Serenity First Counseling LLC

Sahuarita, AZUnknown exempt organizationEIN 32-0581513Revenue $208K in FY2024

On file with the IRSserenityfirstcounseling.com136 W Vuelta Friso · Sahuarita, AZ

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Serenity First is committed to offering support to the families of our community to improve communication and provide prevention tools to face the mental health and substance use challenges facing society today.

97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$111K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$111K
to officers and key staff · 52% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 52% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $24
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 2 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 2 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$208K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$216K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$20K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$208K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$216K
FY2024$208K
Expenses
$216K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$199K
FY2024$216K
Net assets
$20K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$28K
FY2024$20K

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.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $210K Management & general 3% · $6K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $111K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director/Tre
$57,437Pt VII · Sec A
President/Ce
$53,737Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Jill Fabian$57,437$58,120
Joan M Silver—$55,120
Joan Silver$53,737—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports families facing mental health and substance use challenges with communication and prevention tools.

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1 program · $210K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Providing programs at no cost to families in the community and offering support to the families of our community to improve communication and provide prevention tools to face the mental health and substance use challenges facing society today.

$210Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$24

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$208K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Money outPt IX
$216K
Ln 25
Programscol B$210K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$20K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Government grantsLn 1e$200K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Total revenueLn 12$208K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$20K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$31K$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$28K$20K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$141K$141K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$382$382
Office expensesLn 13$21K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$131$131
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$24K$550
All other expensesLn 24e$974$955$19
Total functional expensesLn 25$216K$210K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $208K$216K−$7K$20K 990 PDF
FY2023 $216K$199K$17K$28K 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 $208,350 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$201,380
I-9 Program service revenue$6,970
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$208,350
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$154,552
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$61,166
I-18 Total expenses$215,718
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$7,368
Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $208,350 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$199,782
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,598
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$201,380
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,970$6,970
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,970$208,350
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $215,718 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $141,321$141,321
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,231$13,231
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,864$1,864
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,250$3,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $382$382
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,200$21,200
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $131$131
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,032$5,032
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,291$3,291
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,492 · Management $550$25,042
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $955 · Management $19$974
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $210,035 · Management $5,683 · Fundraising $0$215,718
Part X · Balance sheet $25,403 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,605$21,953
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $270$3,450
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,875$25,403
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,201$5,097
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,201$5,097
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $27,674$20,306
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,674$20,306
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,875$25,403
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,306 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$208,350
XI-2 Total expenses$215,718
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,368
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,674
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,306

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

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