Casa Esther INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 26-2572419)

Sara Kosmicki’s $27K as Executive Di is at the 15th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Sara Kosmicki	$26,919	$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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers a safe place and advocates for social justice to help the poor achieve self-sufficiency.

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3 programs · $99K · in their 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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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Basic Needs Giving Partnership INCFY2024$30K

Oshkosh Area Community Foundation CorporationFY2024$12K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$42K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $64K · 2024–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$63,543

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$645K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$640K

Investment incomeLn 3$12K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$675

Money outPt IX

$146K

Ln 25

Programscol B$99K

Managementcol C$35K

Fundraisingcol D$13K

Owns and owesPt X

$622K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K

Total assetsLn 16$628K

LiabilitiesLn 26$6K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$640K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$31K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$675

Investment incomeLn 3$12K

Total revenueLn 12$645K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$74K

SavingsLn 2$41K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$115K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$470K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K

Total assetsLn 16$628K

LiabilitiesLn 26$6K

Net assetsLn 32$622K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52

VolunteersI 622

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$87K	$115K
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$470K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$51K	$42K
Total assetsLn 16	$137K	$628K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$6K
Net assetsLn 32	$137K	$622K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$64K	$64K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$27K	$17K	$7K	$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$25K	$5K	$17K	$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$754		$754
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$175		$175
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$5K			$5K
Office expensesLn 13	$2K	$673	$859	$736
Information technologyLn 14	$3K	$1K	$1K	$459
OccupancyLn 16	$6K	$2K	$4K	$297
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K		$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$983		$983
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$10K	$9K	$1K	$188
All other expensesLn 24e	$59		$59
Total functional expensesLn 25	$146K	$99K	$35K	$13K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$645K	$146K	$498K	$622K	990 PDF
FY2023	$105K			$137K	990 PDF
FY2022	$69K			$134K	990 PDF
FY2021	$132K			$131K	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 $644,837 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $104,686$640,388

I-9 Program service revenue$675

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30$11,784

I-11 Other revenue−$8,010

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $104,716$644,837

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $23,770$63,543

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $44,959$52,238

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $6,000$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $26,206$30,715

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $100,935$146,496

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,781$498,341

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $644,837 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$30,550

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$609,838

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,871

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$640,388

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $675$675

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,784$11,784

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$9,670−$9,670

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,660$1,660

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $675 · Excluded from tax $3,774$644,837

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $146,496 across 13 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $63,543$63,543

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $17,497 · Management $6,730 · Fundraising $2,692$26,919

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,659 · Management $17,298 · Fundraising $3,362$25,319

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $754$754

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $175$175

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $5,063$5,063

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $673 · Management $859 · Fundraising $736$2,268

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,378 · Management $1,225 · Fundraising $459$3,062

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,077 · Management $3,560 · Fundraising $297$5,934

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,092$2,092

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $983$983

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,928 · Management $1,209 · Fundraising $188$10,325

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $59$59

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $98,755 · Management $34,944 · Fundraising $12,797$146,496

Part X · Balance sheet $628,232 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,637$73,659

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $40,155$41,088

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,344

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $50,570$42,471

X-11 Publicly traded securities$469,670

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $137,362$628,232

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$6,203

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$6,203

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $137,362$583,529

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$38,500

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $137,362$622,029

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $137,362$628,232

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $622,029 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$644,837

XI-2 Total expenses$146,496

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$498,341

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$137,362

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,723

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$7,951

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$622,029

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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