Court advocate for abused and neglected children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $19K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
−$15K
-9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$380K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$278K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$184K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$380K
FY2023▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$298K
FY2022$359K
FY2023$380K
FY2024$387K
Expenses
$278K
FY2023▼ -24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$181K
FY2021$267K
FY2022$366K
FY2023$278K
FY2024$361K
Net assets
$184K
FY2023▲ +125%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$59K
FY2021$90K
FY2022$82K
FY2023$184K
FY2024$184K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1999.

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% · $227K Management & general 5% · $13K Fundraising 14% · $38K

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

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Clubhouse Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Marketing
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laurie Patsch’s $46K as Advocate Supervisor is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jen Gilbert——$47,250$49,527
Amanda Kuter—$46,184$39,975$22,375
Laurie Patsch$46,000$32,929$27,200—
Nicole Osterloh—$38,971$42,000$43,437
Heidi Baird$38,769———
Jennifer Gilbert—$31,097——
Judith Beirne—$5,308$17,250$5,308
Amy McNamara$16,250$8,655——

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

Advocates for abused and neglected children in court.

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1 program · $227K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

To provide legal aid to abused and neglected children in court

$227Kprogram 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 2 funders$19K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$380K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$380K
Money outPt IX
$278K
Ln 25
Programscol B$227K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$184K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$145K
Total assetsLn 16$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$380K
Government grantsLn 1e$60K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$170K
Total revenueLn 12$380K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$95K
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$145K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$12K
Total assetsLn 16$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$15K
Net assetsLn 32$184K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$60K$145K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$82K$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0−$15K
Net assetsLn 32$82K$184K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$719$719
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$25K$25K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$66K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$74K$74K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$37K
Accounting feesLn 11c$200$200
Advertising and promotionLn 12$41K$4K$37K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$787$787
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K$40
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$4K$699
Total functional expensesLn 25$278K$227K$13K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $387K$361K$26K$184K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $380K$278K$102K$184K 990 PDF
FY2022 $359K$366K−$6K$82K 990 PDF
FY2021 $298K$267K$30K$90K 990 PDF
FY2020 $195K$181K$14K$59K 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 $379,904 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $329,094$379,904
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,373$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $359,467$379,904
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,129$719
I-14 Benefits paid to members$25,000
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $207,878$176,430
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $156,916$75,411
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $365,923$277,560
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,456$102,344
Part VI · Governance 13 of 20 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $379,904 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$90,706
VIII-1c Fundraising events$169,963
VIII-1e Government grants$59,892
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$59,343
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$379,904
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$379,904
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $277,560 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $719$719
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,567$65,567
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $74,337$74,337
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,526$36,526
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $200$200
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,789 · Fundraising $36,831$40,620
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,536$13,536
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,573$6,573
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $787$787
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,297$4,297
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $4,844 · Fundraising $40$4,884
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,815 · Fundraising $699$4,514
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $226,834 · Management $13,156 · Fundraising $37,570$277,560
Part X · Balance sheet $169,300 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $59,749$94,845
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$50,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,960$10,444
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,023$2,023
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,988$11,988
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $81,720$169,300
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses−$14,764
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0−$14,764
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $64,220$184,064
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $81,720$184,064
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $81,720$169,300
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $184,064 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$379,904
XI-2 Total expenses$277,560
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$102,344
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$81,720
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$184,064

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