Furnishing Dignity

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Phoenix, AZUnknown exempt organization EIN 47-2214017Revenue $312K in FY2021

On file with the IRSfurnishingdignity.orgPo Box 51209 · Phoenix, AZ

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Furnishing dignitys mission is to transform lives through community, compassion, and essential home furnishings.

74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 350 volunteers and 16 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$312K
-32% vs prior year
Spent
$432K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$115K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$312K
FY2021▼ -32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$460K
FY2021$312K
Expenses
$432K
FY2021▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$335K
FY2021$432K
Net assets
$115K
FY2021▼ -51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$115K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2025

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

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $320K Management & general 14% · $62K Fundraising 12% · $50K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$48,667Pt VII · Sec A
$7,812Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Thru 10/2021
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Tamara Silva$48,667$44,738
Joyce Petrowski Thru 12312021$7,812—

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 essential home furnishings to transform lives through community and compassion.

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1 program · $320K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Furnishing dignity was able to serve 208 households and 509 individuals for 2021. The impact of this was indeed significant as most of these families or adults had few if any personal possessions to speak of - only items that they had been able to carry while homeless.

$320Kprogram 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 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$312K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$296K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$432K
Ln 25
Programscol B$320K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$115K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$296K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$100K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$312K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$72K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$72K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$859
Total assetsLn 16$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$115K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 6350
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$146K$72K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$238K$118K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$236K$115K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12K$12K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$118K$118K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$56K$29K$19K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$77K$68K$6K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$7K$5K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$467$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$24K$24K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$21K$5K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$22K$9K$6K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$2K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$42K$42K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$24$1K$829
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$256$256
InsuranceLn 23$11K$9K$2K$254
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$432K$320K$62K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $312K$432K−$121K$115K 990 PDF
FY2020 $460K$335K$124K$236K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $311,738 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $447,410$296,076
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,427$12,056
I-10 Investment income$20
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$139$3,586
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $459,698$311,738
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $137,252$129,509
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $80,737$146,839
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $6,075$24,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $111,245$131,540
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $335,309$432,388
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $124,389−$120,650
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $311,738 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,901 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$17,887
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$278,189
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$100,106
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$296,076
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,056$12,056
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20$20
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,315−$2,315
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,682 · Excluded from tax $980$311,738
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $432,388 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $11,651$11,651
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $117,858$117,858
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,423 · Management $18,624 · Fundraising $8,432$56,479
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $67,922 · Management $5,780 · Fundraising $3,008$76,710
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,252 · Management $5,371 · Fundraising $1,027$13,650
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $467 · Management $3,018$3,485
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,541$12,541
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $24,500$24,500
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,307 · Management $5,313 · Fundraising $2,000$28,620
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,875 · Management $5,845 · Fundraising $7,034$21,754
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,919 · Fundraising $3,378$5,297
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,564$41,564
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,637$3,637
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $24 · Management $1,472 · Fundraising $829$2,325
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $256$256
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,240 · Management $1,536 · Fundraising $254$11,030
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,031$1,031
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $320,251 · Management $61,675 · Fundraising $50,462$432,388
Part X · Balance sheet $117,955 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $145,868$72,181
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $14,091$1,755
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $64,742$39,478
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$3,682
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,407$859
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $237,856$117,955
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,726$2,475
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,726$2,475
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $229,150$108,951
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,980$6,529
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $236,130$115,480
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $237,856$117,955
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $115,480 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$311,738
XI-2 Total expenses$432,388
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$120,650
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$236,130
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$115,480

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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