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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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 $218K a year · 19% 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $52K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$950K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$889K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$950K
FY2022▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$929K
FY2021$988K
FY2022$950K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$889K
FY2022▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$823K
FY2021$727K
FY2022$889K
FY2023$949K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +5%
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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 FY2022 Form 990 (year ending September 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $724K Management & general 19% · $165K

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; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$58,165Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$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

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  • 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 · $724K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Provides transportation services to the elderly and disabled

$724Kprogram 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

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$950K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$789K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$157K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$889K
Ln 25
Programscol B$724K
Managementcol C$165K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$900K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$789K
Government grantsLn 1e$734K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$157K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$748
Total revenueLn 12$950K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$246K
SavingsLn 2$654K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$900K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$542K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$762K$900K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$600K$542K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$29K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$65K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$380K$380K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$94K$84K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$28K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50$50
Office expensesLn 13$25K$25K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$14K$13K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$84K$76K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$26K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$116K$96K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$889K$724K$165K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.3M$201K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.1M$593K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$949K$87K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $950K$889K$61K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $988K$727K$261K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $929K$823K$107K$983K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $949,731 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $835,830$789,470
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $131,832$156,675
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,165$2,838
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,248$748
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $988,075$949,731
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $424,076$571,654
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $302,693$317,256
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $726,769$888,910
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $261,306$60,821
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 $949,731 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$733,938
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$55,532
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$789,470
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $156,675$156,675
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,838$2,838
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $748$748
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $157,423 · Excluded from tax $2,838$949,731
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $888,910 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $65,014$65,014
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $380,109$380,109
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $84,415 · Management $9,380$93,795
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,826 · Management $4,910$32,736
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,632$22,632
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $50$50
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $24,721$24,721
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,964$20,964
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,065$6,065
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,988 · Management $1,443$14,431
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $75,577 · Management $8,398$83,975
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,117 · Management $1,966$28,083
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $96,044 · Management $20,291$116,335
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $724,040 · Management $164,870 · Fundraising $0$888,910
Part X · Balance sheet $1,511,016 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $762,084$246,143
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5$654,014
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $47,369$37,601
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,531$11,809
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,217$19,218
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $600,234$542,231
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,435,440$1,511,016
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,735$29,490
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,735$29,490
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,409,705$1,447,613
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$33,913
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,409,705$1,481,526
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,435,440$1,511,016
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,481,526 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$949,731
XI-2 Total expenses$888,910
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,821
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,409,705
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$11,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,481,526

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