The Tender is a non-profit organization that provides care to persons with alzheimers disease and other forms of dementia in a home-like setting including nutrition, socialization, exercise and activities as well as respite to caregivers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K 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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FY2022 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$81K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $531K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$368K
+63% vs prior year
Spent
$288K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$368K
FY2022▲ +63%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$81K
FY2021$226K
FY2022$368K
FY2023$344K
FY2024$496K
Expenses
$288K
FY2022▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$229K
FY2021$248K
FY2022$288K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$441K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2022▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1980.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $211K Management & general 22% · $64K Fundraising 5% · $13K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former Executive Director
$81,069Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sophia Ruis$94,996$56,923———
Jessica Curtis——$81,069$42,012—
Monica Bernhardt———$42,957$63,200
Barbara Fetty————$30,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Offers home-like care, activities, and respite for individuals with Alzheimer's and dementia.

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1 program · $211K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The tender provides a day center that provides care to frail persons with alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in a home-like setting including nutrition, socialization, exercise and activities as well as respite to caregivers. The tender's programs provides a support group, information, education and referrals to caregivers.

$211Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$368K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$247K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Money outPt IX
$288K
Ln 25
Programscol B$211K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$145K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$247K
Government grantsLn 1e$202K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$368K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$137K
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$145K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$531K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$541K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K$145K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$642K$531K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$568K$541K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$65K$12K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$98K$79K$15K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$12K$2K$732
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$434$144
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$0$1K$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$4K$6K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$19K$8K$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$0$11K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$29K$1K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$1K$759$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$288K$211K$64K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $496K$441K$55K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $344K$322K$22K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $368K$288K$80K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $226K$248K−$22K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $81K$229K−$148K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $368,388 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $138,198$247,037
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,986$52,997
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $73,659$38,472
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,295$29,882
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $226,138$368,388
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $153,769$196,879
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $94,367$91,252
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $248,136$288,131
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,998$80,257
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $368,388 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$201,580
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$45,457
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$247,037
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$52,997
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,472$38,472
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,882$29,882
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,997 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $68,354$368,388
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $288,131 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,857 · Management $12,161 · Fundraising $4,051$81,069
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $78,632 · Management $14,744 · Fundraising $4,912$98,288
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,705 · Management $2,194 · Fundraising $732$14,631
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,313 · Management $434 · Fundraising $144$2,891
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,260 · Fundraising $0$6,260
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $1,494 · Fundraising $0$1,494
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,158 · Management $6,236 · Fundraising $0$10,394
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,855 · Management $8,080 · Fundraising $0$26,935
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $10,614 · Fundraising $0$10,614
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,105 · Management $1,302 · Fundraising $0$30,407
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,254 · Management $759 · Fundraising $3,135$5,148
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $210,879 · Management $64,278 · Fundraising $12,974$288,131
Part X · Balance sheet $1,220,004 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $44,527$136,946
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $18,007$8,132
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $31,913$1,232
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,995$978
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $568,170$541,235
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $642,098$531,481
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,308,710$1,220,004
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,072$13,229
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,550$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,622$13,229
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,283,088$1,206,775
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,283,088$1,206,775
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,308,710$1,220,004
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,206,775 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$368,388
XI-2 Total expenses$288,131
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,257
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,283,088
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$156,570
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,206,775

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