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Serra International FY2020 filing

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)EIN 36-2193607Revenue $636K in FY2020

On file with the IRSserrainternational.org134 North Lasalle Street, 60602-1086 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Sep 1949Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To foster and promote vocations to the ministerial priesthood in the catholic church as a particular vocation to service, support priests in their sacred ministry, encourage and affirm vocations to consecrated religious life in the catholic church and to assist its members to recognize and respond in their own lives to god's call to holiness in jesus christ and through the holy spirit.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
45¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
45%
of spending
Concern: 45% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $19K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$82K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$636K
Spent
$632K
To programs
45%
Net assets
$153K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$636K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$636K
FY2021$781K
FY2022$691K
FY2023$694K
FY2024$817K
Expenses
$632K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$632K
FY2021$767K
FY2022$735K
FY2023$699K
FY2024$813K
Net assets
$153K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$153K
FY2021$171K
FY2022$127K
FY2023$122K
FY2024$126K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1949.

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

Where the money goes

45 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 45% · $284K Management & general 28% · $175K Fundraising 27% · $173K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Mario Biscardi
Past Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Bragg
President-El
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Margo Geddie
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Encourages Catholic vocations to priesthood and religious life, supporting priests and promoting holiness.

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1 program · $284K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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During 2020 serra international sought to increase its global accessibility to all of its members. We continued issuing communications in our four (4) official anguages: english, spanish, italian, and portuguese. Additionally, we improved our website and expanded the services offered to members.

$284Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2021
Serra International FoundationFY2021$19K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$19K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$636K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$398K
Other incomeLn 4–11$207K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Money outPt IX
$632K
Ln 25
Programscol B$284K
Managementcol C$175K
Fundraisingcol D$173K
Owns and owesPt X
$153K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K
Total assetsLn 16$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$398K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Other incomeLn 4–11$207K
Total revenueLn 12$636K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$108K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$112K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$237
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K
Total assetsLn 16$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
Net assetsLn 32$153K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K$112K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$216$237
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$102K$50K
Total assetsLn 16$191K$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$82K
Net assetsLn 32$148K$153K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$131K$52K$24K$55K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$137K$58K$37K$42K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$5K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$59K$24K$33K$928
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$9K$5K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$11K$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$6K$2K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$61K$24K$17K$20K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$77K$54K$8K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$33K$929$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$1K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$632K$284K$175K$173K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $817K$813K$4K$126K 990 PDF
FY2023 $694K$699K−$5K$122K 990 PDF
FY2022 $691K$735K−$44K$127K 990 PDF
FY2021 $781K$767K$13K$171K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $636K$632K$4K$153K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $636,306 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $403,139$397,560
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $111,601$31,800
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $53$2
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $171,397$206,944
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $686,190$636,306
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $345,415$360,033
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $376,735$272,200
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $722,150$632,233
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$35,960$4,073
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $636,306 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $743 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$387,260
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,300
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$397,560
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $31,800$31,800
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2$2
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $3,283$3,283
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $50,000 · Excluded from tax $152,918$202,918
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $54,026 · Excluded from tax $184,720$636,306
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $632,233 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,449 · Management $23,602 · Fundraising $55,072$131,123
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,718 · Management $37,399 · Fundraising $41,541$136,658
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,032 · Management $7,121$12,153
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,253 · Management $33,443 · Fundraising $928$58,624
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,846 · Management $4,936 · Fundraising $7,693$21,475
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,898$24,898
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,334 · Management $8,142 · Fundraising $8,131$27,607
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,217 · Management $2,072 · Fundraising $12,434$20,723
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,074 · Management $17,010 · Fundraising $20,263$61,347
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,945$1,945
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,089$4,089
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $53,820 · Management $7,689 · Fundraising $15,378$76,887
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,855$2,855
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,835 · Management $929 · Fundraising $11,989$45,753
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,310 · Management $4,786$6,096
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $283,922 · Management $174,882 · Fundraising $173,429$632,233
Part X · Balance sheet $234,115 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,157$108,035
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,293$4,019
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $29,475$46,754
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $18,851$15,445
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,117$9,938
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $102,071$49,687
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $216$237
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $191,180$234,115
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,529$37,657
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,183$43,896
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,712$81,553
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $148,468$152,562
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $148,468$152,562
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $191,180$234,115
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $152,562 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$636,306
XI-2 Total expenses$632,233
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,073
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$148,468
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$21
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$152,562

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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