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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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
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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$6K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$376K
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$397K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$41K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$376K
FY2024▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$193K
FY2021$287K
FY2022$253K
FY2023$292K
FY2024$376K
FY2025$372K
Expenses
$397K
FY2024▲ +52%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$250K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$261K
FY2024$397K
FY2025$323K
Net assets
$41K
FY2024▼ -34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$31K
FY2023$62K
FY2024$41K
FY2025$91K

From the FY2024 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

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $352K Management & general 9% · $35K Fundraising 3% · $10K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President-Executive Director
$42,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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

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  • 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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2 programs · $352K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

General Refugee / Asylee Assistance

Family services provides a wide range of assitance to refugees and asylees, such as mentoring to new mothers, transportation to appointments, help with navigating medical systems, educational services, health insurance, community services, job search and job coaching, locating and obtaining housing, home ownership training, and other…

$352Kprogram expense
02

Our next generation program is designed for young adults with an interrupted education who are too old for high school but need a high school dipolma, American life, and or job skills to advance in life, as well as teens who are preparing for college. The 2024 year we assisted eight young adults with their continuing education needs.

$314program 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$376K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Other incomeLn 4–11$401
Money outPt IX
$397K
Ln 25
Programscol B$352K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$41K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$41K
Total assetsLn 16$47K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$40
Other incomeLn 4–11$401
Total revenueLn 12$376K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32K
SavingsLn 2$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$41K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$47K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$41K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K$41K
Total assetsLn 16$65K$47K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$62K$41K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$161K$161K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$42K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$86K$86K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$684$684
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$475$475
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$32K
TravelLn 17$23K$21K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$4K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$618$618
Total functional expensesLn 25$397K$352K$35K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $372K$323K$50K$91K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $376K$397K−$21K$41K 990 PDF
FY2023 $292K$261K$31K$62K 990 PDF
FY2022 $253K$348K−$95K$31K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $376,090 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $252,890$312,947
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,865$62,702
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34$40
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $146$401
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $291,935$376,090
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $97,274$161,450
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $103,200$138,179
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $60,670$97,507
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $261,144$397,136
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,791−$21,046
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
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 $376,090 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $401 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$312,947
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$312,947
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $62,702$62,702
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $40$40
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,103 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $40$376,090
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $397,136 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $161,450$161,450
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,000$42,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $85,724$85,724
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $684$684
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,771$9,771
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $475$475
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,500$5,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,096$3,096
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,117$3,117
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $11,600$11,600
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,183$32,183
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,968 · Management $2,484$23,452
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,220$3,220
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $4,209 · Fundraising $10,037$14,246
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $618$618
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $352,096 · Management $35,003 · Fundraising $10,037$397,136
Part X · Balance sheet $47,267 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,293$31,777
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,745$8,785
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1$6,705
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $65,352$47,267
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,246−$367
X-25 Other liabilities$6,714
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,246$6,347
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $62,106$36,625
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$4,295
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $62,106$40,920
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $65,352$47,267
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $40,920 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$376,090
XI-2 Total expenses$397,136
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,046
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$62,106
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$140
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$40,920

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