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  • Howell, MI
  • Tax-exempt since June 2017
  • EIN: 81-5090376

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: Housing, Shelter / Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$251k (2023)

Expenses
$160k (2023)

Total Assets
$3.95M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$61.4k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2017 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
$251,158
Expenses
$160,446
Net Income
$90,712
Net Assets
$3,889,384
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $86,906
34.6%
Program Services $102,351
40.8%
Investment Income $61,676
24.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $225
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $98,644
61.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $15,919
9.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,950,804
Total Liabilities $61,420
Net Assets $3,889,384
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eileen Zilch (Pres & Exec) $98,644 $0 $0
Ken Clarkson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Laurie Helgren (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Paula Kelly (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Suzy Murphy (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Becky Phelps (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Craig Raycraft (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 18, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$148,391
Expenses
$167,792
Net Income
-$19,401
Net Assets
$3,798,672
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $50,029
33.7%
Program Services $63,161
42.6%
Investment Income $35,201
23.7%
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 $92,872
55.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,798,672
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $3,798,672
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eileen Zilch (Pres & Exec) $92,872 $0 $0
Ken Clarkson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Laurie Helgren (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Paula Kelly (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Suzy Murphy (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Becky Phelps (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Craig Raycraft (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 23, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$65,275
Expenses
$128,747
Net Income
-$63,472
Net Assets
$3,798,529
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,396
9.8%
Program Services $45,971
70.4%
Investment Income $10,941
16.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $1,967
3.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $97,039
75.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,799,398
Total Liabilities $869
Net Assets $3,798,529
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eileen Zilch (Pres & Exec) $97,039 $0 $0
Greg Adair (Vice Chairma) $0 $0 $0
Ken Clarkson (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Laurie Helgren (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Paula Kelly (Director) $0 $0 $0
Suzy Murphy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Becky Phelps (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 22, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$105,617
Expenses
$100,064
Net Income
$5,553
Net Assets
$4,872,676
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,990
3.8%
Program Services $88,452
83.7%
Investment Income $13,175
12.5%
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 $87,500
87.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,872,676
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $4,872,676
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eileen Zilch (Pres & Exec) $87,500 $0 $0
Greg Adair (Vice Chairma) $0 $0 $0
Ken Clarkson (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Laurie Helgren (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paula Kelly (Director) $0 $0 $0
Suzy Murphy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Becky Phelps (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 18, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML
View Filing (2 of 2) PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$106,055
Expenses
$187,504
Net Income
-$81,449
Net Assets
$4,867,123
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,200
4.0%
Program Services $42,515
40.1%
Investment Income $59,340
56.0%
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 $175,000
93.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,867,123
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $4,867,123

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$115,705
Expenses
$64,432
Net Income
$51,273
Net Assets
$4,961,260
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,100
3.5%
Program Services $57,951
50.1%
Investment Income $53,654
46.4%
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 $51,563
80.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,961,260
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $4,961,260
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eileen Zilch (Pres & Exec) $51,563 $0 $0
Greg Adair (Vice Chairma) $0 $0 $0
Ken Clarkson (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
David Gehm (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tina Abbate Marzolf (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Becky Phelps (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Laurie Helgren (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 17, 2019

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,959,842
Expenses
$49,855
Net Income
$4,909,987
Net Assets
$4,909,987
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,887,011
98.5%
Program Services $50,782
1.0%
Investment Income $22,049
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 $35,813
71.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,909,987
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $4,909,987

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

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We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

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