Da Blodgett - St Johns FY2020 filing

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Grand Rapids, MI501(c)(3)Since 1887UnclassifiedEIN 38-1358163Revenue $15.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSwdabsj.org2172 Dean Lake Ave Ne, 49505-4444 · Grand Rapids, MITax-exempt since Oct 1941Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The agency is comprised of three core service areas: home placement (foster care and adoption), residential (residential treatment for children ages 6-18), and community based (mentoring, pregnancy and parenting support, supports coordination, and community based counseling and case management).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$483K 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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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $578K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$483K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $300
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.8M
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.5M
Spent
$15.7M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$24.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$15.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$15.5M
FY2021$18.5M
FY2022$17.1M
FY2023$13.6M
FY2024$13.6M
Expenses
$15.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.7M
FY2021$14.2M
FY2022$14.3M
FY2023$15.5M
FY2024$15.7M
Net assets
$24.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$24.4M
FY2021$29.6M
FY2022$29.5M
FY2023$28.7M
FY2024$27.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1941.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $13.2M Management & general 14% · $2.2M Fundraising 2% · $329K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $483K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$144,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advancement Officer
$109,905Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$106,979Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$67,469Pt VII · Sec A
Former Chief Financial Officer
$54,346Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair Person
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Muliett$81,626$182,824$183,756$175,000—
Joel Bell$151,063$127,404$43,209——
Jim Paparella————$144,000
Tamera Smith$124,006$130,000$7,500——
Colette Beighley$121,058$120,142$106,780——
Kristin Sherman——$119,288$112,898$67,469
Karen Powell$110,704$104,000———
James Visser————$109,905

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

Provides foster care, adoption, residential treatment, and community support services for children and families.

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3 programs · $7.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Foster care-to provide counseling and support services to the biological parents and permanence for children.

$3.7Mprogram expense
02

Residential and shelter care of neglected and emotionally disturbed children.

$3.2Mprogram expense
03

Kids first shelter care

$779Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$300
Grants paid · 10 grants · $7.7M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,524,309
Unitemized GrantFY2024$70,297
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,433,893
Unitemized GrantFY2023$36,472
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,411,065
Unitemized GrantFY2022$59,181
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,481,567
Unitemized GrantFY2021$27,655
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,597,136
Unitemized GrantFY2020$93,655

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$336K
Money outPt IX
$15.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$13.2M
Managementcol C$2.2M
Fundraisingcol D$329K
Owns and owesPt X
$24.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.1M
Total assetsLn 16$28.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$147K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$423K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$336K
Gains on assetsLn 7$18K
Total revenueLn 12$15.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.3M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$28.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M
Net assetsLn 32$24.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5265
VolunteersI 6108
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.8M$11.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.5M$11.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$27.3M$28.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$3.8M
Net assetsLn 32$25.6M$24.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.7M$1.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$282K$275K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.7M$8.2M$1.3M$237K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$978K$112K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$819K$656K$142K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$764$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$55K$30K$24K$538
Investment management feesLn 11f$51K$892$45K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$446K$378K$53K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K$1K$25K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$169K$146K$16K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$390K$351K$36K$3K
TravelLn 17$129K$126K$2K$187
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$20K$17K$2K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$403K$367K$33K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$374K$326K$44K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.7M$13.2M$2.2M$329K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $13.6M$15.7M−$2.1M$27.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.6M$15.5M−$1.9M$28.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $17.1M$14.3M$2.8M$29.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $18.5M$14.2M$4.4M$29.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $15.5M$15.7M−$252K$24.4M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $15,474,840 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,795,516$2,872,457
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,228,012$12,307,293
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $379,586$336,281
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$82,506−$41,191
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $21,320,608$15,474,840
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,919,168$1,690,791
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $14,348,365$11,951,832
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,134,684$2,084,234
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $19,402,217$15,726,857
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,918,391−$252,017
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $15,474,840 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$423,173
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,449,284
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$147,259
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,872,457
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,307,293$12,307,293
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $317,928$317,928
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $7,835$7,835
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $18,353$18,353
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$56,370−$56,370
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,344$7,344
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,314,637 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $287,746$15,474,840
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,726,857 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,690,791$1,690,791
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $274,643 · Fundraising $7,596$282,239
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,169,838 · Management $1,337,568 · Fundraising $236,662$9,744,068
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $978,334 · Management $112,165 · Fundraising $16,375$1,106,874
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $655,516 · Management $141,515 · Fundraising $21,620$818,651
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $764 · Management $12,927$13,691
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $30,326 · Management $24,460 · Fundraising $538$55,324
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $892 · Management $44,711 · Fundraising $5,459$51,062
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $378,093 · Management $53,085 · Fundraising $14,752$445,930
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,297 · Management $24,631 · Fundraising $6,885$32,813
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $146,073 · Management $16,022 · Fundraising $6,936$169,031
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $350,828 · Management $35,983 · Fundraising $3,263$390,074
IX-17 TravelPrograms $126,251 · Management $2,148 · Fundraising $187$128,586
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $17,072 · Management $2,245 · Fundraising $1,071$20,388
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $366,773 · Management $33,034 · Fundraising $3,523$403,330
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $326,272 · Management $43,543 · Fundraising $4,190$374,005
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,239,120 · Management $2,158,680 · Fundraising $329,057$15,726,857
Part X · Balance sheet $28,195,687 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,774,264$11,054,593
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,916,981$358,330
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,257,965$1,049,112
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $192,290$122,893
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,656,083$4,292,019
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,485,903$11,318,740
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,318$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,293,804$28,195,687
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,404,259$838,299
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $200,000$2,906,207
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,694,270$3,841,514
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,964,654$12,253,120
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,634,880$12,101,053
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $25,599,534$24,354,173
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,293,804$28,195,687
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,354,173 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,474,840
XI-2 Total expenses$15,726,857
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$252,017
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$25,599,534
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$939,624
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,932,968
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,354,173

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

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