Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2023.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $72K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Julia Hillengas’s $142K as Co-Founder, Chair is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Hillengas | $141,939 | $71,615 | $18,600 |
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.
See Powercorpsphl executive salaries →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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Combats community decay and promotes education for a better future.
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Connects people to careers and advances community by engaging un- and under-employed 18 to 30 year olds in paid 4 to 24 month living wage jobs in clean energy, green infrastructure, and community based careers. Outside of Philadelphia, PowerCorpsPHL designs, advises, and supports the adaptation of our model in cities across the country.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 92-1244585) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 1 smaller program.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
Grants and contracts made straight to it, by federal fiscal year (Oct to Sep). Money that came through a state or another group is not counted here.
Estimate: about 4% of its revenue in 2024 came from these federal awards ($250K of $6.0M). The federal year and the group's own year do not line up, and one award can pay out over several years.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $538K | $149K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $0 | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.7M | $3.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $662K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.7M | $2.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $189K | $56K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $2K | $2K | $179 | $53 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $149K | $131K | $14K | $4K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $188K | $165K | $17K | $5K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $11K | $11K | $0 | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $78K | $0 | $78K | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $713K | $98K | $614K | $560 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $50K | $0 | $25K | $25K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $55K | $50K | $4K | $853 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $94K | $85K | $7K | $1K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $45K | $41K | $3K | $707 |
| TravelLn 17 | $27K | $25K | $2K | $422 |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $244K | $244K | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $14K | $13K | $1K | $224 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $12K | $0 | $12K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $0 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $4.9M | $3.8M | $967K | $95K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 | $4.8M | $6.3M | −$1.4M | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2025 | $6.0M | $4.9M | $1.1M | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 23, 2024 | $1.9M | $237K | $1.7M | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $5,965,513 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,965,513 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,904,060 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,433,123 assets, 26 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,770,676 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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