The Refuge for Dmst FY2021 filing

Austin, TXUnknown exempt organizationEIN 46-4098511Revenue $5.5M in FY2021

On file with the IRStherefugeaustin.orgP O Box 90804 · Austin, TX

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The Refuge for dmst's (domestic minor sex trafficking) mission is to provide trauma-informed, long-term restoration shelter and services to girls 11-17 years old, who have been exploited through sex trafficking. Recognizing the lack of safe and holistic shelters for rescued children, we hope to establish a place of Refuge for girls to heal and find hope for a new life. Through collaboration with many therapeutic service providers within the austin community, we aim to develop a circle of care around each survivor, addressing her unique emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual needs. As christian abolitionists, we boldly envision a city passionately opposed to sex trafficking of children, and a community committed to restoring purpose, value, and choice to the lives of survivors.

67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$443K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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FY2022
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $523K a year · 12% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$443K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $118K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.5M
+0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$5.9M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$7.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$5.5M
FY2021▲ +0.7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$2.2M
Expenses
$5.9M
FY2021▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$4.0M
Net assets
$7.7M
FY2021▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.0M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$8.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $3.9M Management & general 12% · $674K Fundraising 22% · $1.3M

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

14 people listed on the 990; $443K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and COO
$148,149Pt VII · Sec A
Clinical Director
$106,100Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$80,696Pt VII · Sec A
$54,781Pt VII · Sec A
CEO (jan to July 2021)
$53,000Pt VII · Sec A
Member (thru 11/21)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Marie Danielle Owens—$148,149—
Peggy Brewer-Dowling—$106,100—
Danielle Owens$83,803——
Tracie Stookesberry$68,612$80,696—
Brooke Crowder—$53,000$74,462
Jeni Anderson—$54,781—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides long-term shelter and trauma-informed restoration services for exploited girls.

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1 program · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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During 2021, the refuge for DMST admitted 25 new girls who have been sex trafficked into the refuge circle of care program and served a total of 36 girls a 20% increase from the prior year.

$3.9Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $47K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$47,495

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Money outPt IX
$5.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.9M
Managementcol C$674K
Fundraisingcol D$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$7.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$244K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$439K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$19
Total revenueLn 12$5.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.8M
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$7.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5108
VolunteersI 647
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$584K$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$211K$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.0M$6.8M
Total assetsLn 16$9.0M$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$928K$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$8.0M$7.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$345K$173K$138K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.5M$2.4M$248K$806K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$201K$169K$17K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$296K$207K$30K$60K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$803$803$803
Accounting feesLn 11c$113K$38K$38K$38K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$232K$174K$46K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$1K$1K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$40K$11K$8K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$81K$26K$16K$39K
OccupancyLn 16$79K$45K$16K$18K
TravelLn 17$11K$2K$9K$355
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$11K$5K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$280K$224K$28K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$90K$10K$9K$71K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$544K$396K$62K$85K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$3K$3K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.9M$3.9M$674K$1.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest $2.2M$4.0M−$1.7M$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $5.5M$5.9M−$383K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.4M$4.9M$523K$8.0M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,480,979 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,726,954$3,966,354
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $831,868$1,474,189
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,756$34,276
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$120,248$6,160
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,442,330$5,480,979
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $47,495$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,485,971$4,328,482
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$7,649
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,386,247$1,528,056
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,919,713$5,864,187
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $522,617−$383,208
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $5,480,979 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$439,067
VIII-1e Government grants$1,305,181
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,222,106
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$243,548
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,966,354
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,474,189$1,474,189
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34,295$34,295
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$19−$19
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,160$6,160
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,480,349 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $34,276$5,480,979
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,864,187 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $172,960 · Management $137,817 · Fundraising $34,548$345,325
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,431,704 · Management $247,718 · Fundraising $806,460$3,485,882
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $169,036 · Management $17,486 · Fundraising $14,264$200,786
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $206,910 · Management $29,649 · Fundraising $59,930$296,489
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $803 · Management $803 · Fundraising $803$2,409
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $37,734 · Management $37,734 · Fundraising $37,734$113,202
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $7,649$7,649
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $174,130 · Management $46,332 · Fundraising $11,200$231,662
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,440 · Management $1,440 · Fundraising $11,523$14,403
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,664 · Management $7,943 · Fundraising $21,110$39,717
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,905 · Management $16,141 · Fundraising $38,658$80,704
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,700 · Management $15,789 · Fundraising $18,458$78,947
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,839 · Management $8,774 · Fundraising $355$10,968
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,545 · Management $4,817 · Fundraising $1,087$16,449
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $223,611 · Management $27,951 · Fundraising $27,951$279,513
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,788 · Management $8,976 · Fundraising $70,998$89,762
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $396,425 · Management $62,467 · Fundraising $84,869$543,761
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,656 · Management $2,656 · Fundraising $21,247$26,559
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,920,850 · Management $674,493 · Fundraising $1,268,844$5,864,187
Part X · Balance sheet $8,762,673 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $583,642$1,693,829
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,068,677$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $117,773$262,637
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,275$14,954
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,977,216$6,777,982
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $210,582$2,854
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$10,417
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,969,165$8,762,673
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,575$439,464
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $900,827$665,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $928,402$1,104,564
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,987,378$7,604,724
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $53,385$53,385
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,040,763$7,658,109
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,969,165$8,762,673
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,658,109 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,480,979
XI-2 Total expenses$5,864,187
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$383,208
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,040,763
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$554
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,658,109

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