Dignity Period INC FY2023 filing

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Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 47-0985149Revenue $266K in FY2023

On file with the IRSdignityperiod.org1036 Dautel Ln, 63146-5504 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Dec 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mission is to impact period poverty around the globe by improving access to accurate menstrual information and distributing high-quality washable & reusable menstrual hygiene products. We are motivated by belief that those who menstruate should do so with comfort and in dignity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$137K 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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FY2023 · 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 $105K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$137K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $21K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$266K
-54% vs prior year
Spent
$420K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$810K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$266K
FY2023▼ -54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$529K
FY2021$490K
FY2022$582K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$411K
Expenses
$420K
FY2023▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$285K
FY2021$298K
FY2022$368K
FY2023$420K
FY2024$383K
Net assets
$810K
FY2023▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$558K
FY2021$746K
FY2022$959K
FY2023$810K
FY2024$839K

From the FY2023 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 Dec 2014.

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Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $259K Management & general 18% · $76K Fundraising 20% · $84K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $137K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$136,578Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angie Wiseman’s $137K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Angie Wiseman$136,578$136,578$143,738$145,700$130,000

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

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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

Distributes reusable menstrual products and provides education to end period poverty worldwide.

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2 programs · $259K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The Organization strives to impact period poverty in the United States. In 2019, research conducted by the Organization in conjunction with Saint Louis University confirmed the presence of substantial period poverty in the community.

$207Kprogram expense
02

Programs have been established to impact period poverty around the globe by improving access to accurate menstrual information and distributing high-quality washable/reusable menstrual hygiene products.

$52Kprogram expense

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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 3 funders$21K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$266K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$420K
Ln 25
Programscol B$259K
Managementcol C$76K
Fundraisingcol D$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$810K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$469K
Total assetsLn 16$824K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$396
Total revenueLn 12$266K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
SavingsLn 2$448K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$469K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$278K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$824K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$810K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 630
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$162K$469K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$852K$278K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$824K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$959K$810K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$17K$17K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$137K$52K$33K$52K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$2K$1K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$4K$2K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$200$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$6K$14K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$5K$2K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$966
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$294$115$179
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$824$601$223
InsuranceLn 23$2K$367$1K$349
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$160K$160K$126
Total functional expensesLn 25$420K$259K$76K$84K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $411K$383K$27K$839K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $266K$420K−$153K$810K 990 PDF
FY2022 $582K$368K$214K$959K 990 PDF
FY2021 $490K$298K$192K$746K 990 PDF
FY2020 $529K$285K$244K$558K 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
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Part I · Summary $266,462 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $596,007$250,066
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,495$2,988
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,297$17,331
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$26,187−$3,923
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $581,612$266,462
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$16,650
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $150,125$151,322
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $217,951$251,666
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $368,076$419,638
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $213,536−$153,176
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $266,462 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$13,066
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$237,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,566
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$250,066
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,988$2,988
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,727$17,727
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$396−$396
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,923−$3,923
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,988 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,408$266,462
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $419,638 across 15 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $16,650$16,650
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,689 · Management $32,557 · Fundraising $52,331$136,577
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,612 · Management $1,008 · Fundraising $1,630$4,250
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,984 · Management $2,480 · Fundraising $4,031$10,495
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $200 · Management $1,733$1,933
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,800$21,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,263 · Management $13,613 · Fundraising $9,337$29,213
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $4,137$4,137
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,792 · Management $1,555 · Fundraising $11,314$17,661
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,469$11,469
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,797 · Fundraising $966$2,763
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $115 · Fundraising $179$294
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $601 · Management $223$824
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $367 · Management $1,031 · Fundraising $349$1,747
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $159,699 · Fundraising $126$159,825
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $259,238 · Management $76,000 · Fundraising $84,400$419,638
Part X · Balance sheet $824,083 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $161,887$20,964
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$447,589
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $339$5,692
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,001$66,662
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,192$5,368
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $851,656$277,808
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,023,075$824,083
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $64,059$13,693
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $64,059$13,693
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $899,903$762,336
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $59,113$48,054
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $959,016$810,390
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,023,075$824,083
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $810,390 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$266,462
XI-2 Total expenses$419,638
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$153,176
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$959,016
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,548
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$810,390

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