Bella House INC FY2020 filing

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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.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K 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
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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 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
$352K
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$319K
Spent
$306K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$417K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$319K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$319K
FY2021$324K
FY2022$353K
FY2023$715K
FY2024$726K
Expenses
$306K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$306K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$449K
FY2024$652K
Net assets
$417K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$471K
FY2022$452K
FY2023$709K
FY2024$810K

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

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $283K Management & general 7% · $22K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$46,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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

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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

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

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1 program · $283K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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.

$283Kprogram 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 1 funder$80K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$319K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$317K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$165
Money outPt IX
$306K
Ln 25
Programscol B$283K
Managementcol C$22K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$417K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K
Total assetsLn 16$769K
LiabilitiesLn 26$352K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$317K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$165
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$319K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$127K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$127K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$637K
Total assetsLn 16$769K
LiabilitiesLn 26$352K
Net assetsLn 32$417K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K$127K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$305K$637K
Total assetsLn 16$422K$769K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$352K
Net assetsLn 32$403K$417K
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$46K$41K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$104K$93K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$9K$1K
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$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$48K$47K$1K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$145$145
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$21K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$32K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$325$234$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$306K$283K$22K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 29, 2025 $726K$652K$74K$810K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $715K$449K$266K$709K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 24, 2023 $353K$372K−$19K$452K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 10, 2022 $324K$270K$54K$471K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $319K$306K$14K$417K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $319,320 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $281,134$317,280
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12$165
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,568$1,875
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $305,714$319,320
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $141,650$159,906
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $116,564$145,875
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $258,214$305,781
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $47,500$13,539
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $319,320 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$36,595
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$280,685
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,585
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$317,280
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $165$165
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,875$1,875
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,875 · Excluded from tax $165$319,320
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $305,781 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 $41,400 · Management $4,600$46,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $93,209 · Management $10,356$103,565
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,309 · Management $1,032$10,341
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 $10,240$10,240
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,599$1,599
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,138 · Management $3,232$12,370
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,078$3,078
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $46,825 · Management $1,067$47,892
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,836$3,836
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $145$145
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,286$9,286
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,817 · Management $1,094$21,911
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,870$1,870
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,055$32,055
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $325 · Management $234 · Fundraising $1,034$1,593
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $283,132 · Management $21,615 · Fundraising $1,034$305,781
Part X · Balance sheet $769,041 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,276$127,310
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $305,149$637,186
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,814$4,545
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $421,739$769,041
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,407$6,770
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,407$352,170
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $403,332$394,929
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$21,942
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $403,332$416,871
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $421,739$769,041
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $416,871 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$319,320
XI-2 Total expenses$305,781
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,539
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$403,332
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$416,871

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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