Totals
- Total revenue
- $14,047,093
- Total expenses
- $13,385,690
- Contributions and grants received
- $10,544,602
- Grants paid
- $2,105,354
- Program service revenue
- $3,091,609
- Investment income
- $435,071
- Other revenue
- -$24,189
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,544,364
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $881,323
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $13,663,041
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $10,782,676
- Management and general expenses
- $2,242,994
- Fundraising expenses
- $360,020
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $10,782,676
Program services were 80.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$1,359,141
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1c · Fundraising events
$73,948
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$3,996,105
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$5,115,408
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$982,672
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2a · Program service revenue: Service Revenue
total $2,837,782 · related or exempt $2,837,782
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2b · Program service revenue: Program Service Fees
total $206,049 · related or exempt $206,049
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2c · Program service revenue: Other Programs
total $47,778 · related or exempt $47,778
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3 · Investment income
total $311,424 · excluded $311,424
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $4,974,002
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $4,850,355
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $123,647
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $123,647 · excluded $123,647
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$98,532
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$73,948
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$128,597
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$30,065 · excluded -$30,065
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11a · Other revenue: Other Income
total $5,876 · excluded $5,876
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11e · Other revenue, total
$5,876
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $449,671 · program services $449,671
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $1,655,683 · program services $1,655,683
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $328,296 · program services $253,797 · management and general $65,830 · fundraising $8,669
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $5,945,954 · program services $4,589,239 · management and general $1,206,640 · fundraising $150,075
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $272,870 · program services $212,372 · management and general $51,965 · fundraising $8,533
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $893,819 · program services $695,651 · management and general $170,217 · fundraising $27,951
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $495,974 · program services $382,684 · management and general $100,868 · fundraising $12,422
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11b · Fees: legal
total $3,389 · program services $1,590 · management and general $1,629 · fundraising $170
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $42,570 · program services $19,974 · management and general $20,460 · fundraising $2,136
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $37,034 · management and general $37,034
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11g · Fees: other
total $559,129 · program services $262,346 · management and general $268,729 · fundraising $28,054
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,036,654 · program services $879,645 · management and general $85,083 · fundraising $71,926
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14 · Information technology
total $247,911 · program services $195,282 · management and general $46,459 · fundraising $6,170
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16 · Occupancy
total $1,006,083 · program services $863,736 · management and general $113,122 · fundraising $29,225
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17 · Travel
total $117,821 · program services $102,428 · management and general $14,968 · fundraising $425
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $77,510 · program services $39,504 · management and general $25,537 · fundraising $12,469
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $18,786 · program services $18,786
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23 · Insurance
total $110,046 · program services $84,544 · management and general $24,022 · fundraising $1,480
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24a · Other expenses: Equipment expense
total $51,948 · program services $49,972 · management and general $1,976 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: Membership dues
total $23,352 · program services $17,131 · management and general $5,941 · fundraising $280
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24c · Other expenses: Hiring expense
total $9,351 · program services $8,641 · management and general $675 · fundraising $35
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24d · Other expenses: Other Expense
total $1,839 · management and general $1,839
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $3,550,998 · end of year $3,712,516
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $3,277,042 · end of year $3,379,819
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $85,068 · end of year $73,095
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $26,439 · end of year $13,282
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $50,468 · end of year $96,951
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$445,971
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$366,716
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $98,041 · end of year $79,255
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $5,973,843 · end of year $6,586,576
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $791,226 · end of year $602,870
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $139,015 · end of year $178,112
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $184,013 · end of year $100,341
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $791,226 · end of year $602,870
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $10,298,460 · end of year $11,124,661
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,440,411 · end of year $2,538,380
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
To create opportunities for individuals and families to reach self-sufficiency through family support services, education, employment, and leadership. We will achieve this mission by creating an environment that rewards excellence and innovation, encourages mutual respect, and maximizes resources.
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During Fiscal Year 2025, Brighton Center served 26,602 individuals through 45 programs. Brighton Center's comprehensive services are wrapped around individuals and families to meet the whole families' needs and lead to self-sufficiency.Brighton Center serves the community through the following programs:COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER programs assist families to reach financial self-sufficiency through connection to supportive intensive services, training, and education. Emergency Assistance provides short-term crisis intervention and provides food and other tangible items, as well as linkages to other services. In Fiscal Year 2025, 3,124 families received those services, and 4,805 individuals received a specific tangible resource. 162 older adults accessed supportive services to maintain independence through Club Care. In addition, Volunteer Engagement services are responsible for the oversight of 2,523 volunteers each year who assist our programs. Also, Brighton Center had 235 volunteers serving at local nonprofits through our Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). In addition, 245 seniors were served through Senior Support services.
Expenses $1,665,558 · Grants $952,487 · Revenue $108,093
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HOUSING AND FAMILY WELL-BEING provides both a continuum of financial services, as well as housing within Brighton Center and throughout Northern Kentucky. Financial Wellness works on improving credit, budgeting, getting banked, savings, making good financial decisions, assisting with asset building, and preparing individuals and families for homeownership. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites are offered to assist with tax preparation in Campbell, Boone, and Grant Counties, and provided 686 individuals with free tax preparation services, which resulted in a total of $821,284 in combined tax returns. 316 individuals attended a financial education workshop, with 96% increasing their knowledge of budgeting, credit, and banking. 278 individuals engaged in Financial Coaching, and 94% paid their bills on time. 19 individuals became homeowners, and 194 individuals received foreclosure prevention counseling. 182 families, with school-aged children, were served through Stable Families, and 162 obtained or maintained safe and stable housing.
Expenses $2,257,384 · Grants $815,307 · Revenue $196,661
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FAMILY AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT programs serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children and their families through child development centers. Northern Kentucky Scholar House (NKSH), a partnership with Neighborhood Foundations, is a comprehensive, two-generation self-sufficiency program for single-parent families that provides affordable housing, child development services (Early Scholars Child Development Center), and case management support as they pursue a degree in higher education. 165 individuals were served at NKSH. 160 children and their parents were served at Bright Days Child Development Center, and 100 at Early Scholars. After 12 months of enrollment, 98% of Bright Days and Early Scholars children were assessed as age-appropriate for cognitive and language skills. 85% of the single parents at NKSH made measurable progress toward a degree.
Expenses $1,600,025 · Grants $200 · Revenue $1,357,561
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KENTUCKY CAREER CENTERS serves as the Operator and Direct Service provider for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) services in the eight counties of Northern Kentucky. Talent Development Services provided WIOA services to adult and dislocated workers and employers (6,101 total served). The Kentucky Career Center Operator coordinates the delivery of services between partners in Covington, Florence, Carrollton, and Grant Counties. For over 40 years, we have conducted job training programs for job seekers.PARENTING SERVICES Every Child Succeeds (ECS) provides home visitation for first-time moms. Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) provides home visitation to families with children ages 3 to 5. 695 caregivers and children were engaged in home visitation programming, and 97% of children engaged for a program year were assessed as age-appropriate in cognitive and language development.RECOVERY SERVICES includes Brighton Recovery Center for Women, which is a 100-bed facility located in Boone County that provides residential long-term (approximately 9 months) recovery services for women 18 and older. It is part of the Recovery Kentucky Initiative in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, created to help Kentuckians recover from substance abuse, which often leads to chronic homelessness. 276 women were served through the Brighton Recovery Center, with 29 women completing all phases of the program, timing-wise, in Fiscal Year 2025. CENTER TABLE - Catering with a Purpose is a social enterprise catering program that offers residents the opportunity to learn about the catering business and gain experience in the food industry. Our WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT programs serve individuals throughout the eight Northern Kentucky counties. Since April 1997, we have offered comprehensive and holistic training through the Center for Employment Training (CET). Through CET, 116 individuals received training, graduates saw an average wage gain of $26,621, and 77% of graduates retained employment for 12 months. Trades to Success is a pre-apprenticeship program that explores trade and apprenticeship careers, job training, and post-secondary education opportunities. In Fiscal Year 2025, 22 individuals engaged in Trades to Success, 95% completed pre-apprenticeship activities, and 11 obtained employment, entered an apprenticeship, and/or entered post-secondary education.YOUTH SERVICES provides services for youth in the community. Youth Leadership Development (YLD) works with youth to build leadership and conduct community service projects. In addition, we serve adolescents and their families through the Homeward Bound Shelter for runaway and homeless youth (Northern Kentucky's only shelter specifically for youth) and the Independent Living Program for youth at risk of becoming homeless. Project Safe Place, a crisis intervention program, had 100 local businesses participate. In Fiscal Year 2025, 114 youth were served by YLD, and 71% demonstrated the social and emotional skills necessary for success. Homeward Bound Shelter helped 56 youth by providing crisis intervention, and 90% received exit counseling to ensure a safe and appropriate stable living arrangement. The Independent Living Program had 100% of youth gain employment within 90 days of enrolling and demonstrate basic life skills needed to live in the community. Opportunity House served 20 youth residentially who exited foster care, state's care, or a similar life experience; 95% saw measurable academic progress.
Expenses $5,259,709 · Grants $337,360 · Revenue $1,429,294
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Damon Allen
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mark Exterkamp
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Marianne Schmidt
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Christy Alwell
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jason Wessel
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ken Blackburn
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Katie Walters
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jamie Wagner
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Wanda Walker-Smith
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Annamarie Reilly
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jeremy Hayden
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Julia Johnson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Leyla Pena
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Laura Pleiman
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Justin Vanderglas
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jennifer Ehrhardt Barnes
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
David R Fleischer
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Christopher Owens
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joe Schamer
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Madison Smith
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Alicia Townsend
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Anne Busse
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Shannon O'Connell Egan
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Maida Session
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Angela Crawford
Director Start-07/01/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Fred Haas
Director Start-07/01/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Eric Habel
Director Start-07/01/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lesley Holgate
Director Start-07/01/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Julie Sparks
Director Start-07/01/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Brian Crecco
Director Start-07/01/24
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Heidi Murley
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Eric Johnson
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Thomas Stoll
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jacob Bartel
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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June Miller
CFAO
- Total calculated
- $151,753
- From this org
- $128,981
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,772
- Hours/week
- 34 + 6 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $114,118
- Bonus
- $229
- Other
- $14,634
- Deferred
- $14,314
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,458
- Filer's total
- $151,753
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Wonda Winkler
President and CEO
- Total calculated
- $176,542
- From this org
- $135,912
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $40,630
- Hours/week
- 30 + 10 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $130,956
- Bonus
- $4,553
- Other
- $403
- Deferred
- $25,678
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,952
- Filer's total
- $176,542
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Part I, Line 3
- The Human Resources Director conducts an executive compensation comparison by reviewing wage and benefit survey reports from a third party. The Human Resources Director creates a confidential executive compensation comparison report for review by the Brighton Center Executive Committee. The Brighton Center Board Chair reports to the Brighton Center Executive Committee of the Board of Directors the compensation comparison review.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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Chapin Hall Center for Children
$214,732
Program Support
-
$108,500
Program Support
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Northern KY Chamber of Commerce
$40,000
Program Support
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Mathematica
$23,796
Program Support
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Kenton County Public Library
$19,384
Program Support
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Program Support
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(3) · Low Income Housing · KY · controlled entity
Directly controlled by Brighton Center Inc
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related partnerships
Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.
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Saratoga Place LTD
Related · Low Income Housing Rental · KY · 0.01% owned · share of income -$8 · share of assets $6,572 · general or managing partner
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Saratoga Place II LTD
Related · Low Income Housing Rental · KY · 0.1% owned · share of income -$94 · share of assets $779,357 · general or managing partner
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523529349300402
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