This Redeemed Life FY2021 filing

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San Antonio, TX501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 20-8996555Revenue $175K in FY2021

On file with the IRSthisredeemedlife.org24710 Pack Saddle Trl, 78255-2064 · San Antonio, TXTax-exempt since Mar 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Unite women through christian writings and evangelistic events.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$27K 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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FY2021 · 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
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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$27K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 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
$4K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
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Revenue
$175K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$194K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$98K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$175K
FY2021▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$231K
FY2021$175K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$120K
FY2025$111K
Expenses
$194K
FY2021▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$202K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$100K
Net assets
$98K
FY2021▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$98K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$59K
FY2025$70K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2008.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $152K Management & general 16% · $31K Fundraising 6% · $11K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $27K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$26,600Pt 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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Unites women through Christian writings and evangelistic events.

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1 program · $152K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Evangelistic events for women at college campuses and women's conferences.

$152Kprogram expense

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

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$175K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$165K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$194K
Ln 25
Programscol B$152K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$98K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$97K
Total assetsLn 16$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$165K
Government grantsLn 1e$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$12
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$175K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
SavingsLn 2$60K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$97K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$98K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K$97K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$121K$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$117K$98K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$96K$67K$19K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$26K$8K$363
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$442$236
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$271$144
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$262$140
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$693$369
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$815$159$85
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$11K$996$309
All other expensesLn 24e$416$416
Total functional expensesLn 25$194K$152K$31K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $111K$100K$11K$70K 990 PDF
FY2024 $120K$126K−$6K$59K 990 PDF
FY2023 $174K$202K−$27K$65K 990 PDF
FY2022 $199K$204K−$5K$93K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $175K$194K−$19K$98K 990 PDF
FY2020 $231K$224K$8K$117K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $174,891 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $215,184$165,172
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,943$7,700
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16$12
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,314$2,007
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $231,457$174,891
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,800$2,357
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $136,770$128,328
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $84,974$63,313
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $223,544$193,998
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,913−$19,107
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $174,891 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,487 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$17,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$147,672
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$165,172
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,700$7,700
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12$12
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $520$520
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,707 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12$174,891
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $193,998 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,357$2,357
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,368 · Management $19,248 · Fundraising $9,624$96,240
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,854$29,854
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,234$2,234
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,100$1,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,691 · Management $7,705 · Fundraising $363$33,759
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,268 · Management $442 · Fundraising $236$2,946
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,391 · Management $271 · Fundraising $144$1,806
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,347 · Management $262 · Fundraising $140$1,749
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,555 · Management $693 · Fundraising $369$4,617
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,123$3,123
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $815 · Management $159 · Fundraising $85$1,059
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,433 · Management $996 · Fundraising $309$12,738
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $416$416
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $151,852 · Management $30,876 · Fundraising $11,270$193,998
Part X · Balance sheet $101,607 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,886$37,367
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $62,612$59,815
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,500$4,425
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $120,998$101,607
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,211$3,927
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,211$3,927
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $116,787$97,680
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $116,787$97,680
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $120,998$101,607
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $97,680 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$174,891
XI-2 Total expenses$193,998
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$19,107
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$116,787
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$97,680

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