Sowhope Org EIN 14-1946849

Sowhope Org

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Promotes wellness, education, and economic opportunities to inspire women globally. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $624K in revenue, $612K in expenses, and $564K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2006
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Rockford, MI
Website
www.sowhope.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$624KFY2025
Expenses
$612K
Net assets
$564K
People
12
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  14-1946849 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Rockford, MI Founded 2006
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes wellness, education, and economic opportunities to inspire women globally.
Leadership
Mary Dailey Brown · Corp President and CEO · $103K
Money in and out
$624K revenue, $612K expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$624K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$612K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$564K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $12K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
12.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -17% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -90% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$624K
FY2025▲ +11%
Expenses
$612K
FY2025▲ +32%
Total assets
$610K
FY2025▲ +9%
Total liabilities
$46K
FY2025▲ +747%
Total revenue
$624K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$612K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$564K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$12K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$610K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $542K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The Economic Program serves to provide economic empowerment thorough microfinance and small business training. 3821 women were served through the SowHope Economic Program in 2025 including funding 25 projects in 13 developing nations.

$426Kprogram expense
02

The Wellness Program serves the physical and emotional needs of women whose health is at risk. The projects in 2025 included maternal healthcare, AIDS care and prevention, and meeting emergency needs. 524 women were impacted through 4 projects in 4 developing countries.

$73Kprogram expense
03

The Education Program serves the Literacy needs of illiterate women. Additionally, we funded vocational and technical training projects that provide practical needed skills, which are utilized by women to procure gainful employment and/or to start small income-generating businesses.

$43Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSowhope Org
EINHdr · item D14-1946849
Principal addressHdr · item CRockford, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sowhope.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2006
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Corp President and CEO
$103,335Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Corp Treasurer, Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Dailey Brown’s $103K as Corp President and CEO is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2164 $100K–1M human services 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Dailey Brown$103,335$85,000$85,000$85,000
Mary Dailey Brown$81,849
Mary D Brown$52,800
David Crawford$5,720$5,720$5,200
David Crawford$5,200

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$612K · 98%
Investment income$12K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$612K
Investment income2%$12K
Total revenueLn 12$624K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.05
Program services89%$542K
Management & general7%$42K
Fundraising5%$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$612K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$600K
Total assetsLn 16$610K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$46K
Total net assetsLn 32$564K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $600K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $612K · Less non-cash grants $13K · Cash operating expenses/yr $599K
12.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $542K · Total expenses $612K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $42K · Total expenses $612K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $28K · Total expenses $612K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $27K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $546K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $612K · Total revenue $624K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $624K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $624K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $12K · Total revenue $624K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $612K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $624K · Prior year $564K
+11%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $463K · FY2025 $624K
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $564K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $624K · Expenses $612K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $610K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $564K · Total assets $610K
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $610K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mary Dailey Brown · Reported title Corp President and CEO · Highest reported compensation $103K · Total expenses $612K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $191K · Total expenses $612K
31%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 11%

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 16 grants · $360K · 2020–2025
Harvest BridgePA · FY2025$36,019
Hagar USA INCNC · FY2025$28,111
Support Education WorldwideWA · FY2025$24,000
Hagar USA INCNC · FY2024$17,680
Harvest BridgePA · FY2024$5,500
Harvest BridgePA · FY2023$51,500
Hagar USA INCNC · FY2023$16,284
Harvest BridgePA · FY2022$39,173
Hagar USA INCNC · FY2022$16,000
Hagar USA INCNC · FY2021$20,000
Project CureCO · FY2021$17,125
Harvest BridgePA · FY2020$17,112
Project CureCO · FY2020$12,000

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$624K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$564K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$479K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$574K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$550K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$463K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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