Seward Senior Citizens INC

Tax-deductible

Seward, AK501(c)(3)Since 1978EIN 92-0072425

This service shall offer to seniors an opportunity to live a full and abundant community and family life by providing nutritious meals, economic & social recreation, healthy physical activity and informed & contributing interaction within the local community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2024
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
3 of 4
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
How much reaches the programs?
78%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$71K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
2
named funders · $25K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$68K
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
9
independent of 9 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$522K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$471K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$758K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$522K
FY2024▲ +12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$401K
FY2021$522K
FY2023$489K
FY2024$464K
FY2024$522K
Expenses
$471K
FY2024▲ +13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$452K
FY2023$440K
FY2024$416K
FY2024$471K
Net assets
$758K
FY2024▲ +27%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$392K
FY2021$494K
FY2023$437K
FY2024$598K
FY2024$758K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CSeward Senior Citizens INC
EINHdr · item D92-0072425
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1980
Year of formationHdr · item L1978
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSeward, AK
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.02
Program services78%$365K
Management & general20%$95K
Fundraising2%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$471K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs▼ -12% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
14.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -5% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$826K
FY2024▲ +37%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$436K
FY2021$621K
FY2023$447K
FY2024$604K
FY2024$826K
Total liabilities
$68K
FY2024▲ ×12
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$127K
FY2023$10K
FY2024$6K
FY2024$68K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$51K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$826K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$199K
Total assetsLn 16$826K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$68K
Total net assetsLn 32$758K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.1

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$487K · 93%
Investment income$35K · 7%
Contributions & grants93%$487K
Investment income7%$35K
Program service revenue$89
— government grantsLn 1e$348K
Total revenueLn 12$522K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $584K · Operating expenses/yr $471K
14.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $365K · Total expenses $471K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $95K · Total expenses $471K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $10K · Total expenses $471K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $9K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $117K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $487K · Total revenue $522K
93%
Government reliance
Government grants $348K · Total revenue $522K
67%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $89 · Total revenue $522K
0.02%
Investment reliance
Investment income $35K · Total revenue $522K
+7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $89 · Total expenses $471K
0.02%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $522K · Prior year $464K
+12%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $401K · FY2024 $522K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $758K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $522K · Expenses $471K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $826K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $758K · Total assets $826K
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $386K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $826K
47%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dana Paperman · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $71K · Total expenses $471K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $186K · Total expenses $471K
40%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%——
Overhead ratio 20%——
Fundraising cost ratio 2%——
Revenue growth 12%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$70,555Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sec/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Dana Paperman$70,555$67,894———
Dana Paperman——$65,187$60,828$56,912

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 9Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 9Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Helps seniors live independently and offers social activities.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $365K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Nutritious meals-to provide five hot meals weekly to the local elderly and delivery of prepared meals to individuals unable to attend lunch meals at the facility.

$214Kprogram expense
02

Support services-communicate with and identify persons through one on one contact or by referral to inform them of services provided by this agency.

$93Kprogram expense
03

Healthy promotion-to provide recreation programs, arts, crafts and social outings to seniors in the community.

$58Kprogram expense

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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$25K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 $464K$416K-5% 990 PDF
FY2023 $489K$440K-6% 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $522K$452K+30% 990 PDF
FY2020 $401K$417K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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