The mission of Thrifty Sisters is to conscientiously sustain a thrift store powered by volunteers to support saint francis - manchester an assisted living community providing an affordable, loving home and quality assisted care for older adults who have limited financial means. We provide a platform for our donors, volunteers and shoppers to pay IT forward by selling donated and curated secondhand merchandise.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.5 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
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$531K
Spent
$465K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$665K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$531K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$531K
FY2021$719K
FY2022$849K
FY2023$944K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$465K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$465K
FY2021$717K
FY2022$827K
FY2023$976K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$665K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$665K
FY2021$666K
FY2022$687K
FY2023$656K
FY2024$676K
FY2025$688K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2022.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $414K Management & general 11% · $52K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beverly Binns’s $113K as Executive Di is at the 47th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Beverly Binns$113,075$71,500$88,250

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates a volunteer-run thrift store to fund assisted care for low-income seniors.

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1 program · $340K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Operate a thrift store staffed by volunteers that supports the mission of the little sisters of the poor in a welcoming environment that captures the spirit of the little sisters of the poor hospitality. The little sisters of the poor provide medical, emotional and spiritual support to the elderly poor.

$340Kprogram expense

Funders

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 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $2.8M · 2021–2025
Saint Francis HomeVA · FY2025$630,000
Saint Francis HomeVA · FY2024$630,000
Saint Francis HomeVA · FY2023$600,000
Saint Francis HomeVA · FY2022$500,000
Saint Francis HomeVA · FY2021$410,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$531K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$524K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$465K
Ln 25
Programscol B$414K
Managementcol C$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$665K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$639K
Total assetsLn 16$673K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$524K
Government grantsLn 1e$18K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$503K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$531K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$217K
SavingsLn 2$422K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$639K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$673K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$665K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 670
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$568K$639K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$605K$673K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$600K$665K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$183K$183K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$69K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$29K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$119K$119K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$465K$414K$52K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.1M$12K$688K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.0M$18K$676K 990 PDF
FY2023 $944K$976K−$32K$656K 990 PDF
FY2022 $849K$827K$23K$687K 990 PDF
FY2021 $719K$717K$1K$666K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $531K$465K$65K$665K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $530,819 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $579,494$524,066
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,004$6,753
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$59$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $587,439$530,819
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $220,000$183,251
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $94,833$108,420
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $165,853$173,682
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $480,686$465,353
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $106,753$65,466
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-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $530,819 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$18,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$505,566
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$502,912
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$524,066
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,753$6,753
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $6,753$530,819
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $465,353 across 14 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $183,251$183,251
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,329$69,329
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $29,335$29,335
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,208$2,208
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,548$7,548
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $20,325$20,325
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,132$3,132
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,080$2,080
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,753$4,753
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $119,230$119,230
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,294$2,294
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,654$4,654
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,206$16,206
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,008$1,008
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $413,613 · Management $51,740 · Fundraising $0$465,353
Part X · Balance sheet $673,217 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $152,812$217,463
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $415,309$421,630
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $30,000$30,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,787$2,521
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,897$1,603
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $604,805$673,217
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,988$8,326
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,988$8,326
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $599,817$664,891
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $599,817$664,891
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $604,805$673,217
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $664,891 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$530,819
XI-2 Total expenses$465,353
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$65,466
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$599,817
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$392
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$664,891

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