To engage the caring power of the community to improve peoples lives. We work collaboratively with our partner agencies, other community organizations, public agencies, corporations, philanthropic, faither-based organizations and individuals. We focus on solutions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
44¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$111K 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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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
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 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
$111K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $112K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$614K
-50% vs prior year
Spent
$769K
To programs
44%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$614K
FY2024▼ -50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$614K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$769K
FY2024▼ -42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$769K
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2024▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$942K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Mar 1960.

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Where the money goes

44 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 44% · $338K Management & general 29% · $222K Fundraising 27% · $209K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $111K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CEO
$111,133Pt VII · Sec A
Vp-Resource Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vp-Finance Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vp-Community Impact
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Gwendoly Dowdy-Rodgers’s $111K as CEO/President is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Gwendoly Dowdy-Rodgers$111,133—————
Dr Gwendolyn Dowdy-Rodgers$111,133—————
Gwen Rodgers—$111,133————
Gwen Dowdy-Rodgers——$109,491———
Dr Gwendolyn Rodgers———$108,017——
Gwendolyn Rodgers————$106,300$85,224

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 15aYes

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1 program · $338K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Our holiday food donations and gift cards assisted over 3,000 individuals who were directly impacted by natural disasters and or suffered economic hardships. The BRAVE initiative provided critical support to veterans by offering free showers, haircuts, healthcare assessments, and workforce assistance.

$338Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$614K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$608K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$769K
Ln 25
Programscol B$338K
Managementcol C$222K
Fundraisingcol D$209K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$709K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$608K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$240K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$614K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
SavingsLn 2$607K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$709K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$103K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$867K$709K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$114K$103K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$240K$240K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$111K$24K$39K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$177K$6K$80K$91K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$3K$26K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$2K$8K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$0$32K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$3K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$92$0$0$92
Office expensesLn 13$17K$3K$6K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$4K$10K$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$17$40$2K
InterestLn 20$337$337
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$9K$2K$3K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$2K$7K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$2K$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$46K$5K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$769K$338K$222K$209K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.2M−$73K$942K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $614K$769K−$155K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.3M−$112K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.6M$228K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.8M−$98K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$1.7M$351K$1.2M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $613,836 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,215,872$608,285
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,004$5,551
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,216,876$613,836
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $760,624$240,004
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $348,166$343,762
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $220,058$185,413
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,328,848$769,179
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$111,972−$155,343
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $613,836 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$575,831
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$240,004
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$608,285
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,551$5,551
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$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,551$613,836
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $769,179 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $240,004$240,004
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,449 · Management $38,897 · Fundraising $47,787$111,133
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,023 · Management $80,073 · Fundraising $91,068$177,164
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,175 · Management $25,736 · Fundraising $6,097$35,008
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,930 · Management $8,152 · Fundraising $10,375$20,457
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $31,973 · Fundraising $0$31,973
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,030 · Fundraising $10,483$13,513
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $92$92
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,916 · Management $5,827 · Fundraising $7,864$16,607
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,441 · Management $10,226 · Fundraising $12,506$27,173
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $17 · Management $40 · Fundraising $2,080$2,137
IX-20 InterestManagement $337$337
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $1,516 · Management $3,491 · Fundraising $4,269$9,276
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,734 · Management $6,530 · Fundraising $4,885$13,149
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,077 · Management $6,184 · Fundraising $5,850$14,111
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,333 · Management $4,983 · Fundraising $5,729$57,045
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $337,645 · Management $222,449 · Fundraising $209,085$769,179
Part X · Balance sheet $1,077,354 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $89,564$101,768
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $777,903$607,020
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $234,058$251,507
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,248$5,439
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $114,067$103,453
X-15 Other assets$8,167
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,219,840$1,077,354
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,436$54,240
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,190$8,243
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,626$62,483
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,149,794$994,451
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,170,214$1,014,871
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,219,840$1,077,354
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,014,871 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$613,836
XI-2 Total expenses$769,179
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$155,343
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,170,214
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,014,871

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