Bethany House is a catrholic worker House of hospitality in the city of rochester, NY,IT first opened its doors to homeless women and their children in 1977.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K 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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$287K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$324K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$528K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$287K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$207K
FY2023$299K
FY2024$287K
Expenses
$324K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$109K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$225K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$324K
Net assets
$528K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$561K
FY2021$592K
FY2022$573K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$528K

From the FY2024 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 Feb 1988.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $209K Management & general 34% · $111K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$57,700Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Miranda Sherry’s $58K as Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 851 $100K–1M housing 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Miranda Sherry$57,700$45,886

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

Shelters homeless women and children, providing a safe haven and support.

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1 program · $209K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide temporary emergency shelter for women and dependents

$209Kprogram 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 1 funder$14K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$287K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$324K
Ln 25
Programscol B$209K
Managementcol C$111K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$528K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$263K
Total assetsLn 16$530K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$287K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$121K
SavingsLn 2$143K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$263K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$165K
Total assetsLn 16$530K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$528K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$442K$263K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$124K$165K
Total assetsLn 16$567K$530K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$564K$528K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$216K$132K$84K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$14K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$3K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$2K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$375$343$32
OccupancyLn 16$29K$18K$11K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$432$432
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$6K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$324K$209K$111K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $287K$324K−$37K$528K 990 PDF
FY2023 $299K$310K−$11K$564K 990 PDF
FY2022 $207K$225K−$18K$573K 990 PDF
FY2021 $179K$152K$27K$592K 990 PDF
FY2020 $188K$109K$79K$561K 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 $287,235 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $287,450$273,543
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $85$6,907
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,747$6,785
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $299,282$287,235
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $231,633$248,826
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $78,433$74,943
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $310,066$323,769
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,784−$36,534
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $287,235 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,785 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$273,543
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,925
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$273,543
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,623 · Excluded from tax $5,284$6,907
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,623 · Excluded from tax $12,069$287,235
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $323,769 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $131,750 · Management $84,233$215,983
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,066$10,066
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,894 · Management $8,883$22,777
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,228 · Management $2,064$5,292
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,625 · Management $1,039$2,664
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,257 · Fundraising $4,464$6,721
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $343 · Management $32$375
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,571 · Management $11,231$28,802
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,786$2,786
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $432$432
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,283$1,283
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,056 · Management $3,094$9,150
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,438$17,438
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $208,729 · Management $110,576 · Fundraising $4,464$323,769
Part X · Balance sheet $529,736 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,778$120,692
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $411,539$142,536
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $124,446$164,885
X-12 Other securities$101,623
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $566,763$529,736
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,605$2,112
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,605$2,112
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $564,158$527,624
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $564,158$527,624
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $566,763$529,736
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $527,624 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$287,235
XI-2 Total expenses$323,769
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$36,534
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$564,158
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$527,624

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