Sojourner House INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 04-2736725)

Felicia Smith’s $126K as Exec. Director/Director is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Felicia Smith	$125,772	$115,517	$114,464	$109,464	$118,737	$97,711

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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

Programs and updates

Shelters families, offering support and empowering them toward independence.

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3 programs · $733K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Family Shelter

Since 1981, the agency has provided emergency shelterfor over 900 homeless families. Families become homeless for a myraidof reasons, including escalating rents, loss or reduction of work,divorce and abandonment, eviction for health and safety reasons,eviction for nonpayment of rent, escape from domestic violence anddisasters such as…

$464Kprogram expense

02

Permanent Housing

The agency oversees the operation of varioushousing for very low income families. For the years ended december 31,2020 and 2019, the permanent housing program accounted forapproximately 30% and 33%, respectively of total programmaticexpenditures.

$221Kprogram expense

03

Housing Services

Housing services include assistance in finding andsecuring permanent housing along with counseling on finacial planningand budgeting. Once affordable permanent housing is obtained, eachfamily is offered ongoing stabilization outreach and support to reducethe likelihood of repeated homelessness.

$48Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Boston Foundation INCFY2024$25K

Rhode Island Association of Realtors INCFY2024$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$787K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$620K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Money outPt IX

$831K

Ln 25

Programscol B$733K

Managementcol C$98K

Owns and owesPt X

$653K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$304K

Total assetsLn 16$4.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$620K

Government grantsLn 1e$472K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$51K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$9K

Total revenueLn 12$787K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$120K

SavingsLn 2$184K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$304K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$453K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.0M

Other assetsLn 15$103K

Total assetsLn 16$4.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M

Net assetsLn 32$653K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 518

VolunteersI 67

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3More from this return

Abroad and in kindSch F, M

Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$51K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$306K	$304K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$459K	$453K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3.1M	$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16	$4.0M	$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3.3M	$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32	$704K	$653K

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$98K	$92K	$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$264K	$260K	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$14K	$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$33K	$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$33K		$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$61K	$7K	$54K
Office expensesLn 13	$3K	$2K	$646
Information technologyLn 14	$2K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$103K	$103K
TravelLn 17	$310	$270	$40
InterestLn 20	$16K	$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$141K	$141K
InsuranceLn 23	$4K	$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$51K	$51K	$622
All other expensesLn 24e	$9K	$9K	$352
Total functional expensesLn 25	$831K	$733K	$98K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.3M	$1.0M	$286K	$2.6M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2025	$1.1M	$1.0M	$44K	$2.2M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 29, 2024	$1.1M	$928K	$171K	$2.1M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 18, 2023	$1.1M	$1.1M	$28K	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022	$2.1M	$952K	$1.1M	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 27, 2021	$787K	$831K	−$44K	$653K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $787,399 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $529,372$620,500

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $143,719$164,718

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,848$2,181

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $689,939$787,399

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $403,336$408,097

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $429,803$422,942

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $833,139$831,039

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$143,200−$43,640

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $787,399 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$471,715

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$148,785

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$51,305

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$620,500

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $164,718$164,718

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,126$11,126

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$8,945−$8,945

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $164,718 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,181$787,399

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $831,039 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,848 · Management $5,863$97,711

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $260,380 · Management $3,337$263,717

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,851$13,851

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,818$32,818

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,483$33,483

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,768 · Management $54,000$60,768

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,214 · Management $646$2,860

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,663$1,663

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $102,582$102,582

IX-17 TravelPrograms $270 · Management $40$310

IX-20 InterestPrograms $15,793$15,793

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $141,204$141,204

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,950$3,950

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,839 · Management $622$51,461

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,516 · Management $352$8,868

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $732,696 · Management $98,343 · Fundraising $0$831,039

Part X · Balance sheet $3,965,899 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $127,187$119,655

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $178,399$184,084

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $41,349$73,846

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,750$2,083

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,094,347$3,030,272

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $458,994$452,779

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $101,264$103,180

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,014,290$3,965,899

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,181$41,323

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,114$16,818

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,309,817$3,313,024

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $704,473$652,875

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $704,473$652,875

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,014,290$3,965,899

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $652,875 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$787,399

XI-2 Total expenses$831,039

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$43,640

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$704,473

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$7,958

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$652,875

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