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A Better Way Services Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

An independent audit commissioned by this organization for the fiscal year ending June 2024 identified:

Material weakness in internal controls
Audit identified a deficiency in internal financial or governance controls that could limit the organization's ability to track and report financial data reliably. The deficiency could lead to failure to prevent or correct noncompliance with requirements.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$11.1M (2023)

Expenses
$5.58M (2023)

Total Assets
$10.9M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$1.12M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

No Extracted Financial Data

Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,098,350
Expenses
$5,579,665
Net Income
$5,518,685
Net Assets
$9,818,673
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,858,266
34.8%
Program Services $7,074,043
63.7%
Investment Income $128,594
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $39,091
0.4%
Net Fundraising -$18,733
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $17,089
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $124,107
2.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,274,329
58.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,934,442
Total Liabilities $1,115,769
Net Assets $9,818,673
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Teresa Clemmons (Executive Director) $101,954 $0 $22,914
Chantille Allen (Member) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Deck (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Gasiorek (Member) $0 $0 $0
Deb Williams (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Lori Luther (President) $0 $0 $0
Ermalene Faulkner (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Scott Mckee (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Bryan Ayars (Member) $0 $0 $0
Leslie Mathewson (Past Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard Gill (Member) $0 $0 $0
Ron Fauquher (Member) $0 $0 $0
William Betts Phd (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Williams (Member) $0 $0 $0
Debbie Winkle (Member) $0 $0 $0
Becky Jewison (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Powell (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,573,548
Expenses
$3,638,723
Net Income
$1,934,825
Net Assets
$4,299,968
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,328,531
77.7%
Program Services $1,189,312
21.3%
Investment Income $6,042
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $26,681
0.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $10,608
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12,374
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,097,434
57.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,549,841
Total Liabilities $249,873
Net Assets $4,299,968
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Teresa Clemmons (Non Voting Executive Direc) $92,962 $0 $23,747
Chantille Allen (Member) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Delk (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Gasiorek (Member) $0 $0 $0
Deb Williams (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Lori Luther (President) $0 $0 $0
Ermalene Faulkner (Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Mckee (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Bryan Ayars (Member) $0 $0 $0
Leslie Mathewson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard Gill (Member) $0 $0 $0
Ron Fauquher (Member) $0 $0 $0
William Betts Phd (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Williams (Member) $0 $0 $0
Debbe Winkle (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,168,621
Expenses
$2,503,714
Net Income
$664,907
Net Assets
$2,393,328
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,819,648
89.0%
Program Services $321,975
10.2%
Investment Income $4,571
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $3,062
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $4,101
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $15,264
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,591,221
63.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,844,352
Total Liabilities $451,024
Net Assets $2,393,328
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Teresa Clemmons (Non Voting Executive Direc) $86,416 $0 $19,277
Bibi Bahrami (Member) $0 $0 $0
Chantille Allen (Member) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Delk (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Gasiorek (Member) $0 $0 $0
Deb Williams (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Lori Luther (President) $0 $0 $0
Ermalene Faulkner (Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Mckee (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Ladonna Martin (Member) $0 $0 $0
Leslie Mathewson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Richard Gill (Member) $0 $0 $0
Ron Fauquher (Member) $0 $0 $0
William Betts Phd (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Williams (Member) $0 $0 $0
Debbe Winkle (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,079,846
Expenses
$2,034,316
Net Income
$45,530
Net Assets
$1,676,886
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,054,133
98.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $4,180
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $5,047
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $8,800
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,686
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,322,183
65.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,102,319
Total Liabilities $425,433
Net Assets $1,676,886
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Teresa Clemmons (Non Voting Executive Direc) $85,023 $0 $19,234
Bibi Bahrami (Member) $0 $0 $0
Chantille Allen (Member) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Delk (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Gasiorek (Member) $0 $0 $0
Deb Williams (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Lori Luther (President) $0 $0 $0
Ermalene Faulkner (Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Mckee (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Ladonna Martin (Member) $0 $0 $0
Leslie Mathewson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Sherrie Mccowan (Member) $0 $0 $0
Ron Fauquher (Member) $0 $0 $0
William Betts Phd (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Williams (Member) $0 $0 $0
Debbe Winkle (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,855,646
Expenses
$1,813,905
Net Income
$41,741
Net Assets
$1,638,107
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,837,415
99.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $4,440
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $752
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,118
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,921
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,133,008
62.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,746,350
Total Liabilities $108,243
Net Assets $1,638,107
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Teresa Clemmons (Non Voting Executive Direc) $82,242 $0 $22,419
Bibi Bahrami (Member) $0 $0 $0
Shannon Staton Msw Lsw (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jean Drumm Cpa (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Gasiorek (Member) $0 $0 $0
Deb Williams (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Lori Luther (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Sherrie Mccowan (President) $0 $0 $0
Jan Abbs (Member) $0 $0 $0
Leslie Mathewson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Scott Mckee (Member) $0 $0 $0
Ron Fauquher (Member) $0 $0 $0
William Betts Phd (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,893,517
Expenses
$1,875,072
Net Income
$18,445
Net Assets
$1,592,920
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,797,198
94.9%
Program Services $44,785
2.4%
Investment Income $1,483
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $2,716
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $47,335
2.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,143,805
61.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,689,493
Total Liabilities $96,573
Net Assets $1,592,920
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Teresa Clemmons (Non Voting Executive Direc) $70,800 $0 $19,397
Ed Armantrout (Member) $0 $0 $0
Shannon Staton Msw Lsw (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jean Drumm Cpa (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dave Bahlmann (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sue Errington (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sherrie Mccowan (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Debbe Winkle (President) $0 $0 $0
Tony Yakos (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jan Abbs (Member) $0 $0 $0
Leslie Mathewson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Mckee (Member) $0 $0 $0
Ron Fauquher (Member) $0 $0 $0
William Betts Phd (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mia D Johnson Phd (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,842,245
Expenses
$1,832,687
Net Income
$9,558
Net Assets
$1,561,907
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,757,540
95.4%
Program Services $66,667
3.6%
Investment Income $152
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $1,710
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $16,176
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $71,781
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,055,344
57.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,660,056
Total Liabilities $98,149
Net Assets $1,561,907
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Teresa Clemons (Non Voting Executive Direc) $68,781 $0 $22,410
Ed Armantrout (Member) $0 $0 $0
Shannon Staton Msw Lsw (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jean Drumm Cpa (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Cynthia Ammerman (Member) $0 $0 $0
Lorraine Tomlin (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dave Bahlmann (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sue Errington (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dawn Hines (Member) $0 $0 $0
Sherrie Mccowan (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Debbe Winkle (President) $0 $0 $0
Tony Yakos (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jan Abbs (Member) $0 $0 $0
Leslie Mathewson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Mckee (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,515,778
Expenses
$1,494,735
Net Income
$21,043
Net Assets
$1,536,739
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,422,283
93.8%
Program Services $66,667
4.4%
Investment Income $96
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $2,470
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $24,262
1.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $69,236
4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $875,548
58.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,607,510
Total Liabilities $70,771
Net Assets $1,536,739

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,331,272
Expenses
$1,368,670
Net Income
-$37,398
Net Assets
$1,520,411
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,235,410
92.8%
Program Services $70,173
5.3%
Investment Income $66
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $2,231
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $23,392
1.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $67,150
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $732,478
53.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,567,254
Total Liabilities $46,843
Net Assets $1,520,411

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,401,865
Expenses
$1,370,197
Net Income
$31,668
Net Assets
$606,537
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,242,390
88.6%
Program Services $63,346
4.5%
Investment Income $94
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $3,408
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $92,627
6.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $95,468
7.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $675,179
49.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,602,509
Total Liabilities $995,972
Net Assets $606,537

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,609,281
Expenses
$1,586,631
Net Income
$22,650
Net Assets
$554,856
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,188,114
73.8%
Program Services $394,517
24.5%
Investment Income $84
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $5,271
0.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $21,295
1.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $86,510
5.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $662,053
41.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,548,469
Total Liabilities $993,613
Net Assets $554,856

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,157,267
Expenses
$2,268,414
Net Income
-$111,147
Net Assets
$518,298
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,221,141
56.6%
Program Services $916,043
42.5%
Investment Income $1,861
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $1,597
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $16,625
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $98,318
4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $759,824
33.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,624,865
Total Liabilities $1,106,567
Net Assets $518,298

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,113,345
Expenses
$2,259,465
Net Income
-$146,120
Net Assets
$633,440
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,276,285
60.4%
Program Services $813,103
38.5%
Investment Income $1,598
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $8,741
0.4%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $13,618
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $59,840
2.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $815,821
36.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,808,566
Total Liabilities $1,175,126
Net Assets $633,440

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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