Servants Center

Tax-deductible

Grand Rapids, MI501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 38-3354045

Intervene for the homeless by providing high quality, relationship based street outreach and ongoing support services to mentally ill poor and homeless people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 9% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$130K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 74% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
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
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
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Revenue
$624K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$672K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$609K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$624K
FY2024▲ +8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$493K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$575K
FY2024$624K
Expenses
$672K
FY2024▲ +22%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$387K
FY2022$468K
FY2023$549K
FY2024$672K
Net assets
$609K
FY2024▼ -7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$511K
FY2022$631K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$609K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 1997.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $623K Management & general 6% · $44K Fundraising 2% · $14K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $130K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$73,583Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$56,708Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peggy Boverhof’s $74K as Executive Director is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Peggy Boverhof$73,583$81,941$74,643$68,639
Abbie Stoppa$56,708———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides street outreach and ongoing support to mentally ill poor and homeless people.

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1 program service account for $623K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Street outreach and crisis intervention serving homeless persons, particularly the mentally ill. Assist shelter homes for mentally ill homeless and act as court-appointed guardian AND/OR PAYEE/AGENT for incompetent mentally ill. Also educate, train and counsel church volunteers who have a heart for the homeless and mentally ill people.

$623Kprogram expense

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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 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$624K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$435K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$672K
Ln 25
Programscol B$623K
Managementcol C$44K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$609K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$559K
Total assetsLn 16$607K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$435K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$624K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$43K
SavingsLn 2$516K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$559K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51K
Total assetsLn 16$607K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$609K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$613K$559K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$57K$51K
Total assetsLn 16$674K$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$657K$603K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$130K$111K$13K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$396K$393K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$465$232
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$37K$966$671
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$10K$559$559
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$277$277
OccupancyLn 16$29K$26K$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
InterestLn 20$71$71
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$12K$1K$334
All other expensesLn 24e$109$109
Total functional expensesLn 25$681K$623K$44K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $624K$672K−$48K$609K 990 PDF
FY2023 $575K$549K$26K$657K 990 PDF
FY2022 $588K$468K$120K$631K 990 PDF
FY2021 $493K$387K$106K$511K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $627,439 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$435,270
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$21,764
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$435,270
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $181,770$181,770
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,399$10,399
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $181,770 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,399$627,439
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $680,876 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $110,748 · Management $13,029 · Fundraising $6,515$130,292
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $393,439 · Fundraising $2,540$395,979
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,948 · Management $465 · Fundraising $232$4,645
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,364 · Management $966 · Fundraising $671$39,001
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,100$7,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,926$1,926
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,898$1,898
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,063 · Management $559 · Fundraising $559$11,181
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,994 · Management $277 · Fundraising $277$5,548
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,873 · Management $1,437 · Fundraising $1,437$28,747
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,104$18,104
IX-20 InterestManagement $71$71
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,893 · Management $5,788$11,681
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,516$10,516
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,474 · Management $1,270 · Fundraising $334$14,078
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $109$109
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $622,900 · Management $43,513 · Fundraising $14,463$680,876
Part X · Balance sheet $629,755 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $41,998$43,185
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $571,297$515,891
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$15,963
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,930$4,055
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $56,774$50,661
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $673,999$629,755
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,794$26,286
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,299$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,093$26,286
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $615,208$560,583
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $41,698$42,886
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $656,906$603,469
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $673,999$629,755
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $603,469 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$627,439
XI-2 Total expenses$680,876
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$53,437
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$656,906
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$603,469

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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