Provide emotional healing for abortion wounded hearts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$78K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $27K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$448K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$528K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$221K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$448K
FY2023▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$404K
FY2021$640K
FY2022$486K
FY2023$448K
FY2024$438K
Expenses
$528K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$422K
FY2021$437K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$528K
FY2024$467K
Net assets
$221K
FY2023▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$114K
FY2021$315K
FY2022$319K
FY2023$221K
FY2024$192K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2003.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $378K Management & general 24% · $127K Fundraising 4% · $23K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$78,071Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Ellison’s $76K as President is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karen Ellison$76,324$78,071$74,118$69,806$64,960

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers emotional healing for those hurt by abortion.

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1 program · $378K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Deeper still hosts weekend healing retreats for both women and men who have experienced or participated in an abortion as the mother or father of the child. There are four retreats each year in knoxvill, tennessee. There are additional retreats in each of the 24 deeper still chapters spread throughout the country.

$378Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$27K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $10K · 2024–2024
He Named Him Adam LLCFY2024$5,000
Hope Harvest InternationalCA · FY2024$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$448K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$482K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$528K
Ln 25
Programscol B$378K
Managementcol C$127K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$221K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$224K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$482K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$302K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$448K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$146K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$146K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$75K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$271
Total assetsLn 16$224K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$221K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$239K$146K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$73K$75K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$271
Total assetsLn 16$322K$224K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$319K$221K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$13K$13K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$88K$11K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$105K$99K$684$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$1K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$284$284
Accounting feesLn 11c$64K$64K
Investment management feesLn 11f$378$378
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$59K$59K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$10K$8K$372
Information technologyLn 14$25K$4K$17K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K$24K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30$30
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$60K
Total functional expensesLn 25$528K$378K$127K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $438K$467K−$28K$192K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $448K$528K−$80K$221K 990 PDF
FY2022 $486K$482K$4K$319K 990 PDF
FY2021 $640K$437K$203K$315K 990 PDF
FY2020 $404K$422K−$18K$114K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $448,298 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $500,147$482,271
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,166$33,122
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,526$1,555
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$34,172−$68,650
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $485,667$448,298
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$12,810
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $283,976$230,641
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $197,844$284,842
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $481,820$528,293
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,847−$79,995
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $448,298 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$6,814 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$302,239
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$180,032
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$482,271
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33,122$33,122
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,555$1,555
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $3,606$3,606
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$65,442−$65,442
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,914 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$63,887$448,298
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $528,293 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $12,810$12,810
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $87,630 · Management $11,432 · Fundraising $11,432$110,494
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $99,304 · Management $684 · Fundraising $5,209$105,197
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,848 · Management $1,355 · Fundraising $1,747$14,950
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $284$284
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $64,325$64,325
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $378$378
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $58,800$58,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,662$9,662
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,846 · Management $8,435 · Fundraising $372$18,653
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,680 · Management $16,936 · Fundraising $4,464$25,080
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $14,934$14,934
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $23,870 · Management $3,382$27,252
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $30$30
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,117$5,117
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,327$60,327
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $377,777 · Management $127,292 · Fundraising $23,224$528,293
Part X · Balance sheet $224,468 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $239,339$145,785
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,844$3,601
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$271
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $73,151$74,811
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $322,334$224,468
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,644$3,862
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,644$3,862
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $318,690$220,606
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $318,690$220,606
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $322,334$224,468
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $220,606 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$448,298
XI-2 Total expenses$528,293
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$79,995
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$318,690
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$483
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$18,572
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$220,606

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