To help families with mortuary and funeral expenses

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 102 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $643K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$354K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$318K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$774K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$354K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$298K
FY2021$353K
FY2022$504K
FY2023$321K
FY2024$354K
Expenses
$318K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$273K
FY2023$354K
FY2024$318K
Net assets
$774K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$427K
FY2021$488K
FY2022$656K
FY2023$681K
FY2024$774K

From the FY2024 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 Feb 2015.

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% · $236K Management & general 23% · $72K Fundraising 3% · $10K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Philip Kerrigan’s $35K as Executive Director is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Philip Kerrigan$35,333$68,000$68,000
Brynn Johnson——$24,479
Fiona Velazques$12,480——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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1 program · $236K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024 we served 150 new angel families in 16 states.

$236Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $280K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$105,531
Unitemized GrantFY2023$102,487
Unitemized GrantFY2020$72,081

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$354K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$196K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$136K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Money outPt IX
$318K
Ln 25
Programscol B$236K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$774K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$131K
Total assetsLn 16$774K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$136K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$196K
Gains on assetsLn 7$7K
Total revenueLn 12$354K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$88K
SavingsLn 2$43K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$131K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$643K
Total assetsLn 16$774K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$774K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6102
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K$131K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$583K$643K
Total assetsLn 16$681K$774K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$681K$774K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$106K$106K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$118K$95K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$911$772$139
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$707−$133$840
Advertising and promotionLn 12$90$90
Office expensesLn 13$10K$4K$2K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$12K$21K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$277$277
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$10K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$2K$3K$225
Total functional expensesLn 25$318K$236K$72K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $354K$318K$36K$774K 990 PDF
FY2023 $321K$354K−$34K$681K 990 PDF
FY2022 $504K$273K$232K$656K 990 PDF
FY2021 $353K$337K$16K$488K 990 PDF
FY2020 $298K$308K−$11K$427K 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 $353,882 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $185,226$136,034
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,438$21,954
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $133,028$195,894
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $320,692$353,882
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $102,487$105,531
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $115,085$126,763
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,868$85,312
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $354,440$317,606
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$33,748$36,276
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $353,882 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$128,134
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$136,034
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,361$15,361
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $6,593$6,593
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$187,486
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,408$8,408
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,001 · Excluded from tax $15,361$353,882
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $317,606 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $105,531$105,531
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $94,598 · Management $23,650$118,248
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $772 · Management $139$911
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,083 · Management $1,521$7,604
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,225$5,225
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,990$1,990
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms −$133 · Management $840$707
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $90$90
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,276 · Management $2,074 · Fundraising $3,819$10,169
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,348 · Fundraising $5,450$10,798
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,474 · Management $21,140$33,614
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $277$277
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,780$2,780
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,862 · Management $4,707$14,569
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,116 · Management $2,752 · Fundraising $225$5,093
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $235,579 · Management $72,166 · Fundraising $9,861$317,606
Part X · Balance sheet $774,340 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,113$88,490
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $57,493$42,584
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $547,211$605,605
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $35,886$37,661
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $680,803$774,340
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $680,803$774,340
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $680,803$774,340
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $680,803$774,340
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $774,340 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$353,882
XI-2 Total expenses$317,606
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,276
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$680,803
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$57,873
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$612
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$774,340

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