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Nonprofit · EIN 33-1118674

CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC

Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53233

Financials

$1.3M$1.1M2023
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2023990$1,307,131$1,139,108$168,023$592,634$3,103$589,531
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,306,976
of which government grants
$1,251,922
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$155
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$191,090
Other salaries and wages
$411,079
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$791,391
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$12,555
Occupancy
$59,209
Travel
$12,225
Program services (functional)
$875,093
Management and general (functional)
$264,015

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$581,252
Total assets, end of year
$592,634
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,103
Net assets, end of year
$589,531
Net assets without donor restrictions
$589,531
Gross receipts
$1,307,131
Employees
11
Volunteers
5
Year formed
2005
State of legal domicile
WI

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
David BentDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mariah SklyrDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Deadra RichellePurifoyChairman
Officer
1$0
Maudwella KirkendollVice Chairman
Officer
1$0
Rob CherryTreasurer
Officer
1$0
Dafi DyerPresident CEO
Key employee, Highest-paid employee
40$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
728 N JAMES LOVELL ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53233-2408
In care of
% DAFI DYER
Principal officer (990 for 2023)
Dafi Dyer, 728 N Jamess Lovell St, Milwaukee, WI 53233
Signed the 990
Dafi Dyer, President & CEO
Return prepared by
McMurtry Financial Services LLC

Mission

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.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2023

Program accomplishments

  • The Project FAM Program targets parents incarcerated at the Community Reintegration Center CRC formerly House of Corrections HOC who are returning to Milwaukee County and their minor children.
    Expenses $145,850
  • The CFSS Developing Occupational Opportunities Resources and Supports DOORS project is designed to provide career readiness and job placement opportunities for the city of Milwaukee residents. DOORS will help meet employer demands for a more skilled workforce by providing opportunities for individuals to receive training and learn skills in industry-recognized training programs.
    Expenses $145,850
  • Encourage support and assist members with employment basics medical essentials and psychological needs. Pre-release instruction in financial literacy workplace competencies and conflict resolution is provided to help with successful reintegration. Also intensive services are -provided during the post release phase.
    Expenses $145,850
  • The Milwaukee Fatherhood-FIRE program delivers a multi- faceted strategy of services designed to strengthen positive father-child engagement improve healthy relationships including couple and co-parenting and marriages for those who are married and improve economic stability. CSS and Center for Self-Sufficiency Inc. CFSS commit to using grant and leveraged resources to help fathers particularly low-income adult fathers and those between the ages of 18 and 24 residing in Milwaukee County and meeting all ACF eligibility criteria establish or strengthen relationships with their children overcome obstacles and barriers that prohibit them from being the most effective and nurturing parents and improve economic status.
    Expenses $145,848
  • The Center for Self Sufficiency Inc. CFSS RYOC UNLOCKING NETWORKS RUN serves 150 moderate and high-risk men ages 18 and older released from Racine Youth Offender Correctional Facility RYOC into Milwaukee WI MKE. The RUN wrap-around model integrates the National Institute of Corrections principles of effective interventions and incorporates core strategies of Cognitive Based Healthy Relationship Education Behavioral Work Readiness Development Parenting Mentoring & Holistic Case Management. CFSS will use an electronic client case mgmt. system to track individual & aggregate project goals & deliverables.
    Expenses $145,848
  • A collaboration of Milwaukee Area reentry agencies and stakeholders led by Employ MKE with the 2-pronged goal of 1. Researching and evaluating the racialized experience of Black Men released from incarceration to Milwaukee. 2. Researching and evaluating the racialized socialization of Milwaukee Area reentry agency members and other stakeholders.
    Expenses $145,847

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025Not on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
33-1118674
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2006
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$592,634
Income (IRS master file)
$1,307,131

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2023$1,307,131$1,139,108$592,634XML
990December 2022$1,410,892$1,262,333$581,252IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 33-1118674).

Questions about CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC

What is the EIN of CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC is 33-1118674.
Is CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
Are donations to CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2023.
Who is the principal officer of CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 names Dafi Dyer.
Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does CENTER FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023 it reported revenue of $1,307,131, expenses of $1,139,108 and total assets of $592,634 at year end.

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