To serve and support those in need locally

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$26K 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
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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$26K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 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
$513
0.05% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$604K
-40% vs prior year
Spent
$495K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$604K
FY2023▼ -40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$403K
FY2021$981K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$604K
FY2024$476K
FY2025$605K
Expenses
$495K
FY2023▼ -23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$605K
FY2022$646K
FY2023$495K
FY2024$462K
FY2025$599K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +11%
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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 FY2023 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

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $415K Management & general 16% · $80K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $26K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$26,029Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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 · $415K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Through a network of churches, we provide overnight shelters, meals, and transportation forhomeless men and women. We also now offer a Hope Center to aid in this program. Approximately 9,000 people benefited from this program.

$241Kprogram expense
02

Provided homeless guests with material needs such as prescriptions, clothing, transporation,household goods, and securing birth certificates. Approximately 1,100 people benefitted from thisprogram during 2023.

$134Kprogram expense
03

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

$40Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$27K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$604K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$590K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$495K
Ln 25
Programscol B$415K
Managementcol C$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$309K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$513
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$590K
Government grantsLn 1e$54K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$604K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$309K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$309K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$757K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$513
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$418K$309K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$709K$757K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K$513
Net assetsLn 32$957K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$26K$23K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$276K$249K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$19K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$16K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$940$940
Legal feesLn 11b$233$233
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$702
Information technologyLn 14$5K$1K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$12K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$62K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$495K$415K$80K$0

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 Viewing $604K$495K$108K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$646K$358K$957K 990 PDF
FY2021 $981K$605K$376K$600K 990 PDF
FY2020 $403K$251K$152K$223K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $603,570 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $993,017$590,068
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $840$4,724
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,251$8,778
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,003,108$603,570
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $320,795$341,934
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $324,744$153,401
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $645,539$495,335
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $357,569$108,235
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 $603,570 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$54,310
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$535,758
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$590,068
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,724$4,724
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $8,778$8,778
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,724 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,778$603,570
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $495,335 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $23,427 · Management $2,603$26,030
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $248,646 · Management $27,627$276,273
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,173 · Management $2,130$21,303
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,495 · Management $1,833$18,328
IX-11a Management feesManagement $940$940
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $233$233
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,350$1,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,435$1,435
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,261$3,261
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,325 · Management $702$7,027
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,226 · Management $3,411$4,637
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,625$14,625
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,587$11,587
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,301$2,301
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $24,218$24,218
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,791 · Management $2,006$13,797
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,039 · Management $3,843$65,882
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,108$2,108
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $415,334 · Management $80,001 · Fundraising $0$495,335
Part X · Balance sheet $1,065,297 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $418,123$308,782
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $708,836$756,515
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,126,959$1,065,297
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $885$513
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $169,711$513
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $948,301$1,064,784
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $957,248$1,064,784
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,126,959$1,065,297
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,064,784 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$603,570
XI-2 Total expenses$495,335
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$108,235
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$957,248
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$699
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,064,784

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