Forget Me Not Baskets INC

Tax-deductible

Creston, OH501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 27-1172295

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Provide grief support for all family members experiencing a loss during any stage of their pregnancy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 52 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 3% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
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
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$196K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$179K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$95K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$196K
FY2024▲ +28%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$109K
FY2021$110K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$152K
FY2024$196K
Expenses
$179K
FY2024▲ +24%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$137K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$179K
Net assets
$95K
FY2024▲ +22%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$80K
FY2022$70K
FY2023$78K
FY2024$95K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2010.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $141K Management & general 21% · $38K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Race Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bereavement Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Historian
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Correspondence Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara Ringle’s $12K as President is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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

NameFY2021FY2020
Sara Ringle$11,700$5,300

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers grief support for families experiencing pregnancy loss at any stage.

Provided by the organization

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2 program services account for $141K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provide items of comfort and peace for families who have experienced loss during preganancy or childbirth.

$131Kprogram expense
02

Grief support programs

$11Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$196K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$98K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$179K
Ln 25
Programscol B$141K
Managementcol C$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$95K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$73K
Total assetsLn 16$95K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$98K
Total revenueLn 12$196K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$73K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$73K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$501
Total assetsLn 16$95K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$95K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 652
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K$73K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$501
Total assetsLn 16$80K$95K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$0
Net assetsLn 32$78K$95K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$375$375
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$19K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$100$100
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$620$620
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$87K$86K$998
All other expensesLn 24e$966$966
Total functional expensesLn 25$179K$141K$38K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $196K$179K$17K$95K 990 PDF
FY2023 $152K$145K$8K$78K 990 PDF
FY2022 $128K$137K−$10K$70K 990 PDF
FY2021 $110K$80K 990 PDF
FY2020 $109K$63K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $195,846 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $42,848 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$95,019
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$95,019
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,345$2,345
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $55,634$55,634
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $100,827$195,846
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $179,006 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $375$375
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,000$19,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $16,220$16,220
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,305 · Management $2,821$6,126
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,292$1,292
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,529$5,529
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,523$10,523
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,225$7,225
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,504$5,504
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,923$10,923
IX-17 TravelPrograms $100$100
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,946$3,946
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $620$620
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,426$3,426
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,233 · Management $998$87,231
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $966$966
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $141,326 · Management $37,680 · Fundraising $0$179,006
Part X · Balance sheet $94,951 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,690$72,645
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $19,690$21,805
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,121$501
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $79,501$94,951
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,390$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $78,111$94,951
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $78,111$94,951
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $79,501$94,951
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $94,951 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$195,846
XI-2 Total expenses$179,006
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,840
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$78,111
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$94,951

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

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