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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TAKE CHARGE AMERICA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,454,960
Total expenses
$7,598,980
Contributions and grants received
$2,826,880
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,581,866
Investment income
$1,019,038
Other revenue
$27,176
Total assets, end of year
$31,330,752
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,167,518
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$29,163,234
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,597,577
Management and general expenses
$1,001,403
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,597,577

Program services were 86.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,826,880

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CREDIT COUNSELING

    total $3,509,425 · related or exempt $3,509,425

  • 2b · Program service revenue: HOUSING COUNSELING

    total $69,867 · related or exempt $69,867

  • 2c · Program service revenue: BANKRUPTCY COUNSELING

    total $2,574 · related or exempt $2,574

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $827,935 · excluded $827,935

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,094,089 · other assets $64

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,903,050 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $191,039 · other assets $64

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $191,103 · excluded $191,103

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $27,176 · excluded $27,176

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $27,176

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $588,108 · program services $284,579 · management and general $303,529

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,283,127 · program services $3,028,240 · management and general $254,887

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $40,437 · program services $40,437

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $30,495 · program services $30,495

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $266,592 · program services $233,931 · management and general $32,661

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,233 · program services $2,638 · management and general $2,595

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $41,344 · management and general $41,344

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $109,080 · management and general $109,080

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $697,917 · program services $627,488 · management and general $70,429

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $407,408 · program services $392,824 · management and general $14,584

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $502,294 · program services $469,564 · management and general $32,730

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $162,602 · program services $151,820 · management and general $10,782

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $179,619 · program services $170,186 · management and general $9,433

  • 17 · Travel

    total $50,171 · program services $27,705 · management and general $22,466

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $19,521 · program services $19,498 · management and general $23

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $107,723 · program services $104,247 · management and general $3,476

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $426,603 · program services $379,743 · management and general $46,860

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLIC OUTREACH

    total $454,016 · program services $454,016

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSES, FEES, PERMITS

    total $117,060 · program services $116,921 · management and general $139

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $71,627 · program services $34,730 · management and general $36,897

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT MAINT. REPAIR

    total $31,200 · program services $28,515 · management and general $2,685

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,803 · management and general $6,803

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $308,264 · end of year $1,173,415

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $902,720 · end of year $1,218,928

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $259,480 · end of year $174,119

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $223,918 · end of year $198,847

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $142,368 · end of year $114,987

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $6,577,202

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $6,486,888

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $113,276 · end of year $90,314

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $27,060,306 · end of year $27,419,867

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $907,589 · end of year $5,000

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $150,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $790,096 · end of year $785,275

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $569,579 · end of year $354,839

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $187,500 · end of year $187,500

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $902,720 · end of year $897,922

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $766,096 · end of year $727,257

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $28,391,608 · end of year $29,163,234

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $40,514 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TAKE CHARGE AMERICA (TCA) PROVIDES FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.

  • EDUCATIONAL CREDIT COUNSELING - SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $6,178,794 · Revenue $3,511,999

  • HOUSING: TAKE CHARGE AMERICA HELPED NEARLY 610 ARIZONANS IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF HUD-APPROVED HOUSING COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. TCA OFFERS SERVICES DESIGNED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS, WHETHER THEY RENT, OWN, OR WANT TO BUY. SPECIALIZED COUNSELING IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THOSE NEEDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR GUIDANCE IN RESOLVING DELINQUENCIES IN PAST DUE RENT AND MORTGAGE PAYMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH A HOUSING INTERMEDIARY TO OBTAIN HUD GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE TO CLIENTS.

    Expenses $386,653 · Revenue $69,867

  • STUDENT LOAN COUNSELING: TCA'S CERTIFIED COUNSELORS HELPED FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS NAVIGATE THE VARIOUS REPAYMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO DETERMINE THE BEST OPTION FOR EACH SPECIFIC SITUATION. WHETHER USING THE SELF-GUIDED ONLINE SERVICE OR WITH THE AID OF ONE OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES ACTING AS A CONSUMER ADVOCATE, TCA ENSURED THAT EACH CLIENT FIND THE BEST REPAYMENT PLAN AVAILABLE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, TCA HAS NOT HELPED ANY CLIENTS ADDRESS THEIR STUDENT LOAN DEBT SITUATIONS AS THE COUNSELING SERVICE IS STILL PAUSED FROM SEPTEMBER 2022 AND HAS NOT BEEN RESUMED.

    Expenses $32,130

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ralph Gilbertsen

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.1 related
  • Deborah Haynes

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related
  • Brenda Blunt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related
  • Kerwin Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related
  • Jody Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related
  • Jonathan Fox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related
  • Alice Sweeney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related
  • Andrea White

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related
  • Del Monte Edwards

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related
  • David Richardson

    PRESIDENT AND CEO (LEFT 03/24)

    Total calculated
    $295,037
    From this org
    $260,673
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,364
    Hours/week
    50 + 0.1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,673
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,554
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,810
    Filer's total
    $295,037
  • Manuel Salazar

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $44,187
    From this org
    $43,569
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $618
    Hours/week
    50 + 0.1 related
  • Wendy Anderson

    CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $136,779
    From this org
    $124,638
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,141
    Hours/week
    45 + 0.1 related
  • Richard McDaniel

    DIRECTOR, FACILITIES & SEC

    Total calculated
    $122,991
    From this org
    $122,181
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $810
    Hours/week
    50
  • Stuart Darnell

    MANAGER, SOFTWARE DEPARTME

    Total calculated
    $126,741
    From this org
    $113,159
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,582
    Hours/week
    45
  • Heather Jones

    DIRECTOR, MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $139,775
    From this org
    $110,819
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,956
    Hours/week
    45

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 committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES ARE DISCRETIONARY IN NATURE AND ARE AWARDED ON MERIT. THE AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BASED ON THE ORGANIZATION MEETING ITS ANNUAL GOALS. BONUSES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
6 December 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403449349300405

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