Compassionate Hands INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Lebanon, TN501(c)(3)HousingEIN 47-1524983Revenue $403K in FY2020

On file with the IRScompassionatehandstn.orgPo Box 1156, 37088-1156 · Lebanon, TNTax-exempt since Sep 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To serve and support those in need locally

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$27K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $169K a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$27K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $27K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$602K
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$403K
Spent
$251K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$223K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$403K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$403K
FY2021$981K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$604K
FY2024$476K
FY2025$605K
Expenses
$251K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$605K
FY2022$646K
FY2023$495K
FY2024$462K
FY2025$599K
Net assets
$223K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$600K
FY2022$957K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2017.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $225K Management & general 10% · $26K Fundraising 0% · $179

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

5 people listed on the 990; $27K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Presidentexecutive Director
$26,600Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Meriah Anderso’s $69K as Executive Dire is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 851 $100K–1M housing 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Meriah Anderson—$69,520————
Meriah Anderso$68,965—————
John Grant———$38,756$58,506$26,600
Mark Taylor$27,482$26,940$26,029—$17,310—
Stephanie Pigg———$5,840——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides local aid and support to people facing hardship.

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3 programs · $190K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Through a network of churches, we provide overnight shelters, meals, and transportation for homeless men and women. We also now offer a Hope Center to aid in this program. Approximately 115 people benefited from this program.

$98Kprogram expense
02

Provided homeless guests with material needs such as prescriptions, clothing, transporation, household goods, and securing birth certificates.

$56Kprogram expense
03

Partnered with church leaders & non-profit organizations to address homelessness & poverty in Wilson County. Numerous people benefit from these relationships.

$36Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$27K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$403K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$397K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$156
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Programscol B$225K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$179
Owns and owesPt X
$223K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K
Total assetsLn 16$825K
LiabilitiesLn 26$602K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$397K
Government grantsLn 1e$5K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$156
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$403K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$93K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$93K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$732K
Total assetsLn 16$825K
LiabilitiesLn 26$602K
Net assetsLn 32$223K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 640
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$71K$93K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$732K
Total assetsLn 16$71K$825K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$602K
Net assetsLn 32$71K$223K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$27K$24K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$59K$54K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$32K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$14K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$550$550
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$58$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$526$1K$179
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$45K$45K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$44K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$784$784
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K$225K$26K$179

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $605K$599K$6K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $476K$462K$13K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $604K$495K$108K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$646K$358K$957K 990 PDF
FY2021 $981K$605K$376K$600K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $403K$251K$152K$223K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $402,921 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $116,458$396,704
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $179$156
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$86$6,061
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $116,551$402,921
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $65,619$136,877
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $34,168$113,845
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $99,787$250,722
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $16,764$152,199
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $402,921 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $60 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$5,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$391,704
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,323
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$396,704
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $156$156
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,001$6,001
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $216 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,001$402,921
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $250,722 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $23,940 · Management $2,660$26,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $54,476 · Management $4,904$59,380
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $32,197 · Management $3,577$35,774
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,859 · Management $1,264$15,123
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $5,805$5,805
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $550$550
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $58 · Management $1,239$1,297
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $526 · Management $1,174 · Fundraising $179$1,879
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,329$3,329
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,671$44,671
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,896$3,896
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,393$3,393
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,903 · Management $1,619$3,522
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,675 · Management $1,044$44,719
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $784$784
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $225,006 · Management $25,537 · Fundraising $179$250,722
Part X · Balance sheet $825,356 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $71,257$93,140
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$732,216
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $71,257$825,356
X-25 Other liabilities$21,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$601,900
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $71,257$221,542
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$1,914
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $71,257$223,456
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $71,257$825,356
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $223,456 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$402,921
XI-2 Total expenses$250,722
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$152,199
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$71,257
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$223,456

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

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