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Isaac's Room FY2023 filing

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Salem, OR501(c)(3)Since 1999Youth Development EIN 93-1267455Revenue $1.0M in FY2023

On file with the IRSisaacsroom.org299 Cottage St Ne, 97301-3843 · Salem, ORTax-exempt since Dec 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Isaac's Room exists to help divested young people build the capacity to rise to life's challenges. We provide experiences that develop character, confidence, and practical skills within a supportive community that encourages each individual to become the hero of their own story and a positive contributor to society. Our workforce development program focuses on building critical job skills through a team based internship at the ike box coffee shop, the family business of Isaac's Room. In addition to hands on work experience, we provide one on one mentorship, housing opportunities, personal wellness training, financial literacy education, and other enrichment programs designed to support long term success. A divested young person is someone who has been left feeling powerless to face life's challenges with confidence or effectiveness. This can result from external circumstances such as foster care, disrupted education, poverty, addiction, or incarceration, or from the consequences of the

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
44¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$108K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $161K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
44%
of spending
Concern: 44% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
44%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2023▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$546K
FY2021$683K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +69%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$291K
FY2021$453K
FY2022$656K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2023▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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 Dec 1999.

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

Where the money goes

44 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 44% · $489K Management & general 56% · $621K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Mark Bulgin
Executive Di
$107,529Pt VII · Sec A
Elijah Leutwyler
Youth Liason
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Pleiman
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lillian Kay
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Luis Garcia
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Bulgin’s $119K as Executive Di is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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
Mark Bulgin$118,916$112,897$107,529$88,647$75,369$67,150

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

Empowers young people with skills, confidence, and support to overcome challenges and contribute to society.

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3 programs · $489K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Ike quest is a program of isaac's room that offers these exact opportunities to divested youth and has proven to be effective at engaging them in the quest to "make (life) better, to transform their thinking, their habits, and thereby the trajectory of their lives.

$345Kprogram expense
02

Isaac's room serves divested youth, especially low-income, foster youth, youth involved in the juvenile justice system and youth disengaged from the educational system. Youth in these environments are a growing burden on social systems and remain an untapped community resource.

$94Kprogram expense
03

The ike box is the outpost of isaac's room in downtown salem . It is a spacious coffee house in a delightfully quirky 100 year old building. It is beautiful but not too fancy, a perfect symbol of transformation how a place (or a person) considered beyond help and hope can be restored and become a gem in the community.

$51Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Pioneer Trust Bank NA FoundationFY2025$15K
O'Callaghan Family FoundationFY2025$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$753K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$183K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$489K
Managementcol C$621K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$502K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$753K
Government grantsLn 1e$584K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$183K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$414K
SavingsLn 2$88K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$502K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Other assetsLn 15$499K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 585
VolunteersI 665
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$850K$502K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$108K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$508K$275K$232K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$4K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$375$5K
OccupancyLn 16$380$380
InterestLn 20$36K$29K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$225K$54K$171K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$14K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$150K$110K$41K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$3K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$489K$621K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.6M$2.5M$40K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$2.3M−$64K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.0M$1.1M−$98K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$656K$602K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $683K$453K$229K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $546K$291K$255K$1.5M 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 $1,012,026 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,072,135$753,185
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $80,127$183,233
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,824$30,887
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $99,854$44,721
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,257,940$1,012,026
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $397,911$615,033
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $257,998$494,664
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $655,909$1,109,697
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $602,031−$97,671
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $1,012,026 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$49,370 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$583,901
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$169,284
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$753,185
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $183,233$183,233
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,887$30,887
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$28,321−$28,321
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$122,412
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $133,863 · Excluded from tax $2,566$1,012,026
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,109,697 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $107,529$107,529
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $275,150 · Management $232,354$507,504
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,809 · Management $8,328$12,137
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $28,600$28,600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $375 · Management $4,942$5,317
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $380$380
IX-20 InterestPrograms $28,829 · Management $6,890$35,719
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $53,820 · Management $171,066$224,886
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,309 · Management $9,302$23,611
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $109,782 · Management $40,644$150,426
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,087 · Management $10,501$13,588
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $489,161 · Management $620,536 · Fundraising $0$1,109,697
Part X · Balance sheet $3,405,519 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,326; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $458,699$414,017
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $391,355$88,273
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year −$6,137−$7,510
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $19,858$23,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,709$18,243
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,037,833$2,369,634
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $498,033$498,536
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,418,235$3,405,519
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $105,806$125,478
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,077$3,189
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,016,689$1,101,644
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,401,546$2,303,875
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,401,546$2,303,875
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,418,235$3,405,519
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,303,875 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,012,026
XI-2 Total expenses$1,109,697
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$97,671
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,401,546
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,303,875

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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