Sisters in Christ

Tax-deductible

Raytown, MO501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 43-1799360Revenue $2.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSsistersinchristkc.org7900 Blue Ridge Blvd, 64138-1301 · Raytown, MOTax-exempt since Mar 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To assist women in rebuilding their lives, helping to identify their purpose, and providing support in ways that promote physical, emotional, and spiritual wholeness through their substance use disorder and recovery.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $73K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $325K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$789K
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+89% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$642K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +89%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$313K
FY2020$514K
FY2021$867K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$313K
FY2020$465K
FY2021$679K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$642K
FY2024▲ +78%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$52K
FY2020$82K
FY2021$298K
FY2023$361K
FY2024$642K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2015.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.4M Management & general 17% · $283K Fundraising 3% · $53K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$87,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carolyn Whitney’s $87K as Executive Director is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2019
Carolyn Whitney$87,000$85,327$59,950$59,950
Patricia Rhodes———$16,863
Kimberly Johnson-Phillips——$11,351$11,351
Marcia Nolan-Humphry—$10,500——

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

Programs and updates

Helps women heal and find purpose through substance use recovery, supporting their whole well-being.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To assist in the transformation of people by creating and weaving together a cohesive set of resources that promote their physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual wholeness. Provide residential housing for women recently released from incarceration. Provide resources to enhance growth of young people.

$1.4Mprogram expense

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$995K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$624K
Other incomeLn 4–11$356K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$283K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$642K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$474K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$789K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$995K
Government grantsLn 1e$678K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$624K
Investment incomeLn 3$256
Other incomeLn 4–11$356K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$474K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$474K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$762K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$789K
Net assetsLn 32$642K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$85K$474K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$368K$762K
Total assetsLn 16$709K$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$348K$789K
Net assetsLn 32$361K$642K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$655K$614K$33K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$16K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$123K$121K$665$665
Management feesLn 11a$72K$19K$54K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$122K$121K$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$28K$6K$22K$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$0$4K$0
OccupancyLn 16$171K$171K$0$0
TravelLn 17$16K$9K$7K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$53K$0$53K$0
InterestLn 20$21K$0$21K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$34K$34K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$20K$20K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$16K$37K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$299K$204K$51K$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$283K$53K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.7M$281K$642K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.2M−$152K$361K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $867K$679K$188K$298K 990 PDF
FY2020 $514K$465K$49K$82K 990 PDF
FY2019 $313K$313K$870$52K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,974,960 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $910,880$994,639
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $95,738$624,061
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $401$256
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40,072$356,004
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,047,091$1,974,960
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $561,945$793,882
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $637,190$899,969
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,199,135$1,693,851
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$152,044$281,109
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $1,974,960 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$41,558
VIII-1e Government grants$678,038
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$275,043
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$994,639
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$624,061
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$256
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $356,004 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$356,004
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $980,321 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,974,960
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,693,851 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $613,775 · Management $32,732 · Fundraising $8,700$655,207
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,067 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,067
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $121,278 · Management $665 · Fundraising $665$122,608
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $18,546 · Management $53,625 · Fundraising $0$72,171
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $120,690 · Management $1,550 · Fundraising $0$122,240
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,100 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,989 · Management $22,099 · Fundraising $0$28,088
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $3,742 · Fundraising $0$3,742
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $170,625 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$170,625
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,647 · Management $7,256 · Fundraising $0$15,903
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $52,813 · Fundraising $0$52,813
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $20,646 · Fundraising $0$20,646
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,333 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$34,333
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,634 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,634
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,407 · Management $36,523 · Fundraising $0$52,930
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $204,170 · Management $51,015 · Fundraising $43,559$298,744
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,358,261 · Management $282,666 · Fundraising $52,924$1,693,851
Part X · Balance sheet $1,430,808 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $84,524$473,894
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $246,503$186,030
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,125$8,600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $368,442$762,284
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $708,594$1,430,808
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,866$59,803
X-19 Deferred revenue$200,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $88,599$94,805
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $347,736$788,841
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $360,858$641,967
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $360,858$641,967
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $708,594$1,430,808
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $641,967 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,974,960
XI-2 Total expenses$1,693,851
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$281,109
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$360,858
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$641,967

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

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