Servants at Work INC

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Indianapolis, IN501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 45-3825509Revenue $1.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRSsawsramps.org8427 Zionsville Rd, 46268-1525 · Indianapolis, INTax-exempt since Dec 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Servants at Work builds wheelchair ramps to provide persons with disabilities and conditions of aging the freedom to remain in their homes and reconnect with their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $140K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$168K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 86% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$190K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$864K
FY2021$765K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$624K
FY2021$788K
FY2022$897K
FY2023$831K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$623K
FY2021$608K
FY2022$726K
FY2023$981K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $728K Management & general 16% · $173K Fundraising 15% · $155K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $168K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$74,350Pt VII · Sec A
$47,911Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$45,600Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Thurston’s $74K as Executive Director is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tim Thurston$74,350$53,407———
Mike Thompson—$44,692$60,654——
Robert Richmond——$26,769$48,000$36,000
Rik Hagarty$47,911$46,935———
Byron Chaplin$45,600$25,885———
Mike Page—$22,038———

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

Builds wheelchair ramps, enabling people with disabilities to stay home and connect with their communities.

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1 program · $728K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To providing freedom to people with permanent disabilities in low-income households through the construction of wheelchair ramps. During 2024, we provided these to 560 households.

$728Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$728K
Managementcol C$173K
Fundraisingcol D$155K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$928K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$190K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$31K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$452
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$793K
SavingsLn 2$135K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$928K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K
Other assetsLn 15$196K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$190K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6200
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$711K$928K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43K$33K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$190K
Net assetsLn 32$981K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$168K$70K$58K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$140K$54K$26K$60K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$3K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$11K$7K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$3K$5K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$11K$22K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$37K$6K$13K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$689$173$343$173
OccupancyLn 16$78K$51K$27K
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$10K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$514K$499K$5K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$633$633
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$728K$173K$155K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$108K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$831K$253K$981K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$897K$121K$726K 990 PDF
FY2021 $765K$788K−$23K$608K 990 PDF
FY2020 $864K$624K$240K$623K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,163,958 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,034,094$1,158,148
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,471$26,827
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,348−$21,017
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,083,913$1,163,958
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 $263,803$340,859
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $566,903$715,017
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $830,706$1,055,876
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $253,207$108,082
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,163,958 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$2,251 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$77,724
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,080,424
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$30,695
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,158,148
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $27,279$27,279
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$452−$452
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$19,323−$19,323
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $557$557
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $557 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,253$1,163,958
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,055,876 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,523 · Management $58,405 · Fundraising $39,934$167,862
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $54,171 · Management $26,286 · Fundraising $59,649$140,106
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,595 · Management $1,776 · Fundraising $2,088$6,459
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,616 · Management $7,269 · Fundraising $8,547$26,432
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,665 · Management $5,270 · Fundraising $2,665$10,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,943 · Management $21,643 · Fundraising $10,943$43,529
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,544 · Management $13,315 · Fundraising $18,637$37,496
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $173 · Management $343 · Fundraising $173$689
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,815 · Management $26,930$77,745
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,771 · Fundraising $1,771$3,542
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,118$11,118
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,959 · Management $5,443$15,402
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $498,838 · Management $4,659 · Fundraising $10,766$514,263
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $633$633
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $727,593 · Management $173,110 · Fundraising $155,173$1,055,876
Part X · Balance sheet $1,285,320 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $648,911$793,392
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $61,620$134,614
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $198,195$80,418
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,230$47,220
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $43,011$32,671
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $457$630
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $58,043$196,375
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,023,467$1,285,320
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,683$44,033
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,619$146,311
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,302$190,344
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $391,545$582,166
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $589,620$512,810
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $981,165$1,094,976
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,023,467$1,285,320
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,094,976 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,163,958
XI-2 Total expenses$1,055,876
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$108,082
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$981,165
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,729
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,094,976

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