Is it real?
Yes. Exemption reinstated (2016-10-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2017.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $96K paid to officers and key staff.
Katie Bynum’s $52K as Director Jun-Feb - Exec Director Mar is at the 41st 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.
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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
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed
Programs and updates
Provides emergency housing, food, clothing, and medical care, plus life skills training for North Texas youth.
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Project Perseverance
This is our largest outreach program for youth in crisis. Our goal is to provide basic human necessities such as case management; weather-appropriate clothing shoes socks underwear and bras; toiletry items and feminine hygiene products; doctor visits dental care glasses medicine psychological assessments and mental health services; car…
Project Hunger Force
This program provides nourishing food for those facing hunger at home or at school. Food is provided from our nonperishable food pantry community gardens and local food pantries. We provide snacks meals groceries gift cards & pay for school lunch accounts. Revenues are from in-kind contributions.
Project Oasis
This program improves living conditions & provides needed items for a child to get a good nights sleep feel safe and focus on school. Items provided include mattresses bedding home decor a new shelter and assistance with rent or utilities.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $208K | $306K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $0 | $0 |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $573K | $557K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $807K | $924K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $115K | $85K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $692K | $839K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $59K | $59K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $125K | $125K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $96K | $64K | $32K | $0 |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $16K | $16K | $0 | $0 |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $12K | $10K | $2K | $0 |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $7K | $7K | $0 | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $3K | $0 | $3K | $0 |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $4K | $4K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $25K | $0 | $13K | $12K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $9K | $720 | $8K | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $9K | $8K | $2K | $0 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $18K | $18K | $250 | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $227 | $0 | $227 | $0 |
| InterestLn 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $16K | $16K | $0 | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $9K | $5K | $4K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $11K | $717 | $6K | $5K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $422K | $330K | $70K | $22K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $543K | $422K | $122K | $839K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $329K | $286K | $44K | $692K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $570K | $249K | $321K | $641K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $351K | $233K | $118K | $320K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $164K | $201K | −$38K | $202K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $543,448 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $543,448 across 16 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $421,511 across 31 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $923,716 assets, 24 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $838,716 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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