To help families with mortuary and funeral expenses

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K 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
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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $374K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$24K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$298K
Spent
$308K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$427K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$298K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$298K
FY2021$353K
FY2022$504K
FY2023$321K
FY2024$354K
Expenses
$308K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$273K
FY2023$354K
FY2024$318K
Net assets
$427K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$427K
FY2021$488K
FY2022$656K
FY2023$681K
FY2024$774K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2015.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $224K Management & general 27% · $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

11 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$68,000Pt VII · Sec A
$24,479Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Assists families with mortuary and funeral costs.

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1 program · $224K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization has helped 435 families in 27 states with mortuary and funeral expenses

$224Kprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$298K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$303K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$308K
Ln 25
Programscol B$224K
Managementcol C$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$427K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K
Total assetsLn 16$451K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$303K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$73K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$147K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7$652
Total revenueLn 12$298K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
SavingsLn 2$41K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$75K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$374K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$451K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$427K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$228K$75K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$183K$374K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$561$0
Total assetsLn 16$414K$451K
LiabilitiesLn 26$160$24K
Net assetsLn 32$413K$427K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$72K$72K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$92K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$790$790
Office expensesLn 13$24K$462$24K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$3K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K
TravelLn 17$539$539
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$561$561
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K$351
Total functional expensesLn 25$308K$224K$84K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $297,586 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $189,697$303,171
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,856$12,043
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $88,471−$17,628
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $288,024$297,586
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $96,470$73,650
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $99,189$139,568
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,785$95,139
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $270,444$308,357
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,580−$10,771
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $297,586 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $509 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$147,467
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$155,704
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$73,290
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$303,171
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,391$11,391
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $652$652
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$18,137−$18,137
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$5,585$297,586
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $308,357 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,569$1,569
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $72,081$72,081
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $92,479$92,479
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,196$36,196
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,893$10,893
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,919$16,919
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,415$2,415
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $790$790
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $462 · Management $23,880$24,342
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,788 · Management $4,603$7,391
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $27,727$27,727
IX-17 TravelPrograms $539$539
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $5,670$5,670
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $561$561
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,821$2,821
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,613 · Management $351$5,964
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $223,971 · Management $84,386 · Fundraising $0$308,357
Part X · Balance sheet $451,002 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,219$34,211
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $201,479$40,625
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $561$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $159,713$213,860
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $23,555$160,206
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,100$2,100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $413,627$451,002
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$18,600
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $160$5,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $160$23,600
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $413,467$427,402
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $413,627$451,002
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $427,402 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$297,586
XI-2 Total expenses$308,357
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,771
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$413,467
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$24,706
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$427,402

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