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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.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Student Services, Organizations of Students (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$853k (2023)

Expenses
$815k (2023)

Total Assets
$223k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$100k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2013 to 2023

Tax Filings 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.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$852,979
Expenses
$814,796
Net Income
$38,183
Net Assets
$123,274
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $830,849
97.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $22,130
2.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $223,274
Total Liabilities $100,000
Net Assets $123,274
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Virgil Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Hightower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Swink (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joshua Fookes (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Teira (President) $0 $0 $0
Larry Slusser (Ceo) $0 $0 $0
Michael Fedrigo (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Thomas J Hall (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$676,861
Expenses
$687,450
Net Income
-$10,589
Net Assets
$85,091
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $666,727
98.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $10,134
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $85,091
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $85,091
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Hightower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Virgil Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Fedrigo (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Larry Slusser (Ceo) $0 $0 $0
James Teira (President) $0 $0 $0
Thomas J Hall (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$680,319
Expenses
$693,342
Net Income
-$13,023
Net Assets
$95,680
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $646,700
95.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $33,619
4.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $95,680
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $95,680
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Hightower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Virgil Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Fedrigo (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Larry Slusser (Ceo) $0 $0 $0
James Teira (President) $0 $0 $0
Thomas J Hall (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$864,732
Expenses
$897,039
Net Income
-$32,307
Net Assets
$108,703
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $861,224
99.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $3,508
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $108,703
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $108,703
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Hightower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Virgil Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Fedrigo (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Larry Slusser (Ceo) $0 $0 $0
James Teira (President) $0 $0 $0
Thomas J Hall (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$875,706
Expenses
$817,115
Net Income
$58,591
Net Assets
$141,010
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $875,706
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $211,010
Total Liabilities $70,000
Net Assets $141,010
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Larry Slusser (Ceo) $0 $0 $0
James Teira (President) $0 $0 $0
Thomas J Hall (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Fedrigo (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
David Hightower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Virgil Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$831,498
Expenses
$888,755
Net Income
-$57,257
Net Assets
$82,419
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $831,498
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $122,419
Total Liabilities $40,000
Net Assets $82,419
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Larry Slusser (Ceo) $0 $0 $0
James Teira (President) $0 $0 $0
Thomas J Hall (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Fedrigo (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
David Hightower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Virgil Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$599,804
Expenses
$491,497
Net Income
$108,307
Net Assets
$139,676
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $599,804
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $214,676
Total Liabilities $75,000
Net Assets $139,676
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Larry Slusser (Ceo) $0 $0 $0
James Teira (President) $0 $0 $0
Thomas J Hall (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Fedrigo (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
David Hightower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Virgil Brown (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Kirst (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Joan Goncalves Kirst (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$383,462
Expenses
$386,681
Net Income
-$3,219
Net Assets
$3,250
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $383,462
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $31,057
Total Liabilities $27,807
Net Assets $3,250

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$606,057
Expenses
$604,691
Net Income
$1,366
Net Assets
$1,366
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $495,894
81.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $110,163
18.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $34,276
Total Liabilities $32,910
Net Assets $1,366

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$218,634
Expenses
$230,766
Net Income
-$12,132
Net Assets
-$25,497
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $270,752
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$52,118
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $32,907
Total Liabilities $58,404
Net Assets -$25,497

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$94,078
Expenses
$93,953
Net Income
$125
Net Assets
$413
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $94,078
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,798
Total Liabilities $3,385
Net Assets $413

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

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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