To offer the opportunity for physical and spiritual transformation to our community. We accomplish this mission by partnering with agencies and organizations who are already providing services; then building programs to fill the gaps where there are clear needs that DO not yet have local services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 95 volunteers and 7 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$31K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $165K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$499K
Spent
$337K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$162K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2025.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $277K Management & general 13% · $45K Fundraising 4% · $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

9 people listed on the 990; $31K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$30,652Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Walter’s $31K as Executive Director is at the 19th 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.

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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

Partners with agencies to build programs filling community service gaps.

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1 program · $277K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Programs to Carry Out the Organization's Mission

Lifestyle, lifecycle, marketplace, lifehouse, and lifepath. These programs offer various services that are not offered locally including furniture, transportation, clothing and household items, housing, and other services.

$277Kprogram 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 1 funder$165K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$499K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$484K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Money outPt IX
$337K
Ln 25
Programscol B$277K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$162K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$484K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Total revenueLn 12$499K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$109K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$162K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 695
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$0$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$8K
Net assetsLn 32$0$162K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$31K$28K$2K$517
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$151K$138K$10K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$15K$1K$277
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$2K$1K$305
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$16K$7K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$674$253
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$971$450
OccupancyLn 16$64K$47K$13K$3K
TravelLn 17$278$139$111$28
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$1K$374
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$22K$6K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$627$1K$124
Total functional expensesLn 25$337K$277K$45K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $499K$337K$162K$162K 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
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Part I · Summary $498,638 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$483,626
I-9 Program service revenue$15,012
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$498,638
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$198,361
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$138,540
I-18 Total expenses$336,901
I-19 Revenue less expenses$161,737
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $498,638 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$483,626
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$483,626
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,012$15,012
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,012 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$498,638
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $336,901 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,069 · Management $2,066 · Fundraising $517$30,652
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $138,499 · Management $10,195 · Fundraising $2,549$151,243
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,081 · Management $1,108 · Fundraising $277$16,466
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,525 · Management $1,220 · Fundraising $305$3,050
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,577 · Management $6,604 · Fundraising $1,475$23,656
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,275$1,275
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,485 · Management $674 · Fundraising $253$4,412
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,004 · Management $971 · Fundraising $450$2,425
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $46,773 · Management $13,399 · Fundraising $3,350$63,522
IX-17 TravelPrograms $139 · Management $111 · Fundraising $28$278
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,221$1,221
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,870 · Management $1,496 · Fundraising $374$3,740
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,211 · Management $5,872 · Fundraising $4,767$32,850
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $627 · Management $1,360 · Fundraising $124$2,111
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $277,356 · Management $45,076 · Fundraising $14,469$336,901
Part X · Balance sheet $169,429 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$109,429
X-4 Accounts receivable$60,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$169,429
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$7,692
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$7,692
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$161,737
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$169,429
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $161,737 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$498,638
XI-2 Total expenses$336,901
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$161,737
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$161,737

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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