501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: 990-EZ Part IV

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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-EZ
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
79% of spending went to programs.
990-EZ Pt III · Ln 32
Pay to officers and key staff
$1K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending.
990-EZ Pt IV
Named funders
1
named funder · $34K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
990-EZ Pt II · Ln 26
Revenue
$54K
×13 vs prior year
Spent
$45K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$13K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$54K
FY2025▲ ×13
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$4K
FY2025$54K
Net assets
$13K
FY2025▲ +221%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$4K
FY2025$13K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2024.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $35K

Form 990-EZ Part I, lines 10–17. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990-EZ; $1K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

990-EZ Part IV · reportable compensation
Board Secretary & Executive Director
$1,466990-EZ Pt IV
Board Chairman
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Board Treasurer
$0990-EZ Pt IV

Colby Crowder’s $1K as Board Secretary & Executive Director is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 168 <$100K community 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.

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Programs and updates

A community improvement nonprofit based in Saint Louis, MO.

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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$34K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$54K
Other income$54K
Money out
$45K
Programs$35K
Owns and owes
$13K
net assets
Total assets$28K
Liabilities$0
People
3
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$54K
Total revenue$54K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$28K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$13K
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $54K$45K$9K$13K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 18, 2025 $4K$4K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors

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

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