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Offers emotional healing for those hurt by abortion. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $448K in revenue, $528K in expenses, and $221K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Religious organization · Religion
Location
Knoxville, TN
Website
www.godeeperstill.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$448KFY2023
Expenses
$528K
Net assets
$221K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  11-3687717 Religious organization Knoxville, TN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers emotional healing for those hurt by abortion.
Leadership
Karen Ellison · President · $78K
Money in and out
$448K revenue, $528K expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$448K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$528K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$221K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$80K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-18%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$448K
FY2023▼ -8%
Expenses
$528K
FY2023▲ +10%
Total assets
$224K
FY2023▼ -30%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2023▲ +6%
Total revenue
$448K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$528K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$221K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$80K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$224K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDeeper Still
EINHdr · item D11-3687717
Principal addressHdr · item CKnoxville, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.godeeperstill.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X022)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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 2135 $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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $378K of program spending, described in the organization's 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

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$482K · 108%
Program service revenue$33K · 7%
Contributions & grants108%$482K
Program service revenue7%$33K
Investment income$2K
Total revenueLn 12$448K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.04
Program services72%$378K
Management & general24%$127K
Fundraising4%$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$528K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$146K
Total assetsLn 16$224K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$221K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $221K · Operating expenses/yr $528K
5.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $378K · Total expenses $528K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $127K · Total expenses $528K
24%
Fundraising
Fundraising $23K · Total expenses $528K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $33K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $511K
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $482K · Total revenue $448K
108%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $448K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $33K · Total revenue $448K
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $448K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $33K · Total expenses $528K
6%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $448K · Prior year $486K
-8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $221K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $448K · Expenses $528K
-18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $224K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $221K · Total assets $224K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $75K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $224K
33%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Karen Ellison · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $78K · Total expenses $528K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $231K · Total expenses $528K
44%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 24%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth -8%
Investment management fee ratio 0.2%
Legal fee ratio 0.05%
Accounting fee ratio 12%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$438K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$448K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$486K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$640K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$404K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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