To invest in local and regional solutions that address the root causes of poverty. Through grantmaking, the organization funds other organizations that meet current Needs in the community, but also actively work to disrupt the policies, practices, and systems that hold poverty in place.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 3 employees.
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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.1M a year · 34% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.5M
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$6.1M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$4.3M
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$5.5M
FY2024▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$5.5M
Expenses
$6.1M
FY2024▲ +201%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$6.1M
Net assets
$4.3M
FY2024▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$4.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2022.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $5.8M Management & general 5% · $322K Fundraising 1% · $41K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$144,942Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynn Coriano’s $145K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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
Lynn Coriano$144,942$96,154

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Funds local groups tackling poverty's root causes and systemic issues.

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1 program · $5.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The basic needs giving partnership invests in local and regional solutions that address the root causes of poverty. Our grants aim to support organizations providing services that are responsive to the current needs of our community and authentic collaborative initiatives that are working to disrupt the policies, practices, and systems…

$5.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 115 grants · $6.8M · 2023–2024
People of Progression INCWI · FY2024$300,000
Impact WisconsinWI · FY2024$300,000
Headsup Fox Cities CorpWI · FY2024$300,000
Achieve Brown County INCWI · FY2024$300,000
JoshuaWI · FY2024$225,000
City of WaupacaFY2024$225,000
United Way Fox Cities INCWI · FY2024$75,000
Veterans 1st of New INCWI · FY2024$50,000
Sepo INCWI · FY2024$50,000
Winnebago County HelpWI · FY2024$50,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$197K
Other incomeLn 4–11$500
Money outPt IX
$6.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.8M
Managementcol C$322K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$197K
Other incomeLn 4–11$500
Total revenueLn 12$5.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$226K
SavingsLn 2$6.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.3M
Other assetsLn 15$18K
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M$4.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5.4M$5.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$166K$83K$66K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$169K$91K$68K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$15K$12K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$12K$10K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$47K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$223K$122K$96K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$274$274
Office expensesLn 13$21K$14K$5K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$11K$7K$1K
TravelLn 17$6K$3K$2K$448
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$3K$2K$444
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K$350
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.1M$5.8M$322K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.5M$6.1M−$643K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.0M$2.0M$4.9M$4.9M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,495,056 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,954,354$5,297,686
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,687$196,870
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,967,041$5,495,056
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,404,100$5,399,585
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $252,614$388,140
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $385,594$350,015
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,042,308$6,137,740
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,924,733−$642,684
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $5,495,056 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,297,686
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,297,686
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $196,870$196,870
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $500$500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $196,870$5,495,056
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,137,740 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,399,585$5,399,585
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,065 · Management $66,452 · Fundraising $16,613$166,130
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $91,160 · Management $68,193 · Fundraising $10,104$169,457
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,449 · Management $11,606 · Fundraising $1,796$28,851
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,336 · Management $9,512 · Fundraising $1,854$23,702
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,360$4,360
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,675$46,675
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $122,314 · Management $96,464 · Fundraising $3,754$222,532
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $274$274
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,437 · Management $5,333 · Fundraising $1,040$20,810
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,639 · Management $6,871 · Fundraising $1,340$18,850
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,984 · Management $2,300 · Fundraising $448$5,732
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,955 · Management $2,278 · Fundraising $444$5,677
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,458$17,458
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,326 · Management $1,793 · Fundraising $350$4,469
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $3,178$3,178
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,774,708 · Management $321,837 · Fundraising $41,195$6,137,740
Part X · Balance sheet $6,434,692 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,214,760$226,314
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,332$6,085,215
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $700,000$20,330
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $171$5,856
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,569$9,264
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $18,992$69,783
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$17,930
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,937,824$6,434,692
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,091$24,154
X-18 Grants payable$2,110,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$18,489
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,091$2,152,643
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,224,733$4,161,719
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $700,000$120,330
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,924,733$4,282,049
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,937,824$6,434,692
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,282,049 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,495,056
XI-2 Total expenses$6,137,740
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$642,684
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,924,733
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,282,049

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