Bella House INC

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Plano, TX501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 46-1364118

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The Bella House provides a faith-based residence for homeless, pregnant women. We offer a safe haven where enriching programs inspire transformation and brighter futures for mothers and their children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers and 9 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 $78K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $80K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$327K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% 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
$726K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$652K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$810K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$726K
FY2024▲ +2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$319K
FY2021$324K
FY2022$353K
FY2023$715K
FY2024$726K
Expenses
$652K
FY2024▲ +45%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$306K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$449K
FY2024$652K
Net assets
$810K
FY2024▲ +14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$471K
FY2022$452K
FY2023$709K
FY2024$810K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2015-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2015.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $615K Management & general 6% · $37K

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; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$72,917Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather Potts’s $73K as Executive Director is at the 64th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heather Potts$72,917$14,583———
Mary Tinker—$50,000$60,000$20,625—
Rose Lorenz———$11,500$46,000
Elaine S Daley———$16,253—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers a faith-based residence and programs for homeless pregnant women and their children.

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1 program service account for $615K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The Bella House serves pregnant women 18 and older that are homeless or have no stable living environment. We do this by providing for the immediate physical and emotional needs of the mothers including shelter,, food, clothing, and a supportive community.

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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 1 funder$80K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$726K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$579K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Money outPt IX
$652K
Ln 25
Programscol B$615K
Managementcol C$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$810K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$209K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$327K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$579K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Total revenueLn 12$726K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42K
SavingsLn 2$167K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$209K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$353K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$575K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$327K
Net assetsLn 32$810K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 618
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$273K$209K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$181K$353K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$582K$575K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$327K$327K
Net assetsLn 32$709K$810K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K$66K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$228K$205K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$21K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K$117
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$16K$15K$2K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$13K$13K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$15K$790
InsuranceLn 23$37K$37K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$199K$199K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$757$518
Total functional expensesLn 25$652K$615K$37K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $726K$652K$74K$810K 990 PDF
FY2023 $715K$449K$266K$709K 990 PDF
FY2022 $353K$372K−$19K$452K 990 PDF
FY2021 $324K$270K$54K$471K 990 PDF
FY2020 $319K$306K$14K$417K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $726,462 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$61,236
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$517,272
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,998
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$578,508
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $60,885$60,885
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$10,309
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $76,760$76,760
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $76,760 · Excluded from tax $60,885$726,462
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $652,049 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,625 · Management $7,292$72,917
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $205,379 · Management $22,818$228,197
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,677 · Management $2,293$22,970
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,922 · Management $117$14,039
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,888$1,888
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,890 · Management $2,052$9,942
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,686$3,686
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,533 · Management $1,599$16,132
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,611$14,611
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,069$1,069
IX-20 InterestPrograms $13,368$13,368
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,046 · Management $790$15,836
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $36,954$36,954
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $199,165$199,165
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $757 · Management $518$1,275
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $614,570 · Management $37,479 · Fundraising $0$652,049
Part X · Balance sheet $1,137,171 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $192,569$41,943
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $80,286$167,404
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $581,909$575,071
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $180,902$352,753
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,035,666$1,137,171
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,092$8,263
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $326,653$327,140
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $695,618$770,031
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,395$40,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $709,013$810,031
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,035,666$1,137,171
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $810,031 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$726,462
XI-2 Total expenses$652,049
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$74,413
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$709,013
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$26,605
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$810,031

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

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