Rolling Start Incorporated

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To empower and educate people with disabilities to achieve the independent life of their choice.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 95-3178138) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 19 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $59K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
90% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
0.5 mo
of spending, in cash
0.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $239K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$259K
40% of total assets
Liabilities are 40% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.5M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$393K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$985K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$393K
FY2025▲ +631%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$223K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$522K
FY2024−$74K
FY2025$393K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1978.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $2.4M Management & general 10% · $251K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Hayes$74,970$74,603$75,392

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

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

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To empower and educate people with disabilities to acieve the independent life of their choice. Core services provided include personal assistance referral, housing information, systems and individual advocacy, peer advising, information and referral services, independent living skills training, assistive technology, and transition…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 95-3178138) · Dispute this line
$2.4Mprogram 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 2 funders$239K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$251K
Owns and owesPt X
$393K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K
Total assetsLn 16$652K
LiabilitiesLn 26$259K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$100K
Accounts receivableLn 4$204K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$99K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$243K
Total assetsLn 16$652K
LiabilitiesLn 26$259K
Net assetsLn 32$393K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K$100K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$720K$652K
LiabilitiesLn 26$794K$259K
Net assetsLn 32−$74K$393K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.3M$40K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$95K$93K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$104K$100K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$346K$305K$42K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$237K$178K$59K
TravelLn 17$53K$52K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$7K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$164K$87K$77K
All other expensesLn 24e$197K$197K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.4M$251K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 29, 2026 $2.5M$2.6M−$60K$393K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025 $2.2M$2.8M−$596K−$74K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2024 $2.0M$1.7M$286K$522K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 23, 2023 $1.3M$1.3M$18K$241K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 25, 2022 $1.0M$1.0M−$40K$223K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 19, 2021 $1.0M$985K$37K$263K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $2,543,940 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,177,966$2,540,521
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,343$3,383
I-10 Investment income$36
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,183,309$2,543,940
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,362,456$1,545,522
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,416,804$1,058,502
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,779,260$2,604,024
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$595,951−$60,084
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,543,940 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,017,845
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$522,676
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,540,521
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,383$3,383
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $36$36
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,419 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,543,940
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,604,024 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,306,174 · Management $40,397$1,346,571
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $92,556 · Management $2,863$95,419
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $100,426 · Management $3,106$103,532
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $304,514 · Management $41,525$346,039
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,951 · Management $2,351$9,302
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $177,941 · Management $59,314$237,255
IX-17 TravelPrograms $51,734 · Management $1,525$53,259
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,364 · Management $1,050$8,414
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,051$22,051
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $21,572$21,572
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,811 · Management $77,055$163,866
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $196,744$196,744
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,353,266 · Management $250,758 · Fundraising $0$2,604,024
Part X · Balance sheet $652,182 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,837$99,825
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $639,800$203,808
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,981$99,040
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $28,196$6,145
X-15 Other assets$243,364
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $719,814$652,182
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,796$15,727
X-25 Other liabilities$243,364
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $793,860$259,091
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$76,704$390,433
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,658$2,658
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$74,046$393,091
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $719,814$652,182
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $393,091 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,543,940
XI-2 Total expenses$2,604,024
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$60,084
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$74,046
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$527,221
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$393,091

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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