This Redeemed Life

Tax-deductible

San Antonio, TX501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 20-8996555

Unite women through christian writings and evangelistic events.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$24K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 78% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $6K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$111K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$100K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$70K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$111K
FY2025▼ -8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$231K
FY2021$175K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$120K
FY2025$111K
Expenses
$100K
FY2025▼ -21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$202K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$100K
Net assets
$70K
FY2025▲ +19%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$98K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$59K
FY2025$70K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CThis Redeemed Life
EINHdr · item D20-8996555
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2008
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Antonio, TX
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jthisredeemedlife.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.06
Program services73%$73K
Management & general21%$21K
Fundraising6%$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$100K

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
73%
of spending reaches programs▼ -9% vs prior filing year
Months of spending covered by cash
8.5mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments▲ +49% vs prior filing year
Surplus or deficit
+10%
as % of revenue, this year▲ +295% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$72K
FY2025▲ +8%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$102K
FY2022$100K
FY2023$71K
FY2024$67K
FY2025$72K
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2025▼ -80%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$4K
FY2021$4K
FY2022$7K
FY2023$6K
FY2024$8K
FY2025$2K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$11K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$72K
Spent on programsPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$71K
Total assetsLn 16$72K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$70K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$86K · 77%
Program service revenue$24K · 21%
Other revenue$2K · 2%
Contributions & grants77%$86K
Program service revenue21%$24K
Other revenue2%$2K
Investment income$5
Total revenueLn 12$111K

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2025 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $71K · Operating expenses/yr $100K
8.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $73K · Total expenses $100K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $21K · Total expenses $100K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $6K · Total expenses $100K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $8K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $99K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $86K · Total revenue $111K
77%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $111K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $24K · Total revenue $111K
21%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5 · Total revenue $111K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $24K · Total expenses $100K
24%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $111K · Prior year $120K
-8%
Revenue, average yearly change over 5 years
FY2020 $231K · FY2025 $111K
-14%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $70K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $111K · Expenses $100K
+10%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $72K
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $70K · Total assets $72K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $72K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Marian Jordan Ellis · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $24K · Total expenses $100K
24%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $45K · Total expenses $100K
46%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 73%——
Spent on management, % of spending 21%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 7%——
Revenue growth -8%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 1.0%——

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

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$24,260Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marian Jordan Ellis’s $24K as President is at the 22nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marian Jordan Ellis$24,260$28,012$29,609$24,325$26,600$6,741

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 7Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 7Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Unites women through Christian writings and evangelistic events.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $73K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Evangelistic events for women at college campuses and women's conferences.

$73Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $111K$100K-8% 990 PDF
FY2024 $120K$126K-31% 990 PDF
FY2023 $174K$202K-12% 990 PDF
FY2022 $199K$204K+14% 990 PDF
FY2021 $175K$194K-24% 990 PDF
FY2020 $231K$224K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2025

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $111,053 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,741 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$85,718
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$85,718
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,589$23,589
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5$5
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,330 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5$111,053
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $99,741 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,058$2,058
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $31,822 · Management $9,092 · Fundraising $4,546$45,460
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $950$950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,092 · Management $8,166 · Fundraising $507$21,765
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,173 · Management $229 · Fundraising $122$1,524
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,027 · Management $200 · Fundraising $107$1,334
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,901 · Management $566 · Fundraising $302$3,769
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,914 · Management $762 · Fundraising $407$5,083
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,086$10,086
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,852$1,852
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $473$473
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,489 · Management $698 · Fundraising $200$5,387
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $72,887 · Management $20,663 · Fundraising $6,191$99,741
Part X · Balance sheet $71,997 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,391$47,365
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $31,102$23,386
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,907$260
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,459$986
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,859$71,997
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,760$1,586
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,760$1,586
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $59,099$70,411
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $59,099$70,411
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,859$71,997
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $70,411 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$111,053
XI-2 Total expenses$99,741
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,312
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$59,099
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$70,411

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