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Mission Relief Services FY2020 filing

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Unionville, PA501(c)(3)Religion EIN 23-3092681Revenue $44K in FY2020

On file with the IRSmissionrelief.comPo Box 421, 19375-0421 · Unionville, PATax-exempt since Jul 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mission Relief Services is a private, non-profit humanitarian aid organization specializing in the redistribution of medical and surgical supplies to Third World countries throughout the world. Mission Relief Services collects donated supplies from hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities; processes these supplies; and ships them directly to designated areas. Through the responsible stewardship of donations, Mission Relief Services helps healthcare facilities globally serve those most in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · 5% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$44K
Spent
$49K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$44K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$54K
FY2022$23K
FY2023$8K
FY2024$8K
Expenses
$49K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$49K
FY2021$55K
FY2022$24K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$1K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1K
FY2021$434
FY2022$314
FY2023$574
FY2024$330

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2002.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $43K Management & general 13% · $6K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Disimone
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Meg Waldron
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Rogers
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Arazzano
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Distributes donated medical supplies to healthcare facilities in developing countries.

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1 program · $43K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Every four to six weeks, mission relief ships a 40" container of medical supplies and equipment to the most needy hospitals and remote clinics in the world.

$43Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2021$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$44K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$49K
Ln 25
Programscol B$43K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$1K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$44K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$0
Total assetsLn 16$6K$1K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$6K$1K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$32K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$928$928
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$49K$43K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $8K$330 990 PDF
FY2023 $8K$574 990 PDF
FY2022 $23K$24K−$120$314 990 PDF
FY2021 $54K$55K−$941$434 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $44K$49K−$5K$1K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $44,479 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $54,685$9,275
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,430$28,260
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$6,944
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $84,115$44,479
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $22,485$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $80,360$49,287
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $102,845$49,287
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,730−$4,808
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $44,479 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,275
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,275
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $28,260$28,260
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $6,944$6,944
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,204 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$44,479
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $49,287 across 5 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,990$3,990
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,267$2,267
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,233$32,233
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $928$928
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,869$9,869
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $43,030 · Management $6,257 · Fundraising $0$49,287
Part X · Balance sheet $1,375 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,199$1,375
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,984$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,183$1,375
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,183$1,375
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,183$1,375
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,375 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$44,479
XI-2 Total expenses$49,287
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,808
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,183
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,375

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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