Sown provides innovative solutions so adults 50+ lead independent, healthy lives and age in place in their homes and communities. Our services prevent and reduce isolation, protecting older adults from depression and related serious health consequences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$105K 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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FY2024 · 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 $20K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$169K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$852K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$935K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$852K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$578K
FY2021$580K
FY2022$931K
FY2023$966K
FY2024$852K
FY2025$706K
Expenses
$935K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$655K
FY2021$698K
FY2022$684K
FY2023$896K
FY2024$935K
FY2025$866K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1986.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $691K Management & general 13% · $118K Fundraising 14% · $127K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $105K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$104,874Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Marypat Tracy’s $107K as Executive Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marypat Tracy$107,001$104,874$99,062$94,428$93,305$61,538
Merle Drake—————$99,168

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps adults 50+ live independently and age in place through innovative solutions.

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3 programs · $628K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Grandfamily resource center provides a myriad of services to grandparents raising their grandchildren. Connectedly provides at-risk children and the grandparents who are raising them with a comprehensive continuum of education, health, and social services designed especially for these families.

$277Kprogram expense
02

Philly families read together is an intergenerational program for grandparents enriching the education of their grandchildren. The main focus of the program is to improve literacy skills for children and also to improve the digital literacy skills of grandparents. Philly families read together provides weekly family literacy workshops.

$260Kprogram expense
03

Healthy lives community-based support groups connect older adults with their peers. The weekly groups are facilitated by peer leaders or volunteers who are trained and mentored by connectedly staff. Members discuss common concerns, problem-solve, provide emotional support, and exchange information and resources.

$91Kprogram 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 2 funders$30K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$852K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$620K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$112K
Money outPt IX
$935K
Ln 25
Programscol B$691K
Managementcol C$118K
Fundraisingcol D$127K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$178K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$620K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$112K
Gains on assetsLn 7$76K
Total revenueLn 12$852K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
SavingsLn 2$170K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$178K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$948K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$61K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K$178K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$999K$948K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K$169K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$113K$90K$10K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$472K$377K$43K$53K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$336$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$118K$95K$11K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$9K$1K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$9K$36K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$928$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$420$528
Information technologyLn 14$18K$15K$2K$0
OccupancyLn 16$44K$36K$8K$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$280$95
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$13K$834$207
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$4K$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$20K$970$47K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$6K$747$904
Total functional expensesLn 25$935K$691K$118K$127K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $706K$866K−$160K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $852K$935K−$83K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $966K$896K$70K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $931K$684K$247K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $580K$698K−$117K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $578K$655K−$77K$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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $852,150 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $823,260$619,736
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $130,913$120,281
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,618$112,133
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $965,791$852,150
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $649,032$705,853
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $246,706$229,426
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $895,738$935,279
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,053−$83,129
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $852,150 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$619,736
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$619,736
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$120,281
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $36,530$36,530
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $75,603$75,603
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $120,281 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $112,133$852,150
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $935,279 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,798 · Management $10,130 · Fundraising $12,591$112,519
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $376,765 · Management $42,502 · Fundraising $52,827$472,094
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,717 · Management $336 · Fundraising $0$3,053
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $94,573 · Management $10,556 · Fundraising $13,058$118,187
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,030 · Management $1,470 · Fundraising $0$10,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,710 · Management $35,780 · Fundraising $0$44,490
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,293 · Management $928 · Fundraising $0$5,221
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,130 · Management $420 · Fundraising $528$3,078
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,417 · Management $2,236 · Fundraising $0$17,653
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,837 · Management $7,867 · Fundraising $0$43,704
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,749 · Management $280 · Fundraising $95$3,124
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,856 · Management $834 · Fundraising $207$13,897
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,387 · Management $1,311 · Fundraising $0$5,698
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,389 · Management $1,347 · Fundraising $0$6,736
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,501 · Management $970 · Fundraising $46,778$67,249
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,425 · Management $747 · Fundraising $904$8,076
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $690,577 · Management $117,714 · Fundraising $126,988$935,279
Part X · Balance sheet $1,595,323 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,537$7,964
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $187,346$169,549
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $178,799$357,467
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $195,606$44,718
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,928$3,053
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,460$3,763
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $999,247$947,718
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $101,412$61,091
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,704,335$1,595,323
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,547$9,169
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $200,952$159,401
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $219,499$168,570
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $864,248$880,774
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $620,588$545,979
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,484,836$1,426,753
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,704,335$1,595,323
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,426,753 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$852,150
XI-2 Total expenses$935,279
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$83,129
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,484,836
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$25,046
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,426,753

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