We are a community-based organization that provides activities to help guide individuals with intellectual disabilities i.e. learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, etc towards meaningful relationships within their community while building upon each individual's unique strengths.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 11 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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 18% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $74K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$85
0.05% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$260K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$226K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$182K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$260K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$44K
FY2022$129K
FY2023$223K
FY2024$233K
FY2025$260K
Expenses
$226K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$154K
FY2024$206K
FY2025$226K
Net assets
$182K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$54K
FY2022$53K
FY2023$122K
FY2024$149K
FY2025$182K

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 Mar 2000.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $164K Management & general 22% · $49K Fundraising 6% · $14K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$57,594Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$4,515Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matilda N Jurdal Thulin’s $58K as Executive Dir. is at the 46th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Matilda N Jurdal Thulin$57,594$58,735$54,560$50,868—
Matilda Thulin————$16,978
Angelica Guterson————$8,108
Erika Van Bibb$4,515————

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

Programs and updates

Guides individuals with intellectual disabilities toward meaningful community relationships, building on their strengths.

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1 program · $164K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Our program is designed to serve and support adults with IDD by providing life enriching activities that align with their interests and support membership and belonging within our program as well as the broader community. The activities include yoga, art, cooking, music, and gardening.

$164Kprogram 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 4 funders$74K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$260K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$151K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$109K
Money outPt IX
$226K
Ln 25
Programscol B$164K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$182K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$181K
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$85
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$109K
Government grantsLn 1e$17K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$151K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$260K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$181K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$181K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$85
Net assetsLn 32$182K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$147K$181K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$149K$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$85
Net assetsLn 32$149K$182K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$25K$25K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$90K$90K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$10K$2K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$65$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K$22K$1K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$17K$645
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$275$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$226K$164K$49K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $260K$226K$33K$182K 990 PDF
FY2024 $233K$206K$27K$149K 990 PDF
FY2023 $223K$154K$69K$122K 990 PDF
FY2022 $129K$53K 990 PDF
FY2021 $44K$54K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $259,590 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $84,146$109,451
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $150,750$150,887
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,500−$748
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $233,396$259,590
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $154,858$165,625
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $51,563$60,873
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $206,421$226,498
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,975$33,092
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $259,590 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$19,600
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,707
VIII-1e Government grants$17,050
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$67,094
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$109,451
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $150,887$150,887
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$748
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $150,887$259,590
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $226,498 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,844 · Management $24,843 · Fundraising $12,422$62,109
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $89,808$89,808
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,382 · Management $2,218 · Fundraising $1,108$13,708
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,821$4,821
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,187$2,187
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,757$1,757
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $65 · Management $2,718$2,783
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,174 · Management $1,356$23,530
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,896$6,896
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,661 · Management $645$17,306
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $275 · Management $1,318$1,593
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $164,209 · Management $48,759 · Fundraising $13,530$226,498
Part X · Balance sheet $182,468 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $147,491$180,668
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,800$1,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $149,291$182,468
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$85
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$85
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $146,291$176,383
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,000$6,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $149,291$182,383
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $149,291$182,468
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $182,383 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$259,590
XI-2 Total expenses$226,498
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,092
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$149,291
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$182,383

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