Desert Rose Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Martinsville, IN501(c)(3)Since 2002Human ServicesEIN 35-2129035Revenue $662K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdesertrose.ccPo Box 1754, 46151-0754 · Martinsville, INTax-exempt since Mar 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide transitional shelter for victims of domestic violence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 20 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 61% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $42K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$662K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$641K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$964K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$662K
FY2025▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$566K
FY2021$497K
FY2022$586K
FY2023$626K
FY2024$486K
FY2025$662K
Expenses
$641K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$563K
FY2021$494K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$572K
FY2024$579K
FY2025$641K
Net assets
$964K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$977K
FY2021$980K
FY2022$978K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$939K
FY2025$964K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2001.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $525K Management & general 17% · $110K Fundraising 1% · $5K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $121K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$70,032Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$50,554Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Myers’s $70K as Board Member is at the 61st 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julie Myers$70,032—————
Marsha Macphee-Webster$50,554$50,555$49,920$52,168$51,243$54,008

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 safe, temporary housing for domestic violence survivors.

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1 program · $525K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To provide transitional shelter for victims of domestic violence and the services they need to break the cycle of violence.

$525Kprogram 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$42K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$662K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$599K
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$641K
Ln 25
Programscol B$525K
Managementcol C$110K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$964K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$259K
Total assetsLn 16$969K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$599K
Government grantsLn 1e$467K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$662K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$259K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$259K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$32K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$623K
Total assetsLn 16$969K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$964K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 675
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$173K$259K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$29K$32K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$669K$623K
Total assetsLn 16$952K$969K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$939K$964K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K$100K$19K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$324K$269K$51K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$28K$5K$367
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$808$808
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$377$2K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$32K$5K
InterestLn 20$802$802
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$41K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$51K$46K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$4K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$641K$525K$110K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $662K$641K$21K$964K 990 PDF
FY2024 $486K$579K−$93K$939K 990 PDF
FY2023 $626K$572K$54K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $586K$588K−$2K$978K 990 PDF
FY2021 $497K$494K$3K$980K 990 PDF
FY2020 $566K$563K$3K$977K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $661,506 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $385,470$598,648
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $71$2,085
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $100,488$60,773
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $486,029$661,506
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 $428,908$477,662
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $149,629$163,054
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $578,537$640,716
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$92,508$20,790
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $661,506 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$5,000
VIII-1e Government grants$467,171
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$126,477
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$598,648
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $791$791
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $12,302$12,302
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,294$1,294
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $48,471$48,471
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,302 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $50,556$661,506
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $640,716 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $100,299 · Management $18,915 · Fundraising $1,372$120,586
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $269,434 · Management $50,813 · Fundraising $3,683$323,930
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,720 · Management $5,059 · Fundraising $367$33,146
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,500$9,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $808$808
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,012 · Management $1,012$2,024
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $377 · Management $1,511$1,888
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,691 · Management $5,307$36,998
IX-20 InterestPrograms $802$802
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $41,317 · Management $4,591$45,908
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $46,108 · Management $5,123$51,231
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,670 · Management $7,735$11,405
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,490$2,490
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $524,920 · Management $110,374 · Fundraising $5,422$640,716
Part X · Balance sheet $969,402 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $173,229$258,528
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $80,291$55,400
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $669,402$623,494
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $28,612$31,980
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $951,534$969,402
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,862$5,781
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $6,298$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,160$5,781
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $120,237$856,641
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $819,137$106,980
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $939,374$963,621
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $951,534$969,402
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $963,621 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$661,506
XI-2 Total expenses$640,716
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,790
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$939,374
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,457
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$963,621

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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