Eles Place INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Lansing, MI501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 38-2976751Revenue $3.3M in FY2022

On file with the IRSelesplace.org1145 W Oakland Ave, 48915-2000 · Lansing, MITax-exempt since Aug 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Community based organization dedicated to supporting grieving children and their families

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$312K 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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FY2022 · 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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $558K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$312K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $43K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$636K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$10.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2022▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.6M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2022▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.1M
Net assets
$10.5M
FY2022▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.7M
FY2021$11.7M
FY2022$10.5M
FY2023$10.2M
FY2024$9.8M

From the FY2022 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 Aug 1991.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $3.3M Management & general 11% · $443K Fundraising 6% · $239K

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; $312K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
COO & Chief Development of
$122,609Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$100,582Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO (ended Aug 2022)
$84,188Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO (began Dec 2022)
$4,712Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Wolfe Howard’s $122K as President & CEO is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Wolfe Howard$122,440$127,375$4,712——
Mary Powers$112,647$121,748$122,609$109,853$101,575
Dan Layman——$84,188$119,766$110,463
Kelly Koerner——$100,582——
Lisa Fanzini$100,285————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports grieving children and their families through community-based programs.

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1 program · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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During the current year, ele's place served 3,372 family members and children. Ele's place provides regularly scheduled sessions that allow children to interact with peers who have suffered similar loss, and to express their fears, anger, guilt and sadness in a secure and empowering environment.

$3.3Mprogram 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 3 funders$43K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$132K
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$443K
Fundraisingcol D$239K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$636K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$145K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$132K
Gains on assetsLn 7$102K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.2M
Other assetsLn 15$60K
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$636K
Net assetsLn 32$10.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 593
VolunteersI 6500
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.0M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.3M$6.2M
Total assetsLn 16$13.2M$11.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$636K
Net assetsLn 32$11.7M$10.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$74K$10K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.4M$2.0M$278K$144K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$24K$3K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$178K$147K$21K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$113K$93K$13K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$39K$5K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$60$49$7$4
Office expensesLn 13$68K$56K$8K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$123K$101K$14K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$118K$97K$14K$7K
TravelLn 17$58K$48K$7K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$20K$16K$2K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$240K$216K$10K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$18K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$475K$392K$55K$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$7K$931$482
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$3.3M$443K$239K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.6M$4.1M−$535K$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.7M$4.2M−$528K$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $3.3M$4.0M−$694K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$3.4M−$280K$11.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.9M$3.6M−$750K$11.7M 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
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Part I · Summary $3,300,139 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,142,385$3,271,220
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$47,724$132,130
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$15,728−$103,211
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,078,933$3,300,139
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,454,360$2,816,490
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $904,758$1,178,113
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,359,118$3,994,603
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$280,185−$694,464
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $3,300,139 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$21,592
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,323,312
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,926,316
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$145,120
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,271,220
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,613$30,613
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $101,517$101,517
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$106,912−$106,912
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,701$3,701
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,701 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,218$3,300,139
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,994,603 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,861 · Management $10,339 · Fundraising $5,355$89,555
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,984,567 · Management $277,811 · Fundraising $143,879$2,406,257
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,399 · Management $3,415 · Fundraising $1,769$29,583
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $146,993 · Management $20,577 · Fundraising $10,657$178,227
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $93,088 · Management $13,031 · Fundraising $6,749$112,868
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $38,989 · Management $5,458 · Fundraising $2,827$47,274
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49 · Management $7 · Fundraising $4$60
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $56,021 · Management $7,845 · Fundraising $4,061$67,927
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $101,153 · Management $14,160 · Fundraising $7,334$122,647
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $96,920 · Management $13,567 · Fundraising $7,027$117,514
IX-17 TravelPrograms $47,665 · Management $6,672 · Fundraising $3,456$57,793
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,282 · Management $2,279 · Fundraising $1,180$19,741
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $215,959 · Management $9,598 · Fundraising $14,397$239,954
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,085 · Management $2,532 · Fundraising $1,311$21,928
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $391,937 · Management $54,864 · Fundraising $28,415$475,216
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,646 · Management $931 · Fundraising $482$8,059
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,312,614 · Management $443,086 · Fundraising $238,903$3,994,603
Part X · Balance sheet $11,103,815 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,149,868$1,138,883
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,864,396$2,196,475
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,715,692$1,384,059
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $112,552$110,031
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,340,536$6,214,753
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$59,614
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,183,044$11,103,815
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $406,936$419,899
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $134,000$111,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $45,000$104,614
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,516,718$635,513
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,695,580$7,746,631
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,970,746$2,721,671
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,666,326$10,468,302
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,183,044$11,103,815
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,468,302 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,300,139
XI-2 Total expenses$3,994,603
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$694,464
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,666,326
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$503,560
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,468,302

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