Population We EIN 27-0214975

Population We FY2021 filing

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Connects people with resources to meet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, offering hope through Jesus. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $333K in revenue, $256K in expenses, and $215K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Franklin, TN
Website
popwe.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$333KFY2021
Expenses
$256K
Net assets
$215K
People
8
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  27-0214975 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Franklin, TN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects people with resources to meet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, offering hope through Jesus.
Leadership
Joe West · Executive Di · $82K
Money in and out
$333K revenue, $256K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$333K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$256K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$215K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $77K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+23%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$333K
FY2021▲ +235%
Expenses
$256K
FY2021
Total assets
$215K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$333K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$256K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$215K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$77K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$215K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $138K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Injected the hope of jesus christ into people's stories by meeting their needs and guided them to the resources necessary to help them heal.

$138Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPopulation We
EINHdr · item D27-0214975
Principal addressHdr · item CFranklin, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jpopwe.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$81,717Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joe West’s $97K as Executive Dir. is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joe West$97,487$95,478$91,175$89,376$81,717$79,137

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$330K · 99%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$330K
Investment income1%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$333K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program services86%$219K
Management & general14%$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$256K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$214K
Total assetsLn 16$215K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$215K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $214K · Operating expenses/yr $256K
10.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $219K · Total expenses $256K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $37K · Total expenses $256K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $256K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $330K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $330K · Total revenue $333K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $333K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $333K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $333K
+0.8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $256K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $333K · Prior year $99K
+235%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $215K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $333K · Expenses $256K
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $215K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $215K · Total assets $215K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $215K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Joe West · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $82K · Total expenses $256K
32%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $135K · Total expenses $256K
53%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 235%
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%

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 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 16 grants · $270K · 2021–2025
Mercy Chefs INCVA · FY2025$43,476
Mercy Chefs INCVA · FY2024$63,000
The Prisoner's HopeFY2024$9,000
Adult and Teen Challenge Northern IndianaFY2024$6,000
The Prisoner's HopeFY2023$9,000
Teen Challenge Columbus OhioFY2023$6,000
Adult and Teen Challenge Northern IndianaFY2023$5,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$33,220
Samaritans PurseNC · FY2022$30,000
Teen Challenge Columbus OhFY2022$6,000
Indiana Teen Challenge INCIN · FY2022$5,500
Mercy MultipliedFY2022$5,050
Samaritans PurseNC · FY2021$21,420
Unitemized GrantFY2021$15,000
Indiana Teen Challenge INCIN · FY2021$6,000

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$293K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$350K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$250K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$286K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$333K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$99K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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