Payee Services INC EIN 41-2209098

Payee Services INC

EIN  41-2209098 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Menomonie, WI
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Manages finances and pays bills for hundreds of clients annually.
Leadership
Karen Hurtgen · President · $2K
Money in and out
$457K revenue, $485K expenses
Bottom line
26% program efficiency

Manages finances and pays bills for hundreds of clients annually. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $457K in revenue, $485K in expenses, and $9K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$457K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$485K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$28K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.26 Management & general $0.74
Program efficiency
26%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +33% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-6%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -132% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$457K
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses
$485K
FY2024▲ +8%
Total assets
$18K
FY2024▲ +56%
Total liabilities
$9K
FY2024▲ +91%
Total revenue
$457K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$485K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$28K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$18K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B26%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 32
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $126K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPayee Services INC
EINHdr · item D41-2209098
Principal addressHdr · item CMenomonie, WI
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P990)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a2
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$2,463Pt VII · Sec A
VP and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Hurtgen’s $2K as President is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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

NameFY2024FY2023
Karen Hurtgen$2,463$5,179

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue100%$457K
Total revenueLn 12$457K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.26 Management & general $0.74
Program services26%$126K
Management & general74%$359K
Total functional expensesLn 25$485K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$18K
Total assetsLn 16$18K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$9K
Total net assetsLn 32$9K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $18K · Operating expenses/yr $485K
0.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $126K · Total expenses $485K
26%
Management & General
Management & general $359K · Total expenses $485K
74%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $485K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $457K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $457K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $457K · Total revenue $457K
100%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $457K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $457K · Total expenses $485K
94%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $457K · Prior year $436K
+5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $378K · FY2024 $457K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $9K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $457K · Expenses $485K
-6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $18K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $9K · Total assets $18K
49%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $18K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Karen Hurtgen · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $2K · Total expenses $485K
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $325K · Total expenses $485K
67%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 26%
Overhead ratio 74%
Revenue growth 5%
Investment management fee ratio 24%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$457K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$436K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$486K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$373K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$378K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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