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Serenity Inns INC

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Milwaukee, WI501(c)(3)Since 2004Human ServicesEIN 41-2034019

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To provide quality housing and supportive health, educational and vocational services for those moving from addiction and homelessness to continued recovery and independent living.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,750 volunteers and 29 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $232K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$157K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $133K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +33%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$716K
FY2021$706K
FY2022$845K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +72%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$552K
FY2021$771K
FY2022$787K
FY2023$839K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +16%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2004.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.7M Management & general 15% · $332K Fundraising 6% · $138K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $157K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kenneth Ginlack
Executive Director
$157,031Pt VII · Sec A
Denise Callaway
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Martin Choren
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gregory Buck
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kenneth Ginlack’s $157K as Executive Director is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kenneth Ginlack$157,031$145,700$136,400$129,600$14,230—
Ellen Blathers————$84,842$75,833
Kevin Lynch———$6,692$70,154—

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides housing and support for people recovering from addiction and homelessness.

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1 program service account for $1.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Serenity inns provides a holistic continuum of care for men seeking recovery from substance use disorder. Our program includes: drop-in clinic: (beginning in february of 2025) providing accessible care for all, regardless of insurance status.

$1.7Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Hope House of Milwaukee IncorporatedFY2025$133K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$133K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $25K · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$14,487
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,884

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$609K
Other incomeLn 4–11$83K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$332K
Fundraisingcol D$138K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$603K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$89K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$67K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$609K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$83K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$155K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.3M
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 61,750
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$950K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.3M$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$158K$53K$53K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$838K$753K$73K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$48K$2K$45K$88
Payroll taxesLn 10$76K$61K$14K$675
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$44K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$72K$72K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$61K$39K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$41K$13K$28K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$25K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$69K$67K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$124K$124K
TravelLn 17$3K$818$2K
InterestLn 20$125K$115K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$106K$106K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$21K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$294K$280K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$3K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.7M$332K$138K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.5M$2.1M$338K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$1.3M$616K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$839K$281K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $845K$787K$57K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $706K$771K−$65K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $716K$552K$164K$1.2M 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,487,453 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$7,333
VIII-1c Fundraising events$66,604
VIII-1e Government grants$602,858
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,111,587
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$89,097
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,788,382
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $608,514$608,514
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,126$7,126
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $89,885$89,885
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$6,667−$6,667
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $213$213
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $698,399 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $672$2,487,453
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,149,302 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $14,487$14,487
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,391 · Management $53,168 · Fundraising $51,820$158,379
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $752,959 · Management $72,533 · Fundraising $12,665$838,157
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,387 · Management $45,361 · Fundraising $88$47,836
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $61,284 · Management $14,079 · Fundraising $675$76,038
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $43,622$43,622
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $72,500$72,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $39,253 · Management $21,370$60,623
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,952 · Management $27,604$40,556
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,498 · Management $15,063$40,561
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $67,333 · Management $1,350$68,683
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $124,353$124,353
IX-17 TravelPrograms $818 · Management $2,196$3,014
IX-20 InterestPrograms $114,891 · Management $10,331$125,222
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $106,488$106,488
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,483 · Management $3,068$24,551
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $279,884 · Management $14,038$293,922
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,560 · Management $7,750$10,310
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,680,021 · Management $331,533 · Fundraising $137,748$2,149,302
Part X · Balance sheet $4,693,862 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $8,837; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $196,578$155,324
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $753,552$1,003,019
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $353,116$166,514
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $68,864$47,028
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,390$4,120
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,341,082$3,302,004
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$7,016
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,719,582$4,693,862
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $67,728$85,786
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $41,134$1,100
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,675$9,516
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,608,210$2,244,339
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,936,372$2,314,523
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $175,000$135,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,111,372$2,449,523
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,719,582$4,693,862
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,449,523 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,487,453
XI-2 Total expenses$2,149,302
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$338,151
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,111,372
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,449,523

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