Inspired by the love of Christ, we are a nonprofit organization that exists to help refugees achieve successful resettlement in the Memphis, TN area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$44K 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $235 a year · under 1% 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
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
$44K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $29K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$287K
+48% vs prior year
Spent
$250K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$126K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$287K
FY2021▲ +48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$193K
FY2021$287K
FY2022$253K
FY2023$292K
FY2024$376K
FY2025$372K
Expenses
$250K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$250K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$261K
FY2024$397K
FY2025$323K
Net assets
$126K
FY2021▲ +41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$31K
FY2023$62K
FY2024$41K
FY2025$91K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2012.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $195K Management & general 14% · $35K Fundraising 8% · $20K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$43,833Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamie K Jones’s $46K as Founder and Board President is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jamie Jones——$5,250$47,187$43,833$44,000
Jamie K Jones$46,500$42,000————

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

Programs and updates

Helps refugees successfully resettle in the Memphis, TN area.

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3 programs · $195K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

General Refugee Assistance

Family Services Family Services provides a wide range of refugee assistance such as mentoring to new mothers, transportation to appointments, help with navigating the medical systems, educational services, health insurance, and other community services, job search, application process, and interview support, assistance locating and…

$113Kprogram expense
02

The Next Generation program is designed for young adults with an interrupted education who are too old for high school, but need a high school diploma, American life and/or job skills to advance in life, as well as teens who are preparing for college.

$47Kprogram expense
03

Our Education Department continued to meet in small groups or individually for tutoring during the 2021 year. Our teaching lessons were designed to meet specific client job and life skill needs for understanding bill payment, money, time management, cultural understanding, apartment living, healthy habits, calendar, driving, computers…

$35Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$29K
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $33K · 2021–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,700
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,436
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,350
Unitemized GrantFY2022$566
Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,770
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,666
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,200
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,053
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,269
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,110

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$287K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$272K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$376
Money outPt IX
$250K
Ln 25
Programscol B$195K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$126K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$132K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$272K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Other incomeLn 4–11$376
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$287K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$113K
SavingsLn 2$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$128K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$132K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$126K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$88K$128K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$0
Total assetsLn 16$92K$132K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$90K$126K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$27K$27K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$44K$32K$11K$659
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$99K$75K$13K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$394$31
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$8K$2K$867
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$400$400
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$567$566
Office expensesLn 13$13K$10K$2K$571
Information technologyLn 14$9K$3K$1K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$33K$29K$3K
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$111$400
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$144
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$137
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$90$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$250K$195K$35K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $372K$323K$50K$91K 990 PDF
FY2024 $376K$397K−$21K$41K 990 PDF
FY2023 $292K$261K$31K$62K 990 PDF
FY2022 $253K$348K−$95K$31K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $287K$250K$37K$126K 990 PDF
FY2020 $193K$90K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $286,713 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $182,464$271,620
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,275$14,710
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13$7
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $185$376
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $190,937$286,713
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$26,641
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $80,361$155,078
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $102,085$68,235
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $182,446$249,954
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,491$36,759
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $286,713 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $376 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$271,620
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$271,620
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,710$14,710
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7$7
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,086 · Excluded from tax $7$286,713
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $249,954 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $26,641$26,641
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $31,952 · Management $11,222 · Fundraising $659$43,833
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $75,171 · Management $12,916 · Fundraising $10,674$98,761
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,151 · Management $394 · Fundraising $31$1,576
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,195 · Management $1,846 · Fundraising $867$10,908
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $400$400
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $567 · Fundraising $566$1,133
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,174 · Management $1,846 · Fundraising $571$12,591
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,769 · Management $1,175 · Fundraising $4,886$8,830
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,346 · Management $3,261$32,607
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,210 · Management $111 · Fundraising $400$1,721
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,238 · Management $144$1,382
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,591 · Management $137$2,728
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,807 · Management $1,418$5,225
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $90 · Fundraising $1,528$1,618
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $194,812 · Management $34,960 · Fundraising $20,182$249,954
Part X · Balance sheet $131,631 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $71,968$112,673
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $15,686$15,694
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $90$288
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,226$2,976
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,728$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $91,698$131,631
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,021$5,194
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,021$5,194
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $77,640$91,167
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,037$35,270
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $89,677$126,437
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $91,698$131,631
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $126,437 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$286,713
XI-2 Total expenses$249,954
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,759
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$89,677
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$126,437

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