Dwell with Dignity INC FY2020 filing

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Dallas, TX501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 26-4658235Revenue $851K in FY2020

On file with the IRSdwellwithdignity.org1127 Conveyor Ln, 75247-6816 · Dallas, TXTax-exempt since Nov 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Dwell with dignity's mission is to help families escape poverty and homelessness through design, one household at a time. Our goals are to bring good design to those less fortunate, inspiring them to maintain a standard of living they can be proud of and thrive in. We create inspiring home interiors with the labor of dedicated volunteers and with the generosity of our donors.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$114K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $110K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$114K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$275K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$851K
Spent
$839K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$492K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$851K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$851K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$839K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$839K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$492K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$492K
FY2021$779K
FY2022$617K
FY2023$340K
FY2024$877K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2009.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $654K Management & general 10% · $85K Fundraising 12% · $101K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $114K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$113,600Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Teresa Charnock from 42024’s $118K as Executive Dir. is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ashley Sharp Thru 122023—$169,423———
Ashley Sharp——$127,448$117,933$113,600
Teresa Charnock from 42024$118,433————
Ashley Sharp Thru 42024$36,869————

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

Designs inspiring home interiors to help families escape poverty and homelessness.

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1 program · $654K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Our community projects program brings beautiful, nurturing interiors to our social services agency partners. We have transformed waiting areas, childrens play rooms and shelter day rooms. These projects allow our partners to provide a comforting environment so their clients feel cared for and provide a sense of confidence in the agency.

$654Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $535K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$112,816
Unitemized GrantFY2023$175,742
Unitemized GrantFY2022$246,888

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$851K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$812K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$839K
Ln 25
Programscol B$654K
Managementcol C$85K
Fundraisingcol D$101K
Owns and owesPt X
$492K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$315K
Total assetsLn 16$768K
LiabilitiesLn 26$275K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$812K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$419K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$483K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$25K
Total revenueLn 12$851K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$315K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$315K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$326K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$243
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$768K
LiabilitiesLn 26$275K
Net assetsLn 32$492K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 61,141
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$93K$315K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$291K$326K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$243
Total assetsLn 16$462K$768K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$275K
Net assetsLn 32$438K$492K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$99K$99K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$114K$91K$11K$11K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$333K$251K$22K$60K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$19K$2K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$28K$3K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$18K$20K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$12K$859$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$176$352
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$271$543
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$96K$78K$6K$11K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$776$776
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$457$916
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$38K$16K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$14$29
Total functional expensesLn 25$839K$654K$85K$101K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.8M$1.2M$542K$877K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.5M−$263K$340K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M$20K$617K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.0M$240K$779K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $851K$839K$12K$492K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $851,415 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $689,363$812,077
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,058$36,155
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$39,752$3,183
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $678,669$851,415
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $123,653$98,675
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $454,533$507,139
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $241,849$233,378
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $820,035$839,192
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$141,366$12,223
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $851,415 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$483,441
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$328,636
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$419,078
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$812,077
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,484$11,484
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $24,671$24,671
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$26,817−$26,817
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $30,000$30,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $30,000 · Excluded from tax $9,338$851,415
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $839,192 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $98,675$98,675
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,880 · Management $11,360 · Fundraising $11,360$113,600
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $250,786 · Management $21,727 · Fundraising $60,387$332,900
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,824 · Management $1,823 · Fundraising $3,953$24,600
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,577 · Management $2,671 · Fundraising $5,791$36,039
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,275$1,275
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,070 · Management $20,280$38,350
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,055 · Management $1,621$3,676
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,738 · Management $859 · Fundraising $1,717$14,314
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,407 · Management $176 · Fundraising $352$2,935
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,709 · Management $271 · Fundraising $543$4,523
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $78,403 · Management $5,737 · Fundraising $11,474$95,614
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,608$2,608
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $776$776
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,257 · Management $457 · Fundraising $916$7,630
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,370 · Management $16,468 · Fundraising $3,989$58,827
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,807 · Management $14 · Fundraising $29$2,850
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $653,942 · Management $84,739 · Fundraising $100,511$839,192
Part X · Balance sheet $767,597 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $30,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,628$315,340
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $15,000$9,668
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $42,401$70,621
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,019$243
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $290,776$325,666
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20,335$16,059
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $462,159$767,597
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,209$36,526
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$88,751
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,894$275,277
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $428,409$492,320
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $438,265$492,320
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $462,159$767,597
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $492,320 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$851,415
XI-2 Total expenses$839,192
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,223
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$438,265
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$41,832
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$492,320

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