CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC

EIN 33-1118674 · Youth Development - Religious Leadership (O55)

What they do

to Provide A Foundation for People to Actualize Their Hope and Motivation to Access A Good Life. The Center for Self-Sufficiency Inc. CFSS is A Milwaukee-based Nonprofit Organization. We Provide Family-strengthening Programs to Youth and Adults to Assist Them In Developing Healthy Life Skills Attitudes and Behaviors and Making Choices That Will Have Long-term Positive Effects On Them Their Families and Society.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $76.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2023The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

$76.80of every $100 spent was reported for mission workThe IRS calls this “program services.”

$87.15spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$23.20of every $100 spent was reported for management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.

$0.52in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2023

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100spent

Where each $100 went

These are the charity’s reported Form 990 spending categories.

Mission workProgram services$76.80

ManagementOffice and general costs$23.20

FundraisingAsking for donations$0.00

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202376.8% mission

202276.5% mission

202181.2% mission

202075.9% mission

201974.3% mission

201888.2% mission

201785.4% mission

201678.0% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,307,131

Expenses$1,139,108

Annual surplus $168,023 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$875,093 · 76.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$264,015 · 23.2% of expenses

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Revenue$1,307,131

Expenses$1,139,108

Assets$592,634

Income$1,307,131

Contributions$1,306,976

Mission work (program services)$875,093

Management and general$264,015

Executive compensation (total)$139,969

Accounting fees$12,555

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2023

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (6)

DAFI DYERPRESIDENT CEO

DAVID BENTDIRECTOR

DEADRA RICHELLEPURIFOYCHAIRMAN

MARIAH SKLYRDIRECTOR

MAUDWELLA KIRKENDOLLVICE CHAIRMAN

ROB CHERRYTREASURER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2006
Location: 728 N JAMES LOVELL ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53233-2408
County: Milwaukee
In care of: % DAFI DYER
Primary officer: Dafi Dyer, President & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@centerinc.org Phone(414) 751-0236

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2023
Tax period began: January 1, 2023
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: MCMURTRY FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
NTEE classification: Youth Development - Religious Leadership (O55)
IRS tax category: Youth Development - Religious Leadership