Sisterhouse EIN 36-3789475 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Offers housing and support to women recovering from substance abuse. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $522K in revenue, $383K in expenses, and $481K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1991
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Oak Park, IL
Website
www.sisterhousechicago.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$522KFY2020
Expenses
$383K
Net assets
$481K
People
14
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  36-3789475 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oak Park, IL Founded 1991
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers housing and support to women recovering from substance abuse.
Leadership
Lisa Steward-Baugh · Executive Director · $51K
Money in and out
$522K revenue, $383K expenses
Bottom line
92% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$522K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$383K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$481K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $139K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+27%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$522K
FY2020
Expenses
$383K
FY2020
Total assets
$502K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$21K
FY2020
Total revenue
$522K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$383K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$481K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$139K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$502K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSisterhouse
EINHdr · item D36-3789475
Principal addressHdr · item COak Park, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sisterhousechicago.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1991
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1992

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$51,468Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia Banks’s $74K as Executive Director is at the 65th 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
Patricia Banks$74,190$74,114$71,814$56,220
Lisa Steward-Baugh$48,583$51,468

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $352K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

In 2020,35 women were temporarily housed at sisterhouse,a program that offers up to 36 months of housing and support to women in recovery. Housing for additional months is allowed on a case by case basis. Two of the 35 women served in 2020 (6%), completed the program during that same year of entry.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$491K · 94%
Program service revenue$28K · 5%
Contributions & grants94%$491K
Program service revenue5%$28K
Investment income$301
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$44K
Total revenueLn 12$522K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.07
Program services92%$352K
Management & general1%$5K
Fundraising7%$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$383K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$245K
Total assetsLn 16$502K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$21K
Total net assetsLn 32$481K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $245K · Operating expenses/yr $383K
7.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $352K · Total expenses $383K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $5K · Total expenses $383K
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $26K · Total expenses $383K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $26K · Solicited contributions $447K
$0.06 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $491K · Total revenue $522K
94%
Government reliance
Government grants $44K · Total revenue $522K
8%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $28K · Total revenue $522K
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $301 · Total revenue $522K
+0.06%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $28K · Total expenses $383K
7%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $522K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $481K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $522K · Expenses $383K
+27%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $502K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $481K · Total assets $502K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $502K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lisa Steward-Baugh · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $51K · Total expenses $383K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $199K · Total expenses $383K
52%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%
Overhead ratio 1%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Accounting fee ratio 0.9%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$60K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$570K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$552K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$462K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$577K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$471K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$522K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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