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Provide transportation for elderly and disabled serving beadly county in east central south dakota

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-1852210) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 27 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $218K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
83% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
7.1 mo
of spending, in cash
7.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $52K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45K
2% of total assets
Liabilities are 2% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.5M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$929K
FY2021$988K
FY2022$950K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$823K
FY2021$727K
FY2022$889K
FY2023$949K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$983K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1998.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.1M Management & general 17% · $214K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$72,314Pt VII · Sec A
Former Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
County Liaso
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gayle Kludt’s $72K as Executive Di is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gayle Kludt$72,314$66,820$58,165$58,165$51,275$45,693

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

Provides transportation for seniors, disabled individuals, and the general public.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provides transportation services to the eldely and disabled

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-1852210) · Dispute this line
$1.1Mprogram 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$52K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Sep 2024 · $1.1M federal money spent
Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions ProgramsDepartment of Transportation · ALN 20.526 · Through SD Department of Transportation$683K
Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit ProgramDepartment of Transportation · ALN 20.509 · Through SD Department of Transportation$415K
Special Programs for the Aging_title III, Part B_grants for Supportive Services and Senior CentersDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.044 · Through SD Department of Human Services$19K

The auditor reported: a material weakness in money controls.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$221K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$214K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$758K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$221K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Gains on assetsLn 7$23K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$701K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$758K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$19K
Accounts receivableLn 4$16K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$821K$758K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$45K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$72K$72K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$510K$495K$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$13K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$76K$65K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$38K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$127K$113K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$27K
Information technologyLn 14$48K$48K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$282
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$274K$247K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$55K$51K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$214K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 14, 2026 $1.5M$1.3M$201K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 4, 2025 $1.7M$1.1M$593K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2024 $1.0M$949K$87K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 7, 2023 $950K$889K$61K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 18, 2023 $988K$727K$261K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 17, 2021 $929K$823K$107K$983K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,486,729 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,385,044$1,212,401
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $241,232$221,423
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24,141$44,932
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,519$7,973
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,652,936$1,486,729
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $677,972$718,094
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $381,561$567,962
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,059,533$1,286,056
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $593,403$200,673
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 $1,486,729 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,140,338
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$72,063
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,212,401
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $221,423$221,423
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $22,257$22,257
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $22,675$22,675
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,973$7,973
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $274,328$1,486,729
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,286,056 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $72,314$72,314
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $495,219 · Management $15,077$510,296
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,766 · Management $2,253$15,019
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $64,620 · Management $11,404$76,024
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,774 · Management $6,667$44,441
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,585$19,585
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $113,216 · Management $13,726$126,942
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,228$6,228
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $27,200$27,200
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $48,050$48,050
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,603$7,603
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,542 · Management $282$2,824
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $246,928 · Management $27,437$274,365
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $51,303 · Management $3,862$55,165
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,072,418 · Management $213,638 · Fundraising $0$1,286,056
Part X · Balance sheet $2,408,111 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,010$56,777
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $773,777$701,363
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $26,999$18,655
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,761$16,130
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,147$9,554
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,330,951$1,605,632
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,208,645$2,408,111
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,327$45,120
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,327$45,120
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,146,886$2,356,963
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,432$6,028
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,162,318$2,362,991
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,208,645$2,408,111
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,362,991 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,486,729
XI-2 Total expenses$1,286,056
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$200,673
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,162,318
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,362,991

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

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