Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2001.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
18 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.
Starla Wulf-Brennan’s $99K as Executive Director is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 746 $10–100M mental health 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starla Wulf-Brennan | $99,147 | $99,059 | $92,121 | $90,310 | $78,267 |
| Irma Robinson | — | — | — | — | $72,208 |
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.
See Amethyst Place INC executive salaries →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
Empowering homeless mothers and children for recovery, reunification, and lasting well-being.
Questions for Amethyst Place INC
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Supportive Housing
Our campus provides 37 fully furnished apartments within a tight-knit community. They have access to a multitude of on-site services, including therapy, case management and court advocacy, a household pantry, mobile medical/dental services, and evening programming to support life skill development and recovery.
Family Empowerment
This program helps families overcome generational poverty through comprehensive support that addresses their educational, vocational, financial, and wellness goals. Our Family Empowerment Program leverages the power of peer support and lived experience through the work of three staff who are previous graduates of Amethyst Place.
Therapeutic Support
Families have access to on-site therapeutic services provided by our therapeutic team, which includes a Director of Clinical Operations, Clinical Therapist, Child & Family Therapist, and Group Therapist. Most adult residents have a substance use disorder with co-occurring depression, anxiety, and/or PTSD.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $611K | $3.5M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $361K | $421K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.2M | $2.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.6M | $7.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $142K | $604K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.5M | $6.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $653K | $653K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $95K | $43K | $15K | $38K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $827K | $567K | $159K | $100K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $17K | $12K | $3K | $2K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $112K | $85K | $22K | $5K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $73K | $49K | $14K | $11K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $2K | $5 | $2K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $29K | $29K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $6K | $6K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $47K | $11K | $34K | $3K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $7K | $200 | $1K | $5K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $40K | $17K | $11K | $11K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $33K | $21K | $7K | $5K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $72K | $51K | $11K | $10K |
| TravelLn 17 | $8K | $5K | $2K | $1K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $13K | $8K | $4K | $910 |
| InterestLn 20 | $806 | $630 | $97 | $79 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $75K | $57K | $13K | $5K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $31K | $19K | $8K | $4K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $94K | $94K | $5 | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $36K | $5K | $18K | $13K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.3M | $1.7M | $353K | $222K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 31, 2026 | $4.6M | $4.4M | $189K | $16.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2025 | $12.7M | $2.8M | $9.9M | $16.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 14, 2024 | $6.5M | $2.3M | $4.2M | $6.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 28, 2023 | $2.6M | $2.1M | $534K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 | $1.7M | $1.9M | −$202K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,491,439 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,491,439 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,271,439 across 21 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $7,335,414 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,731,232 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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