To help grow living wage jobs, provide training, education and workforce development opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ 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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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
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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 15% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $80K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$186K
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
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
$656K
+542% vs prior year
Spent
$906K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$79K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$656K
FY2024▲ +542%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$515K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$656K
FY2025$425K
Expenses
$906K
FY2024▲ +509%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$149K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$906K
FY2025$303K
Net assets
$79K
FY2024▼ -76%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$366K
FY2023$329K
FY2024$79K
FY2025$199K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2022.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $644K Management & general 25% · $224K Fundraising 4% · $38K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founder & Ex
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janay Brower’s $50K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 37th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2023
Janay Brower$49,677$49,677

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

Creates living-wage jobs, offers training, and upcycles textile waste for a thriving creative economy.

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1 program · $644K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To provide bold upcycles luxury that supports people, the planet, and the community. Part of this mission is to reduce textile waste in kent county, mi.

$644Kprogram 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 2 funders$80K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$656K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$402K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Money outPt IX
$906K
Ln 25
Programscol B$644K
Managementcol C$224K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$79K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K
Total assetsLn 16$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$186K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$402K
Total revenueLn 12$656K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$36K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$158K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$186K
Net assetsLn 32$79K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 628
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$256K$36K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$141K$158K
Total assetsLn 16$425K$265K
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K$186K
Net assetsLn 32$328K$79K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$582K$425K$146K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$37K$13K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$6K$3K$269
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$25K$11K$1K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$88K$59K$26K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$9K$4K$382
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$794$79
OccupancyLn 16$30K$21K$6K$3K
TravelLn 17$9K$6K$3K$255
InterestLn 20$5K$3K$1K$139
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$13K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$33K$6K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$729$326$33
Total functional expensesLn 25$906K$644K$224K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $425K$303K$123K$199K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $656K$906K−$250K$79K 990 PDF
FY2023 $515K$149K$366K$366K 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 $655,848 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$253,407
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$402,441
I-12 Total revenue$655,848
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$632,954
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$13,098
I-17 Other expenses$259,622
I-18 Total expenses$905,674
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$249,826
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 $655,848 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $185,137 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$253,407
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$37,799
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$253,407
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $217,304$217,304
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $181,283 · Excluded from tax $221,158$655,848
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $905,674 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $425,209 · Management $145,619 · Fundraising $11,650$582,478
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,848 · Management $12,618 · Fundraising $1,010$50,476
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,998 · Management $2,686 · Fundraising $269$8,953
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $25,362 · Management $11,356 · Fundraising $1,136$37,854
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $13,098$13,098
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $58,877 · Management $26,363 · Fundraising $2,636$87,876
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,532 · Management $3,820 · Fundraising $382$12,734
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,773 · Management $794 · Fundraising $79$2,646
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,076 · Management $6,021 · Fundraising $3,011$30,108
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,706 · Management $2,555 · Fundraising $255$8,516
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,099 · Management $1,388 · Fundraising $139$4,626
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,321$4,321
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,412 · Management $4,016 · Fundraising $1,543$18,971
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,093 · Management $5,960 · Fundraising $2,876$41,929
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $729 · Management $326 · Fundraising $33$1,088
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $644,035 · Management $223,522 · Fundraising $38,117$905,674
Part X · Balance sheet $264,946 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $256,381$35,985
X-4 Accounts receivable$5,968
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $21,861$55,161
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $141,117$157,892
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $420$420
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,000$9,520
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $424,779$264,946
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,136$31,180
X-19 Deferred revenue$53,165
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $76,631$64,046
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,670$38,039
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $96,437$186,430
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $328,342$78,516
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $328,342$78,516
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $424,779$264,946
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $78,516 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$655,848
XI-2 Total expenses$905,674
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$249,826
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$328,342
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$78,516

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