102K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K$53K
Total assetsLn 16$7K$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$3K$102K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$244K$244K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$23K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$48K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$21K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$426K$394K$14K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 7, 2025 $524K$426K$98K$102K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $172K$3K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2023 $104K$26K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 24, 2023 $69K$14K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $524,370 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$451,010
I-9 Program service revenue$16,528
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$56,832
I-12 Total revenue$524,370
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$272,851
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$153,243
I-18 Total expenses$426,094
I-19 Revenue less expenses$98,276
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $524,370 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$217,756
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$233,254
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$451,010
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,528$16,528
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$56,832
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,528$524,370
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $426,094 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $244,000$244,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $8,122$8,122
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,729$20,729
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,915$1,915
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $17,772$17,772
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,956$8,956
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,793$22,793
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,258$19,258
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,398$9,398
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,789$47,789
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,452 · Management $3,910$25,362
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $394,375 · Management $13,947 · Fundraising $17,772$426,094
Part X · Balance sheet $108,495 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,485$53,417
X-15 Other assets$55,078
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,520$108,495
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,279$6,035
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $238$237
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,517$6,272
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,003$102,223
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,003$102,223
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,520$108,495
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $102,223 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$524,370
XI-2 Total expenses$426,094
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$98,276
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,003
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$944
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$102,223

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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