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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: Community Improvement, Capacity Building / Community, Neighborhood Development, Improvement (General) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

An independent audit commissioned by this organization for the fiscal year ending June 2023 identified:

Significant deficiency 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 is less severe than a material weakness but warrants attention from management.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.76M (2023)

Expenses
$2.47M (2023)

Total Assets
$210k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$275k (2023)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2015 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
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,756,735
Expenses
$2,470,379
Net Income
$286,356
Net Assets
-$64,631
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,161,001
78.4%
Program Services $583,880
21.2%
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 $11,854
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $932,015
37.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $497,218
20.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $210,054
Total Liabilities $274,685
Net Assets -$64,631
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Rob Roys (Chief Innovation Officer) $176,452 $0 $17,298
Isaac Vanderburg (Vice President, Ceo) $156,238 $0 $17,945
Frances Ball (Chief Operations Officer) $138,423 $0 $18,793
Timothy Leach (Transportation Lead) $130,682 $0 $13,757
Brij Hall Potnis (Deployment Lead) $125,975 $0 $13,522
Pam Kauveiyakul (Chief Partnerships Officer) $123,104 $0 $18,939
Penny Gage (Managing Director) $121,659 $0 $15,480
Mary Miner (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Chad Estes (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Mitchell (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Angela Rodell (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Bourdukofsky (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joe Jacobsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tom Hsieh (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dane Boysen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,975,549
Expenses
$1,981,104
Net Income
-$5,555
Net Assets
-$372,115
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,764,418
89.3%
Program Services $211,131
10.7%
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 $655,288
33.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $537,078
27.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $119,878
Total Liabilities $491,993
Net Assets -$372,115
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Isaac Vanderburg (Vice President, Ceo) $139,777 $0 $26,997
Brij Hall Potnis (Deployment Lead) $139,497 $0 $0
Rob Roys (Chief Innovation Officer) $139,132 $0 $4,400
Frances Ball (Chief Operations Officer) $112,187 $0 $20,357
Pam Kauveiyakul (Chief Partnerships Officer) $63,502 $0 $3,284
Penny Gage (Managing Director) $43,172 $0 $8,449
Mary Miner (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Chad Estes (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Mitchell (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Angela Rodell (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Bourdukofsky (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joe Jacobsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tom Hsieh (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dane Boysen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$848,038
Expenses
$1,119,401
Net Income
-$271,363
Net Assets
-$369,311
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $818,082
96.5%
Program Services $24,450
2.9%
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 $5,506
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $177,835
15.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $453,007
40.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $173,634
Total Liabilities $542,945
Net Assets -$369,311
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Isaac Vanderburg (Vice President, Ceo) $153,492 $0 $27,185
Mary Miner (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Chad Estes (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Mitchell (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michelle Mc Nulty (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Bourdukofsky (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Borromeo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Givey Kochanowski (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$706,479
Expenses
$811,265
Net Income
-$104,786
Net Assets
-$88,446
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $679,723
96.2%
Program Services $23,000
3.3%
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 $3,756
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $159,941
19.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $316,044
39.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $162,116
Total Liabilities $250,562
Net Assets -$88,446
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Isaac Vanderburg (Vice President / Ceo) $121,218 $0 $12,838
Gretchen Fauske (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Hezekiah Holland (Acting Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Chad Estes (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mary Miner (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Mitchell (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michelle Mc Nulty (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Bourdukofsky (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Borromeo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$694,670
Expenses
$588,225
Net Income
$106,445
Net Assets
$276,070
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $524,155
75.5%
Program Services $143,766
20.7%
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 $26,749
3.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $125,000
21.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $214,230
36.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $338,738
Total Liabilities $62,668
Net Assets $276,070
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Isaac Vanderburg (Managing Director) $125,000 $0 $0
Gretchen Fauske (Board President) $0 $0 $0
Hezekiah Holland (Acting Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Mary Miner (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$448,851
Expenses
$405,032
Net Income
$43,819
Net Assets
$79,309
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $448,851
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 $125,008
30.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $115,769
28.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $79,309
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $79,309

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$70,160
Expenses
$97,331
Net Income
-$27,171
Net Assets
$35,490
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $70,160
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 $35,490
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $35,490

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$50,000
Expenses
$14,475
Net Income
$35,525
Net Assets
$35,525
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $50,000
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 $35,525
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $35,525

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