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Backyard Orphans

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Midlothian, TX501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 46-2356432Revenue $509K in FY2024

On file with the IRSbackyardorphans.org702 Champlain CT, 76065-8842 · Midlothian, TXTax-exempt since Jun 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We train church leaders throughout the US in creating a foster care, adoption, and support ministry. The churches host workshops for us to come in and equip their staff and connect them to their local child welfare team and local foster and adoption licensing organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 505 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $50K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$509K
+0.8% vs prior year
Spent
$472K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$178K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$509K
FY2024▲ +0.8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$290K
FY2021$428K
FY2022$371K
FY2023$505K
FY2024$509K
Expenses
$472K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$265K
FY2021$373K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$429K
FY2024$472K
Net assets
$178K
FY2024▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$46K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$141K
FY2024$178K

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 Jun 2014.

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

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $270K Management & general 36% · $170K Fundraising 7% · $33K

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; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Eric Porter
President/Founder
$100,701Pt VII · Sec A
$11,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Porter’s $101K as President/Founder is at the 87th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric Porter$100,701$93,896$76,050$61,395$63,419
Trish Porter$11,750$12,000$12,000$8,000—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Equips churches to start foster care and adoption ministries, connecting them to child welfare services.

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1 program · $270K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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We commissioned 4 trainers and have 1583 orphan care volunteers which support foster and adoptive families. We trained 10 churches on citywide foster care strategies to support local child welfare teams and local foster and adoption licensing organizations.

$270Kprogram 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 · FY2023
The Chicago Community TrustFY2023$50K
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$377
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$50K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $6K · 2022–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$175
General Counicl of the Assemblies of GodFY2022$5,658

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$509K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$503K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$472K
Ln 25
Programscol B$270K
Managementcol C$170K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$178K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$503K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$48K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$509K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
SavingsLn 2$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$146K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K
Total assetsLn 16$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$178K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6505
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K$146K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K$26K
Total assetsLn 16$165K$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$141K$178K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$146K$109K$15K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$89K$0$89K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$0$7K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K$0$160
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$0$7K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$150$56$94$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$800$0$800$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$52K$37K$9K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$9K$4K$331
Office expensesLn 13$25K$8K$17K$418
Information technologyLn 14$17K$545$16K$0
TravelLn 17$60K$59K$0$830
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$15K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$11K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K$147$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$472K$270K$170K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $509K$472K$37K$178K 990 PDF
FY2023 $505K$429K$76K$141K 990 PDF
FY2022 $371K$406K−$35K$65K 990 PDF
FY2021 $428K$373K$55K$101K 990 PDF
FY2020 $290K$265K$25K$46K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $509,175 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $510,522$503,038
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,865$13,638
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,083$1,761
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$19,149−$9,262
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $505,321$509,175
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,314$14,848
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $198,963$254,827
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $220,973$202,646
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $429,250$472,321
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $76,071$36,854
Part VI · Governance 6 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $509,175 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$47,742
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$455,296
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$503,038
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$13,638
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,761
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$9,262−$9,262
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,399 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$9,262$509,175
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $472,321 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,963$5,963
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,885$8,885
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $109,485 · Management $15,367 · Fundraising $21,499$146,351
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $89,040 · Fundraising $0$89,040
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $7,200 · Fundraising $0$7,200
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,224 · Management $0 · Fundraising $160$5,384
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $6,852 · Fundraising $0$6,852
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $56 · Management $94 · Fundraising $0$150
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $800 · Fundraising $0$800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $36,977 · Management $8,713 · Fundraising $6,482$52,172
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,039 · Management $4,209 · Fundraising $331$13,579
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,510 · Management $17,162 · Fundraising $418$25,090
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $545 · Management $16,254 · Fundraising $0$16,799
IX-17 TravelPrograms $58,986 · Management $0 · Fundraising $830$59,816
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,921 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,921
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,700 · Management $3,858 · Fundraising $2,982$17,540
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,632 · Management $147 · Fundraising $0$1,779
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $269,923 · Management $169,696 · Fundraising $32,702$472,321
Part X · Balance sheet $195,183 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,996$67,350
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $54,985$78,522
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$23,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $43,851$26,311
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $164,832$195,183
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,506$17,003
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,506$17,003
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $141,326$178,180
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $164,832$195,183
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $178,180 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$509,175
XI-2 Total expenses$472,321
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,854
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$141,326
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$178,180

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

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