Austin's House is a private, 10-bed emergency shelter providing services to children ages birth to 18 years old who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 15 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $202K a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
−$2K
-0.07% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$774K
-40% vs prior year
Spent
$757K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$774K
FY2025▼ -40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$623K
FY2021$795K
FY2022$660K
FY2023$737K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$774K
Expenses
$757K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$486K
FY2021$541K
FY2022$567K
FY2023$606K
FY2024$700K
FY2025$757K
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $596K Management & general 11% · $86K Fundraising 10% · $75K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides emergency shelter and services for abused or neglected children.

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1 program · $596K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The only mission of Austins house is to provide shelter and care to children ages birth to 18 years old who have been removed from their homes due to abuse and/or neglect.

$596Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$774K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$389K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$385K
Money outPt IX
$757K
Ln 25
Programscol B$596K
Managementcol C$86K
Fundraisingcol D$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26−$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$389K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$385K
Total revenueLn 12$774K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$123K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$684K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26−$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K$123K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$658K$684K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K−$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$103K$103K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$378K$378K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$40K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$0$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30K$0$30K$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$0$10K$0
TravelLn 17$529$0$529$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$30K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$110K$28K$6K$75K
All other expensesLn 24e$52K$17K$35K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$757K$596K$86K$75K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 24, 2026 $774K$757K$17K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 22, 2025 $1.3M$700K$584K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $737K$606K$130K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2023 $660K$567K$93K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 $795K$541K$254K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $623K$486K$136K$1.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $774,102 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $939,015$389,418
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $344,405$384,684
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,283,420$774,102
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $453,030$520,485
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $246,745$236,620
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $699,775$757,105
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $583,645$16,997
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $774,102 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$389,418
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$389,418
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$384,684
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $384,684 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$774,102
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $757,105 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $102,896 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$102,896
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $377,569 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$377,569
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,020 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$40,020
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,970 · Fundraising $0$3,970
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $30,333 · Fundraising $0$30,333
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $9,609 · Fundraising $0$9,609
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $529 · Fundraising $0$529
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,988 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$29,988
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,153 · Management $6,161 · Fundraising $75,469$109,783
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,161 · Management $35,247 · Fundraising $0$52,408
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $595,787 · Management $85,849 · Fundraising $75,469$757,105
Part X · Balance sheet $2,707,422 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $188,841$123,453
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $658,056$683,937
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,851,957$1,900,032
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,698,854$2,707,422
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,525−$1,884
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,525−$1,884
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,692,329$2,709,306
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,692,329$2,709,306
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,698,854$2,707,422
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,709,306 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$774,102
XI-2 Total expenses$757,105
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,997
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,692,329
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$20
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,709,306

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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