Meta House ends the generational cycle of addiction by healing women and strengthening families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$390K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $319K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$390K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $150K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$694K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.0M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$7.2M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$5.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$8.0M
FY2021▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.8M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$10.3M
FY2024$12.0M
Expenses
$7.2M
FY2021▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$12.6M
FY2024$14.8M
Net assets
$5.7M
FY2021▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$2.9M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1964.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $5.9M Management & general 13% · $909K Fundraising 6% · $433K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $390K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$163,551Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Clinical
$115,753Pt VII · Sec A
Nurse Practitioner
$110,968Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Valerie Vidal$232,593$196,793$179,831$163,551$156,911
James Hammond$180,902————
Tracy Oerter$152,660$104,600———
Christine Ullstrup$105,868$111,561$116,337$115,753$104,987
Tanner McClinton$113,342————
Susan Chapman———$110,968—
Andrea Jehly$101,459————
Sarah Koehn$101,339————

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

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3 programs · $5.9M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Residential Treatment Program

Meta house operates residential facilities with 35 beds for women who require the structure of a 24-HOUR, seven-day-per-week program in order to maintain sobriety and rebuild their lives. In addition, meta house houses up to 15 children under the age of 12 who live with their mothers in our facility during their mothers' treatment and…

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

Outpatient Treatment Program

To meet the additional needs of women seeking sobriety, meta house provides gender-responsive treatment in an outpatient setting. The outpatient program offers a similar array of services as the residential treatment program and serves women who may be able to maintain sobriety while living in their own home, with the help of in-home…

$2.0Mprogram expense
03

Meta Housing Program

Meta house recognizes that many of the families served are homeless and in need of safe, affordable housing and, therefore provides 27 furnished apartments in four facilities. Supportive services include on-going case management, services and job retention assistance.

$475Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $9.7M · 2023–2024
Meta House Foundation INCWI · FY2024$5,699,815
Meta House Foundation INCWI · FY2023$3,981,408

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$66K
Money outPt IX
$7.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.9M
Managementcol C$909K
Fundraisingcol D$433K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$694K
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$66K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Gains on assetsLn 7$49K
Total revenueLn 12$8.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$771K
SavingsLn 2$770K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$87K
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$694K
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5129
VolunteersI 6180
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$716K$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$736K$694K
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M$5.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$164K$65K$98K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.1M$3.4M$440K$252K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$688K$578K$71K$39K
Payroll taxesLn 10$327K$269K$39K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$527$527
Accounting feesLn 11c$157K$157K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$63K$4K$291
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$257$3K
Office expensesLn 13$100K$90K$7K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$521K$479K$27K$14K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$34$423
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$43K$42K$942$28
InterestLn 20$7K$6K$926$353
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$273K$255K$11K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$75K$63K$8K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$590K$548K$26K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$93K$932$18K$74K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.2M$5.9M$909K$433K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $12.0M$14.8M−$2.8M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.3M$12.6M−$2.3M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.4M$7.1M$2.4M$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $8.0M$7.2M$825K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.8M$6.4M$380K$4.8M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $8,033,351 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,594,697$7,848,829
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $68,519$52,071
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $48,414$66,086
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $78,726$66,365
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,790,356$8,033,351
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 $4,646,287$5,276,345
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,763,577$1,931,785
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,409,864$7,208,130
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $380,492$825,221
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $8,033,351 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$172,812
VIII-1e Government grants$5,593,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,082,767
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$37,325
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,848,829
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $52,071$52,071
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,737$16,737
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $51,460$51,460
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $49,349$49,349
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $14,905$14,905
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $103,531 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $80,991$8,033,351
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,208,130 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,420 · Management $98,131$163,551
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,405,867 · Management $439,780 · Fundraising $251,888$4,097,535
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $577,527 · Management $71,341 · Fundraising $39,285$688,153
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $269,081 · Management $38,842 · Fundraising $19,183$327,106
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $527$527
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $156,834$156,834
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $62,781 · Management $3,680 · Fundraising $291$66,752
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $257 · Fundraising $2,794$3,051
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $89,962 · Management $6,723 · Fundraising $3,618$100,303
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $478,906 · Management $27,299 · Fundraising $14,487$520,692
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,718 · Management $34 · Fundraising $423$2,175
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $42,243 · Management $942 · Fundraising $28$43,213
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,556 · Management $926 · Fundraising $353$6,835
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $255,459 · Management $11,348 · Fundraising $6,361$273,168
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $63,074 · Management $7,913 · Fundraising $4,163$75,150
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $548,027 · Management $26,479 · Fundraising $15,338$589,844
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $932 · Management $17,947 · Fundraising $74,362$93,241
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,866,553 · Management $909,003 · Fundraising $432,574$7,208,130
Part X · Balance sheet $6,354,701 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $596,916$771,305
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $118,597$770,044
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $578,036$634,697
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $400,650$201,473
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $105,884$115,103
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,497,891$2,541,307
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,095,063$1,233,557
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $96,999$87,215
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,490,036$6,354,701
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $292,913$353,518
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,000$3,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,509$15,747
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $736,233$693,906
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,600,539$5,484,641
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $153,264$176,154
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,753,803$5,660,795
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,490,036$6,354,701
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,660,795 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,033,351
XI-2 Total expenses$7,208,130
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$825,221
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,753,803
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$81,771
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,660,795

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