Serve Incorporated EIN 20-0059596

Serve Incorporated

EIN  20-0059596 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bayside, WI
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides advertising services to help underserved charities reach more people.
Leadership
Lauren Sutter · Executive Dir. · $10K
Money in and out
$142K revenue, $208K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Provides advertising services to help underserved charities reach more people. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $142K in revenue, $208K in expenses, and $152K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$142K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$208K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$152K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$66K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -16% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-47%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -311% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$142K
FY2024▼ -34%
Expenses
$208K
FY2024▲ +24%
Total assets
$208K
FY2024▼ -7%
Total liabilities
$56K
FY2024▲ +752%
Total revenue
$142K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$208K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$152K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$66K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$208K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $172K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Serve marketing is the nation's only all-volunteer, non-profit advertising agency whose mission is to give underserved issues and charities a strong voice in the community. Serve is sponsoring the mighty small moments program, a movement to provide education to milwaukee families about brain development.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CServe Incorporated
EINHdr · item D20-0059596
Principal addressHdr · item CBayside, WI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.servemarketing.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Sutter’s $10K as Executive Dir. is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1710 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lauren Sutter$10,000$10,000$10,000$5,000

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$96K · 68%
Program service revenue$45K · 32%
Contributions & grants68%$96K
Program service revenue32%$45K
Total revenueLn 12$142K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.17
Program services83%$172K
Management & general17%$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$208K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$196K
Total assetsLn 16$208K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$56K
Total net assetsLn 32$152K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $196K · Operating expenses/yr $208K
11.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $172K · Total expenses $208K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $35K · Total expenses $208K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $208K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $61K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $96K · Total revenue $142K
68%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $142K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $45K · Total revenue $142K
32%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $142K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $45K · Total expenses $208K
22%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $142K · Prior year $214K
-34%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $140K · FY2024 $142K
0%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $152K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $142K · Expenses $208K
-47%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $208K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $152K · Total assets $208K
73%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $208K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lauren Sutter · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIR. · Highest reported compensation $10K · Total expenses $208K
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $10K · Total expenses $208K
5%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -34%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $83K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,000

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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)$142K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$214K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$238K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$156K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$140K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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