Provide resources to caregivers at low cost or no cost. Educates and equips caregivers who support them with concrete tools and strategies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $65K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$211K
+92% vs prior year
Spent
$141K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$180K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$211K
FY2025▲ +92%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$98K
FY2024$110K
FY2025$211K
Net assets
$180K
FY2025▲ +61%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$63K
FY2024$111K
FY2025$180K

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 Feb 2022.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $106K Management & general 18% · $25K Fundraising 7% · $10K

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; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Founder and CEO
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Allison Breininger$36,000$18,985

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers low-cost or free resources and tools to equip caregivers supporting others.

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3 programs · $46K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The storyline program is a growing library of online resources created to help caregivers feel seen and supported through every chapter of their caregiving lives. There are currently 27 members registered for storyline.

$32Kprogram expense
02

Caregiver Gift Boxes

You cant always take a caregivers responsibilities off of their plate, but you can tell them that they matter, that you see them, and that they are part of the story with an im part of the story caregiver gift box.

$9Kprogram expense
03

Online Support Group Program

The negative space offers bi-monthly virtual caregiver support groups at no cost, which are open to current and former caregivers of all types. In these sessions hard things are not sugar coated and experiences are not bright sided. 23 support sesions were held with upwards fo 20 people per session.

$5Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$65K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$211K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$180K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Money outPt IX
$141K
Ln 25
Programscol B$106K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$180K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K
Total assetsLn 16$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$180K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Total revenueLn 12$211K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$182K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$184K
Total assetsLn 16$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$180K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K$184K
Total assetsLn 16$111K$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$4K
Net assetsLn 32$111K$180K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$51K$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$137$138
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$43K$5K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K$120
Total functional expensesLn 25$141K$106K$25K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $211K$141K$69K$180K 990 PDF
FY2024 $110K$111K 990 PDF
FY2023 $98K$63K 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 $210,719 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $78,646$180,439
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $31,243$30,280
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $109,889$210,719
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $52,304$66,243
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,887$75,234
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $61,191$141,477
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,698$69,242
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $210,719 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$180,439
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$180,439
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,280$30,280
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $30,280 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$210,719
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $141,477 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,155 · Management $6,167 · Fundraising $6,167$63,489
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,479 · Management $137 · Fundraising $138$2,754
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,313$2,313
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,150$1,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,311 · Management $4,945 · Fundraising $2,695$50,951
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,293$1,293
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,259$7,259
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,853$1,853
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,337$1,337
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,958 · Management $120$9,078
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $105,903 · Management $25,281 · Fundraising $10,293$141,477
Part X · Balance sheet $183,829 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,564$181,862
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,739$1,967
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $111,303$183,829
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$4,095
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$4,095
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $111,303$179,734
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $111,303$183,829
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $179,734 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$210,719
XI-2 Total expenses$141,477
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$69,242
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$111,303
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$811
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$179,734

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