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Truly Motivated Transitional Living

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Yelm, WA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 91-1547236Revenue $752K in FY2025

On file with the IRStmtl.org11326 Bald Hill Rd Se, 98597-9503 · Yelm, WATax-exempt since Jul 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Truly Motivated Transitional Living is a family oriented clean and sober Living environment, providing opportunities that will enrich the lives of those suffering from addiction.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 6 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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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $155K a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $149K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$716K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$752K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$637K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$752K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$484K
FY2021$613K
FY2022$562K
FY2023$661K
FY2024$692K
FY2025$752K
Expenses
$637K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$292K
FY2021$371K
FY2022$424K
FY2023$482K
FY2024$626K
FY2025$637K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$580K
FY2022$722K
FY2023$906K
FY2024$972K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 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 Jul 1992.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $439K Management & general 31% · $198K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Carmin Long
Executive Di
$90,175Pt VII · Sec A
Lyn Borcherding
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jan Davenport
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brien Elvins
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cynthia Froembling
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dave Froembling
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gary Melhaff
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carmin Long’s $90K as Executive Di is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carmin Long$90,175$84,845$67,507$60,748—
Carmin Ottley————$60,748

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides a clean, sober, family-oriented environment and opportunities to enrich lives affected by addiction.

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1 program · $439K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Truly motivated transitional living addresses a significant need for transitional living facilities, which help people maintain their sobriety as they gain the skills necessary to move back into society. Situated in the quiet community of yelm, washington, it is well positioned to serve the south puget sound region.

$439Kprogram 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
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$63K
Network for Good INCFY2024$54K
Washington Alliance for Quality Recovery ResidencesFY2024$21K
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$149K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$752K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$616K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$130K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$637K
Ln 25
Programscol B$439K
Managementcol C$198K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$341K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$716K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$616K
Government grantsLn 1e$39K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$84K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$111K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$130K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$752K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
SavingsLn 2$287K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$341K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$716K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 645
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$384K$341K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$759K$716K
Net assetsLn 32$972K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$90K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$227K$227K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$10K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$20K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$46K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$68K$68K
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$43K$43K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$37K$37K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$52K$32K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$595$595
Total functional expensesLn 25$637K$439K$198K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $752K$637K$115K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $692K$626K$66K$972K 990 PDF
FY2023 $661K$482K$179K$906K 990 PDF
FY2022 $562K$424K$138K$722K 990 PDF
FY2021 $613K$371K$243K$580K 990 PDF
FY2020 $484K$292K$192K$270K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $751,976 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $437,401$615,605
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $149,995$130,355
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,292$6,566
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $98,268−$550
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $691,956$751,976
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$2,850
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $328,077$358,139
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $297,669$275,928
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $625,746$636,917
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $66,210$115,059
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $751,976 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$110,846
VIII-1e Government grants$39,220
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$465,539
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$84,020
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$615,605
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $130,355$130,355
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,566$6,566
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,345−$1,345
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $795$795
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $131,150 · Excluded from tax $5,221$751,976
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $636,917 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,850$2,850
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $90,175$90,175
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $226,523$226,523
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,134 · Management $4,034$14,168
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,507 · Management $7,766$27,273
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,350$1,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $45,617$45,617
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,133$9,133
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $67,790$67,790
IX-17 TravelManagement $13,497$13,497
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,350$1,350
IX-20 InterestPrograms $42,562$42,562
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $37,487$37,487
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,925$4,925
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,494 · Management $19,128$51,622
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $595$595
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $439,347 · Management $197,570 · Fundraising $0$636,917
Part X · Balance sheet $1,887,241 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $383,632$54,119
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$287,157
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,995$2,817
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $800$800
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,343,789$1,542,348
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,731,216$1,887,241
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,104$2,344
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $758,948$716,350
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $772,268$970,891
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $200,000$200,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $972,268$1,170,891
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,731,216$1,887,241
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,170,891 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$751,976
XI-2 Total expenses$636,917
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$115,059
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$972,268
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$83,564
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,170,891

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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