To provide transitional housing and supportive services to adult men who have been diagnosed with a substance use disorder and who seek to enter society as self-sufficient, responsible citizens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$69K 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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FY2020 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $106K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $186K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.3 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
$988K
84% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 84% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$403K
Spent
$463K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$183K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$403K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$403K
FY2021$469K
FY2022$832K
FY2023$822K
FY2024$892K
FY2025$863K
Expenses
$463K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$463K
FY2021$496K
FY2022$598K
FY2023$627K
FY2024$649K
FY2025$815K
Net assets
$183K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$176K
FY2022$370K
FY2023$574K
FY2024$832K
FY2025$875K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 1997.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $380K Management & general 13% · $61K Fundraising 5% · $22K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$69,305Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachelle L Pellissier’s $6K as Executive Director is at the 2nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dani Doehiring—$80,429$77,092$73,266$73,452$69,305
Rachelle L Pellissier$5,719—————

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

Offers housing and support for men recovering from addiction to become independent.

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1 program · $322K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Assistance is provided to men re-entering society who are recovering alcoholics, substance abuser and others. Assistance includes shelter, food and recovery services.

$322Kprogram 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 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$403K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$326K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$463K
Ln 25
Programscol B$380K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$183K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$988K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$326K
Government grantsLn 1e$245K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$66K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$403K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$88K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$88K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$186K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$857K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$988K
Net assetsLn 32$183K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$238K$88K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$186K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$909K$857K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$949K$988K
Net assetsLn 32$252K$183K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$58K$10K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$173K$138K$24K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$17K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$19K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$338$1K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$6K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$56K$55K$490
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$53K$42K$7K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$2K$216
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$463K$380K$61K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $863K$815K$48K$875K 990 PDF
FY2024 $892K$649K$243K$832K 990 PDF
FY2023 $822K$627K$195K$574K 990 PDF
FY2022 $832K$598K$234K$370K 990 PDF
FY2021 $469K$496K−$26K$176K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $403K$463K−$59K$183K 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 $403,473 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $309,155$325,726
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,201$51,989
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $89$1,379
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $73,710$24,379
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $438,155$403,473
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $227,804$290,737
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $170,993$172,206
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $398,797$462,943
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,358−$59,470
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower 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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $403,473 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$65,974
VIII-1e Government grants$245,393
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,359
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$325,726
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $51,989$51,989
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,379$1,379
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $24,379$24,379
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51,989 · Excluded from tax $25,758$403,473
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $462,943 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,798 · Management $10,115 · Fundraising $4,335$72,248
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $138,486 · Management $24,235 · Fundraising $10,386$173,107
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,219 · Management $3,013 · Fundraising $1,291$21,523
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,087 · Management $3,340 · Fundraising $1,432$23,859
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,275$2,275
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,933 · Management $338 · Fundraising $1,195$3,466
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,346 · Management $7,391$13,737
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,083 · Management $490$55,573
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $42,056 · Management $7,360 · Fundraising $3,154$52,570
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,684 · Management $2,213 · Fundraising $216$6,113
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,472$38,472
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $380,164 · Management $60,770 · Fundraising $22,009$462,943
Part X · Balance sheet $1,170,481 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $237,511$87,794
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $42,930$31,170
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,442$6,259
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $909,228$856,659
X-11 Publicly traded securities$186,399
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,200$2,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,201,311$1,170,481
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,662$1,013
X-25 Other liabilities$39,213
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $949,094$987,658
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $252,217$182,823
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $252,217$182,823
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,201,311$1,170,481
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $182,823 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$403,473
XI-2 Total expenses$462,943
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$59,470
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$252,217
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$9,924
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$182,823

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