David's Refuge is a respite program for parents and guardians of children with special needs or life threatening medical conditions where they will be refreshed, restored, and renewed in their role as caregivers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $331K a year · 27% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$793K
Spent
$547K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$793K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$793K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$547K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$547K
FY2021$710K
FY2022$866K
FY2023$986K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$4.0M

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2013.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $347K Management & general 10% · $52K Fundraising 27% · $148K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$79,250Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kate Houck’s $103K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kate Houck$102,885$96,654$99,154$94,923$80,500$79,250

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides respite for parents and guardians of children with special needs or life-threatening conditions.

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3 programs · $347K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Overnight Respite

Parents are offered two nights of respite in a bed & breakfast or inn directed by a host couple. Hosts are parents who are or have had children with special needs or have worked in the special needs world. They remind our parents they are not alone, what they do matters, and are loved by god.

$318Kprogram expense
02

Rhythm of Respite

In addition to weekend respite, we provide "rhythm of respite" opportunities. The more regular their respite, the more parents are able to deal with stress, thus preventing potential health and family breakdown.

$19Kprogram expense
03

Child Care

We provide financial support to families that can't afford child care while they are our guests at david's refuge during their weekend stay (82 families) or rhythm of respite activity (4 families. We offer up to $200 for typical care and $300 for medical high needs care.

$10Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Evenor FundFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$793K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$805K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$547K
Ln 25
Programscol B$347K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$148K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$505K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$805K
Government grantsLn 1e$55K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$103K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$793K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
SavingsLn 2$444K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$505K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$268
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6599
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$297K$505K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$537$268
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$34K$17K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$197K$105K$14K$79K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$9K$615$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$700$700
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$9K$5K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$11K$2K$3K
TravelLn 17$452$20$432
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$846$846
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$269$188$27$54
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$573$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$175K$175K
Total functional expensesLn 25$547K$347K$52K$148K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.3M$461K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.1M$163K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$986K$507K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$866K$253K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$710K$359K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $793K$547K$246K$1.6M 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 $793,104 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,113,134$805,177
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,802$7,729
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$21,357−$19,802
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,123,579$793,104
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $286,099$298,582
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $298,183$248,317
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $584,282$546,899
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $539,297$246,205
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $793,104 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$103,248
VIII-1e Government grants$54,645
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$647,284
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$805,177
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,729$7,729
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$21,024−$21,024
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,222$1,222
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$12,073$793,104
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $546,899 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,209 · Management $17,104 · Fundraising $34,209$85,522
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $104,982 · Management $13,530 · Fundraising $78,564$197,076
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,826 · Management $615 · Fundraising $6,543$15,984
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $700$700
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $6,957$6,957
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,767 · Management $4,661 · Fundraising $16,983$30,411
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,450$1,450
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,920 · Management $1,560 · Fundraising $3,120$15,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20 · Fundraising $432$452
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $846$846
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $188 · Management $27 · Fundraising $54$269
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,014 · Management $573 · Fundraising $1,147$5,734
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $174,898$174,898
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $346,824 · Management $52,066 · Fundraising $148,009$546,899
Part X · Balance sheet $1,616,521 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,065$61,748
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $262,446$443,537
X-4 Accounts receivable$22,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,886$1,950
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $537$268
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,024,569$1,086,518
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,330,503$1,616,521
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,085$7,598
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,085$7,598
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $792,596$1,061,552
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $515,822$547,371
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,308,418$1,608,923
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,330,503$1,616,521
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,608,923 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$793,104
XI-2 Total expenses$546,899
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$246,205
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,308,418
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$54,300
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,608,923

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