Casa Esther INC EIN 26-2572419 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Casa Esther INC

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Offers a safe place and advocates for social justice to help the poor achieve self-sufficiency. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $645K in revenue, $146K in expenses, and $622K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Omro, WI
Website
casaesther.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$645KFY2024
Expenses
$146K
Net assets
$622K
People
9
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  26-2572419 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Omro, WI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers a safe place and advocates for social justice to help the poor achieve self-sufficiency.
Leadership
Sara Kosmicki · Executive Di · $27K
Money in and out
$645K revenue, $146K expenses
Bottom line
67% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$645K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$146K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$622K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $498K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
50.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +387% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+77%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×21 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$645K
FY2024▲ +516%
Total revenue
$645K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$146K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$622K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$498K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$628K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCasa Esther INC
EINHdr · item D26-2572419
Principal addressHdr · item COmro, WI
WebsiteHdr · item Jcasaesther.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$26,919Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara Kosmicki’s $27K as Executive Di is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2164 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Sara Kosmicki$26,919
Sara Kosmicki$23,000$6,192

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $99K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Basic Needs Distribution

Casa esther's basic needs distribution program primarily provides rental assistance as well as occasional utility bill assistance, gas and grocery store cards, hotel stays for people experiencing homelessness, and car repairs.

$88Kprogram expense
02

Roundtable Discussions/ Education

The roundtable discussion program centers around a series of webinars that created in partnership with pax christi and catholic nonviolence initiative. In 2024 casa esther hosted a series of 6 webinars on synodality and nonviolence. A 300 scholarship is awarded to a local student from omro high school.

$9Kprogram expense
03

Garden

In 2024 the organization held 6 gather in the garden sessions with participation from 87 children. Vegetables from the garden were distributed primarily to 3 local pantries (omro food pantry, oshkosh area community pantry, and FR carr's place 2b).

$2Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$640K · 99%
Investment income$12K · 2%
Contributions & grants99%$640K
Investment income2%$12K
Program service revenue$675
Total revenueLn 12$645K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.09
Program services67%$99K
Management & general24%$35K
Fundraising9%$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$146K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$115K
Total assetsLn 16$628K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$622K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $584K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $146K · Less non-cash grants $7K · Cash operating expenses/yr $140K
50.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $99K · Total expenses $146K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $35K · Total expenses $146K
24%
Fundraising
Fundraising $13K · Total expenses $146K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $13K · Solicited contributions $640K
$0.02 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $640K · Total revenue $645K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $645K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $675 · Total revenue $645K
0.1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $12K · Total revenue $645K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $675 · Total expenses $146K
0.5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $645K · Prior year $105K
+516%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $622K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $645K · Expenses $146K
+77%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $628K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $622K · Total assets $628K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $470K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $628K
75%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sara Kosmicki · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $27K · Total expenses $146K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $52K · Total expenses $146K
36%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%
Overhead ratio 24%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 516%
Investment management fee ratio 0.1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$42K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $64K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$63,543

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$645K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$105K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$69K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$132K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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