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Backyard Orphans EIN 46-2356432

Backyard Orphans FY2022 filing

EIN  46-2356432 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Midlothian, TX
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Equips churches to start foster care and adoption ministries, connecting them to child welfare services.
Leadership
Eric Porter · President/Founder · $76K
Money in and out
$371K revenue, $406K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency

Equips churches to start foster care and adoption ministries, connecting them to child welfare services. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $371K in revenue, $406K in expenses, and $65K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$371K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$406K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$65K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$35K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-9%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$371K
FY2022▼ -13%
Expenses
$406K
FY2022▲ +9%
Total assets
$99K
FY2022▼ -12%
Total liabilities
$34K
FY2022▲ +183%
Total revenue
$371K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$406K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$65K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$35K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$99K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $266K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

We commissioned 5 trainers and have 817 orphan care volunteers which support foster and adoptive families. We trained 8 churches on citywide foster care strategies to support local child welfare teams and local foster and adoption licensing organizations.

$266Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBackyard Orphans
EINHdr · item D46-2356432
Principal addressHdr · item CMidlothian, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.backyardorphans.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Eric Porter
President/Founder
$76,050Pt VII · Sec A
Trish Porter
Treasurer
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
Matthew Moreland
Vice President
$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 2165 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$404K · 109%
Program service revenue$11K · 3%
Contributions & grants109%$404K
Program service revenue3%$11K
Total revenueLn 12$371K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.09
Program services65%$266K
Management & general26%$106K
Fundraising9%$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$406K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$99K
Total assetsLn 16$99K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$34K
Total net assetsLn 32$65K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $99K · Operating expenses/yr $406K
2.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $266K · Total expenses $406K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $106K · Total expenses $406K
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $35K · Total expenses $406K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $46K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $359K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $404K · Total revenue $371K
109%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $371K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $11K · Total revenue $371K
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $371K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $11K · Total expenses $406K
3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $371K · Prior year $428K
-13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $65K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $371K · Expenses $406K
-9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $99K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $65K · Total assets $99K
66%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $99K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Eric Porter · Reported title PRESIDENT/FOUNDER · Highest reported compensation $76K · Total expenses $406K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $185K · Total expenses $406K
45%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%——
Overhead ratio 26%——
Fundraising cost ratio 9%——
Revenue growth -13%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$509K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$505K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$371K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$428K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$290K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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