While We Are Waiting

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Hot Springs, AR501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 45-4111267Revenue $445K in FY2024

On file with the IRSwhilewerewaiting.org1685 S Moore Rd, 71913-8571 · Hot Springs, ARTax-exempt since Aug 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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While Were Waiting offers free Biblically based retreats, where bereaved parents form bonds and make connections with other moms and dads who truly understand the experience of child loss.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 85 volunteers and 3 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $33K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$445K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$513K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$913K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$445K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$291K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$504K
FY2024$445K
Expenses
$513K
FY2024▲ +1.0%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$133K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$315K
FY2023$508K
FY2024$513K
Net assets
$913K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$935K
FY2021$995K
FY2022$985K
FY2023$981K
FY2024$913K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2012.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $454K Management & general 12% · $59K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$48,000Pt 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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jill Sullivan’s $48K as President is at the 36th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Jill Sullivan$48,000$37,929$12,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers free retreats for bereaved parents to connect and find support.

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3 programs · $454K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Ministry offers free Biblically based retreats, where bereaved parents form bonds and make connections with other moms and dads who truly understand the experience of child loss. The Organization provided services to 824 individuals in 2024.

$435Kprogram expense
02

The Ministry provides bereaved families pavers and plaques to memorialize those they have lost. In 2024, the Ministry provided 151 pavers.

$16Kprogram expense
03

The Ministry provides Hope Packages for families that have lost a child. The Ministry sent 97 Hope Packages to families in 2024.

$3Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$33K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$445K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$439K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$513K
Ln 25
Programscol B$454K
Managementcol C$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$913K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$227K
Total assetsLn 16$915K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$439K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$445K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$227K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$227K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$688K
Total assetsLn 16$915K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$913K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 685
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$251K$227K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$731K$688K
Total assetsLn 16$983K$915K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$981K$913K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$425$425
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$43K$197
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$222K$222K
All other expensesLn 24e$136K$98K$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$513K$454K$59K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $445K$513K−$68K$913K 990 PDF
FY2023 $504K$508K−$4K$981K 990 PDF
FY2022 $306K$315K−$10K$985K 990 PDF
FY2021 $291K$231K$60K$995K 990 PDF
FY2020 $165K$133K$32K$935K 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 $444,941 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $497,116$438,740
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,347$3,998
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,734$2,203
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $504,197$444,941
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $47,065$73,180
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $460,951$439,834
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $508,016$513,014
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,819−$68,073
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $444,941 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$438,740
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$438,740
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,998$3,998
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,203$2,203
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,201 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$444,941
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $513,014 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,000$48,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,980$19,980
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,200$5,200
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $425$425
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,790$10,790
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,037$17,037
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,090$2,090
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $43,488 · Management $197$43,685
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,806$7,806
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $222,240$222,240
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $97,835 · Management $37,926$135,761
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $453,780 · Management $59,234 · Fundraising $0$513,014
Part X · Balance sheet $915,229 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $251,427$227,418
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $731,496$687,811
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $982,923$915,229
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,509$1,888
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,509$1,888
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $981,414$913,341
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $981,414$913,341
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $982,923$915,229
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $913,341 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$444,941
XI-2 Total expenses$513,014
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$68,073
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$981,414
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$913,341

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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