Sisterhouse FY2024 filing

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Oak Park, IL501(c)(3)Since 1991Human ServicesEIN 36-3789475Revenue $552K in FY2024

On file with the IRSsisterhousechicago.org25 Washington Blvd, 60302-4308 · Oak Park, ILTax-exempt since Jan 1992Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Sisterhouse educates and empowers women to lead sober and fulfilling lives by providing a safe and structured spiritual living community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $60K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$256K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$552K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$550K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$535K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$552K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$522K
FY2021$471K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$462K
FY2024$552K
FY2025$570K
Expenses
$550K
FY2024▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$383K
FY2021$419K
FY2022$496K
FY2023$543K
FY2024$550K
FY2025$544K
Net assets
$535K
FY2024+0.4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$481K
FY2021$533K
FY2022$614K
FY2023$533K
FY2024$535K
FY2025$561K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1992.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $499K Management & general 1% · $7K Fundraising 8% · $44K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$74,114Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers housing and support to women recovering from substance abuse.

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1 program · $499K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, 48 women were temporarily housed at sisterhouse, a program that offers up to 36 months of housing and other support to women in recovery for drugs and alcohol. Housing for additional months is allowed on a case by case basis. None of the 48 women served in 2024 completed the program during that same year of entry.

$499Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$60K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$552K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$480K
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Money outPt IX
$550K
Ln 25
Programscol B$499K
Managementcol C$7K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$535K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$360K
Total assetsLn 16$790K
LiabilitiesLn 26$256K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$480K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$54K
Total revenueLn 12$552K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$163K
SavingsLn 2$198K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$360K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$98K
Other assetsLn 15$233K
Total assetsLn 16$790K
LiabilitiesLn 26$256K
Net assetsLn 32$535K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 621
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$354K$360K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$127K$98K
Total assetsLn 16$870K$790K
LiabilitiesLn 26$337K$256K
Net assetsLn 32$533K$535K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$74K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$154K$154K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$40K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$0$5K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$0$0$44K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$13K$13K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$78K$78K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$30K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$67K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$550K$499K$7K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $570K$544K$26K$561K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $552K$550K$2K$535K 990 PDF
FY2023 $462K$543K−$81K$533K 990 PDF
FY2022 $577K$496K$81K$614K 990 PDF
FY2021 $471K$419K$52K$533K 990 PDF
FY2020 $522K$383K$139K$481K 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 $551,874 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $433,587$480,377
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,163$17,260
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $307$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,528$54,237
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $461,585$551,874
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $276,545$284,789
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $266,272$265,140
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $542,817$549,929
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$81,232$1,945
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $551,874 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$480,377
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$480,377
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$17,260
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,695$10,695
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $43,542 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$43,542
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,802 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,695$551,874
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $549,929 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,114 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$74,114
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $153,896 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$153,896
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,755 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$39,755
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,024 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,024
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,490 · Fundraising $0$5,490
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $44,346$44,346
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,511 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,511
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,547 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,547
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $78,073 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$78,073
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,611 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$29,611
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,620 · Management $1,207 · Fundraising $0$8,827
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,178 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$67,178
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,557 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,557
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $498,886 · Management $6,697 · Fundraising $44,346$549,929
Part X · Balance sheet $790,454 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $155,809$162,524
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $197,958$197,958
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $90,500$97,596
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,320$1,320
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $127,415$97,804
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $296,867$233,252
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $869,869$790,454
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $69,431$76,500
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $23,693$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $243,885$179,149
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $337,009$255,649
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $453,174$534,805
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $79,686$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $532,860$534,805
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $869,869$790,454
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $534,805 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$551,874
XI-2 Total expenses$549,929
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,945
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$532,860
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$534,805

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