Sylvias Place FY2024 filing

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Our mission is to create and sustain a safe environment that empowers women and children through preventive education and advocacy which promotes stronger individuals, families,

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 38-3262878) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
88% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6.0 mo
of spending, in cash
6.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $19K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$70K
15% of total assets
Liabilities are 15% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$564K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$578K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$403K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$564K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$489K
FY2021$527K
FY2022$512K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$564K
FY2025$517K
Expenses
$578K
FY2024▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$466K
FY2021$485K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$521K
FY2024$578K
FY2025$606K
Net assets
$403K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$379K
FY2021$420K
FY2022$436K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$403K
FY2025$318K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1996.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $506K Management & general 9% · $53K Fundraising 3% · $18K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather Forrest’s $89K as Executive Di is at the 79th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heather Forrest$88,979$80,280$72,674$68,089

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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1 program · $506K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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To provide safe shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children, while informing and educating victims about ways to prevent spousal and child abuse and neglect, serving 95 shelter residents and 122 non-shelter residents in 2023-2024.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 38-3262878) · Dispute this line
$506Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$19K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $66K · 2019–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$22,143
Unitemized GrantFY2021$22,413
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,123
Unitemized GrantFY2019$10,748

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$564K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$486K
Other incomeLn 4–11$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$95
Money outPt IX
$578K
Ln 25
Programscol B$506K
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$403K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$290K
Total assetsLn 16$473K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$486K
Government grantsLn 1e$199K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$95
Other incomeLn 4–11$78K
Total revenueLn 12$564K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$290K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$290K
Accounts receivableLn 4$4K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$128K
Other assetsLn 15$31K
Total assetsLn 16$473K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
Net assetsLn 32$403K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 663
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$260K$290K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$137K$128K
Total assetsLn 16$469K$473K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$70K
Net assetsLn 32$411K$403K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$377K$324K$44K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$27K$102$848
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$16K$60$504
Information technologyLn 14$5K$3K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K$37$312
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K$44$365
InsuranceLn 23$19K$18K$69$574
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79K$67K$6K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$8K$31$256
Total functional expensesLn 25$578K$506K$53K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 6, 2026 $517K$606K−$89K$318K 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 24, 2025 $564K$578K−$14K$403K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 4, 2024 $493K$521K−$28K$411K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 12, 2023 $512K$490K$22K$436K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 7, 2022 $527K$485K$41K$420K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 22, 2021 $489K$466K$24K$379K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $563,518 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $441,114$485,777
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $79$95
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $52,056$77,646
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $493,249$563,518
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $29,125$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $381,083$405,661
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,686$171,870
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $520,894$577,531
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$27,645−$14,013
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $563,518 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$9,624
VIII-1e Government grants$198,728
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$277,425
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$22,319
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$485,777
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $95$95
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$63,385
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,261$14,261
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,261 · Excluded from tax $95$563,518
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $577,531 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $323,526 · Management $44,252 · Fundraising $9,613$377,391
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,320 · Management $102 · Fundraising $848$28,270
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,224 · Management $60 · Fundraising $504$16,788
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,892 · Management $1,800$4,692
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,916 · Management $37 · Fundraising $312$28,265
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,290$2,290
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,099$1,099
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,766 · Management $44 · Fundraising $365$12,175
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,486 · Management $69 · Fundraising $574$19,129
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,285 · Management $5,965 · Fundraising $5,643$78,893
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,252 · Management $31 · Fundraising $256$8,539
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $505,957 · Management $53,459 · Fundraising $18,115$577,531
Part X · Balance sheet $473,187 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $259,711$290,060
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,194$3,896
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,863$19,239
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $137,473$128,498
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $27,058$31,494
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $469,173$473,187
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,996$45,371
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,195$17,169
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,182$7,182
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,373$69,722
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $392,224$375,477
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $18,576$27,988
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $410,800$403,465
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $469,173$473,187
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $403,465 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$563,518
XI-2 Total expenses$577,531
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,013
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$410,800
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$6,678
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$403,465

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