Rela FY2020 filing

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Columbus, OHUnknown exempt organization EIN 46-3847944Revenue $283K in FY2020Latest return filed May 20, 2022

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Rela is a faith-based catalyst that inspires and equips leaders to connect to needs in the community by serving the common good. We accomplish this through inspirational events, programs and service opportunities.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-3847944) · Dispute this line
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
The IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $39K a year · 20% of revenue · last 2 filings
A surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
75% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.0 mo
of spending, in cash
1.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$46K
94% of total assets
Liabilities are 94% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
8 of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$283K
Spent
$356K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$3K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$283K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$283K
FY2021$97K
Expenses
$356K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$356K
FY2021$101K
Net assets
$3K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3K
FY2021$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2025
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Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $269K Management & general 21% · $73K Fundraising 4% · $14K

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; $58K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$58,202Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Shannon Lee$12,369$58,202

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Equips leaders to serve the community and connect to its needs through events and programs.

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1 program · $269K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Next Gen and Exec Gen are 9 and 10 month leadership programs designed to help young and experienced professionals develop and hone their emotional intelligence to become effective servant leaders.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-3847944) · Dispute this line
$269Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$283K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Money outPt IX
$356K
Ln 25
Programscol B$269K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$3K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
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$82K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Total revenueLn 12$283K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29K
Accounts receivableLn 4$18K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
Net assetsLn 32$3K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 650
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$66K$29K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$99K$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$46K
Net assetsLn 32$85K$3K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$113K$85K$14K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$99K$74K$25K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K$513$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$0$23K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$0$7K$0
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$0$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$85K$85K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$356K$269K$73K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 LatestFiled with the IRS May 20, 2022 $97K$101K−$4K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 1, 2021 $283K$356K−$73K$3K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $282,532 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $107,150$81,926
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $267,762$200,601
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$5
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $374,914$282,532
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $140,073$213,457
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $170,626$142,405
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $310,699$355,862
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $64,215−$73,330
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $282,532 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $32,307 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$81,926
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,094
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$81,926
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$168,294
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $5 · Excluded from tax $0$5
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $200,601 · Unrelated business $5 · Excluded from tax $0$282,532
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $355,862 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $84,602 · Management $14,100 · Fundraising $14,100$112,802
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $73,951 · Management $24,650 · Fundraising $0$98,601
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,541 · Management $513 · Fundraising $0$2,054
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $23,308 · Fundraising $0$23,308
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,299 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,299
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,222 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,222
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $7,278 · Fundraising $0$7,278
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,583 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,583
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $1,244 · Fundraising $0$1,244
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,009 · Fundraising $0$2,009
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,462 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$85,462
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $268,660 · Management $73,102 · Fundraising $14,100$355,862
Part X · Balance sheet $48,912 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,845$28,857
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $29,000$18,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,799$1,555
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $99,386$48,912
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,616$15,455
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$30,300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,616$45,755
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $84,770$3,157
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $84,770$3,157
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $99,386$48,912
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,157 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$282,532
XI-2 Total expenses$355,862
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$73,330
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$84,770
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,157

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

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