Lets DO Something Now EIN 45-3616539

Lets DO Something Now FY2021 filing

EIN  45-3616539 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Starkville, MS
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Engages churches to alleviate poverty and oppression globally, offering opportunities for people to help.
Leadership
Chris Bushby · Director
Money in and out
$160K revenue, $90K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Engages churches to alleviate poverty and oppression globally, offering opportunities for people to help. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $160K in revenue, $90K in expenses, and $164K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$160K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$90K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$164K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $70K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
20.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+44%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$160K
FY2021
Expenses
$90K
FY2021
Total assets
$164K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$160K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$90K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$164K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$70K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$164K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $69K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Vocational training most of the mothers of teh children who are sponsored have no more than a second or third grade education and serveral of them haven never been to school. While rwandas economy is growing quickly it is leaving the uneducated behind and they are suffering badly.

$69Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CLets DO Something Now
EINHdr · item D45-3616539
Principal addressHdr · item CStarkville, MS
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.letsdosomethingnow.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMS
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$160K
Total revenueLn 12$160K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program services77%$69K
Management & general23%$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$90K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$151K
Total assetsLn 16$164K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$164K
Months of cash on handcomputed20.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $151K · Operating expenses/yr $90K
20.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $69K · Total expenses $90K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $21K · Total expenses $90K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $90K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $160K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $160K · Total revenue $160K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $160K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $160K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $160K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $90K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $160K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $164K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $160K · Expenses $90K
+44%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $164K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $164K · Total assets $164K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $164K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Chris Bushby · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $90K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $19K · Total expenses $90K
21%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 2%
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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$224

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$9K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$28K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$62K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$201K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$160K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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