Northbound Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Savannah, GA501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 88-3524951Revenue $570K in FY2024

On file with the IRS718 Montgomery St, 31401-5557 · Savannah, GATax-exempt since Nov 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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n the next 5 years we want to change the lives of 400,000 people in Zimbabwe Mozambique and Zambia by giving them life-long access to fresh water education medical care spiritual community and viable trades.We create long-term partnerships with effective organizations connecting teams of donors with service providers with in field experience to exponentially increase the impact of key organizations. Fuel: We connect resources to places where it can do the most good. We invest where there is a Big bang for the buck. Collaborate: We are creating partnerships with organizations in our own communities and abroad to provide support and aid to increase the reach of impactful work. Ally: We envision a team of allies in partnership with these organizations fueling work through the collaboration of ideas resources and expertise.We fuel highly effective organizations that are making a significant impact in areas of desperate physical and spiritual need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 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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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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 82% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$570K
+87% vs prior year
Spent
$558K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$27K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$570K
FY2024▲ +87%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$260K
FY2023$306K
FY2024$570K
Expenses
$558K
FY2024▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$64K
FY2023$486K
FY2024$558K
Net assets
$27K
FY2024▲ +76%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$196K
FY2023$15K
FY2024$27K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $345K Management & general 21% · $120K Fundraising 17% · $93K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$121,667Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President / Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder / Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shanna Kurtz’s $122K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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
Shanna Kurtz$121,667$58,333

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides essential resources like water, education, and healthcare to improve lives in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Zambia.

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1 program · $345K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

We break global cycles of suffering through impactful local humanitarian projects. Our approach stewards development and mission funding to noteworthy partners who are embedded in their communities and uniquely qualified to meet local needs.

$345Kprogram 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$30K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$570K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$570K
Money outPt IX
$558K
Ln 25
Programscol B$345K
Managementcol C$120K
Fundraisingcol D$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$27K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K
Total assetsLn 16$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$570K
Total revenueLn 12$570K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$54K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$27K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$16K$54K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$16K$61K
LiabilitiesLn 26$887$34K
Net assetsLn 32$15K$27K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$142K$142K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$87K$19K$19K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$47K$12K$24K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$7K$3K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$57K$33K$23K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$61K$61K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$88K$61K$26K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$961
InterestLn 20$236$236
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$558K$345K$120K$93K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $570K$558K$12K$27K 990 PDF
FY2023 $306K$486K−$180K$15K 990 PDF
FY2022 $260K$64K$196K$196K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $570,041 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $305,500$570,041
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $305,500$570,041
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $223,500$142,014
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $164,427$183,739
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $97,981$232,716
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $485,908$558,469
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$180,408$11,572
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $570,041 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$570,041
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$570,041
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$570,041
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $558,469 across 15 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $142,014$142,014
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,815 · Management $18,603 · Fundraising $18,603$124,021
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $11,814 · Management $23,628 · Fundraising $11,814$47,256
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,344 · Management $2,942 · Fundraising $2,176$12,462
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,357$1,357
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,411 · Management $23,151 · Fundraising $0$56,562
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $60,904$60,904
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,613$6,613
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,981$7,981
IX-17 TravelPrograms $61,458 · Management $26,339$87,797
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,243 · Management $961$3,204
IX-20 InterestManagement $236$236
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,062$2,062
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $345,099 · Management $119,873 · Fundraising $93,497$558,469
Part X · Balance sheet $60,764 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,045$53,964
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$6,800
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,045$60,764
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $887$11,634
X-18 Grants payable$22,400
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $887$34,034
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,158−$12,016
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$38,746
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,158$26,730
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,045$60,764
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,730 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$570,041
XI-2 Total expenses$558,469
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,572
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,158
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$26,730

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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