Sans Souci INC

Tax-deductible

Columbus, IN501(c)(3)EIN 31-0945574Revenue $1.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSsanssouci.org1526 13th St, 47201-1308 · Columbus, INTax-exempt since Feb 1979Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Providing thrift goods to the disadvantaged, Sans Souci INC. (without worry) is a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to assist our neighbors attain and maintain a self sufficient family environment within a diverse, yet integrated community. San Souci joins hands with other agencies to help people find their place in the community offering free assistance when needed and providing a friendly, efficient, low-cost shopping experience while maintaining the dignity of customers not able to shop elsewhere.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 755 volunteers and 91 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $88K 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $68K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$229K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$692K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$955K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$818K
FY2021$914K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$692K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$390K
FY2021$573K
FY2022$572K
FY2023$641K
FY2024$692K

From the FY2024 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 Feb 1979.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.1M Management & general 11% · $146K Fundraising 6% · $85K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sheryl Adams$72,194$70,331$69,577$66,223

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers thrift goods and community support to help families become self-sufficient.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The agency receives donations of clothing, household goods, furniture etc. To provide low or no-cost options to those in need. In 2024, the store averaged 252 customers per day. In 2024, there were a total of 755 volunteers who provided 2,459 volunteer hours assisting the staff in receiving, sorting and stocking donations.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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$68K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$283K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$146K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$692K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$585K
Total assetsLn 16$922K
LiabilitiesLn 26$229K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$283K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$106K
SavingsLn 2$479K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$585K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$124K
Other assetsLn 15$209K
Total assetsLn 16$922K
LiabilitiesLn 26$229K
Net assetsLn 32$692K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 591
VolunteersI 6755
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$614K$585K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K$124K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$922K
LiabilitiesLn 26$367K$229K
Net assetsLn 32$641K$692K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$76K$65K$6K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$862K$730K$73K$59K
Payroll taxesLn 10$80K$68K$7K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$11K$29K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$18K$8K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$153K$143K$9K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$370
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$17K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$20K$88
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$46K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.1M$146K$85K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.4M$51K$692K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.2M$69K$641K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.0M−$1K$572K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$914K$183K$573K 990 PDF
FY2020 $955K$818K$136K$390K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,417,213 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $252,927$282,580
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,039,944$1,118,765
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,301$15,868
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,298,172$1,417,213
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $913,812$1,018,604
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $315,186$347,559
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,228,998$1,366,163
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,174$51,050
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,417,213 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$135,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$147,580
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$282,580
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,118,765$1,118,765
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,868$15,868
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,118,765 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,868$1,417,213
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,366,163 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,571 · Management $6,479 · Fundraising $5,246$76,296
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $729,824 · Management $73,236 · Fundraising $59,288$862,348
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $67,672 · Management $6,791 · Fundraising $5,497$79,960
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,544 · Management $28,768$39,312
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,140 · Management $7,619 · Fundraising $11,371$37,130
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,878 · Fundraising $3,580$7,458
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $143,443 · Management $9,397$152,840
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,792$9,792
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,337 · Management $370$3,707
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,182 · Management $1,293$18,475
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,166 · Management $88$20,254
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,285 · Management $12,306$58,591
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,134,834 · Management $146,347 · Fundraising $84,982$1,366,163
Part X · Balance sheet $921,550 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $246,323$105,791
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $367,632$478,987
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,092$4,449
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $58,402$123,633
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $332,891$208,690
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,008,340$921,550
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,739$14,150
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $336,570$215,319
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $367,309$229,469
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $555,138$611,779
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $85,893$80,302
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $641,031$692,081
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,008,340$921,550
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $692,081 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,417,213
XI-2 Total expenses$1,366,163
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,050
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$641,031
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$692,081

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

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