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Catalyze individual action for racial and social justice through allyship and skills-based service. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $376K in revenue, $420K in expenses, and $425K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2015
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Alexandria, VA
Website
serviceneversleeps.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$376KFY2025
Expenses
$420K
Net assets
$425K
People
6
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  47-4405178 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Alexandria, VA Founded 2015
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Catalyze individual action for racial and social justice through allyship and skills-based service.
Leadership
Whitney Parnell · CEO · $154K
Money in and out
$376K revenue, $420K expenses
Bottom line
54% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$376K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$420K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$425K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$44K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.37 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
54%
of spending reaches programs▼ -8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
12.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -0.8% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-12%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -177% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$376K
FY2025▼ -18%
Expenses
$420K
FY2025▲ +7%
Total assets
$433K
FY2025▼ -10%
Total liabilities
$8K
FY2025▼ -47%
Total revenue
$376K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$420K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$425K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$44K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$433K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B54%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $228K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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SNS trained 1,432 people in 2025 through its programming, primarily in the DC metro area but also to individuals based in other parts of the country. This past year also saw continued engagement of SNS's newest training, the Black Led Project training, which educates the public on the organization's research findings on the experiences…

$228Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CService Never Sleeps
EINHdr · item D47-4405178
Principal addressHdr · item CAlexandria, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jserviceneversleeps.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2015
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$154,036Pt VII · Sec A
$122,611Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Thru March 2025
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Whitney Parnell’s $154K as CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Whitney Parnell$154,036$145,785$147,048$126,567$110,358$99,558
Samson Girma$122,611$117,985$120,527

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$229K · 61%
Program service revenue$142K · 38%
Investment income$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants61%$229K
Program service revenue38%$142K
Investment income1%$5K
Total revenueLn 12$376K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.37 Fundraising $0.09
Program services54%$228K
Management & general37%$154K
Fundraising9%$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$420K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$176K
Total assetsLn 16$433K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$8K
Total net assetsLn 32$425K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $433K · Operating expenses/yr $420K
12.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $228K · Total expenses $420K
54%
Management & General
Management & general $154K · Total expenses $420K
37%
Fundraising
Fundraising $38K · Total expenses $420K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $36K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $188K
$0.19 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $229K · Total revenue $376K
61%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $376K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $142K · Total revenue $376K
38%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $376K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $142K · Total expenses $420K
34%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $376K · Prior year $461K
-18%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $387K · FY2025 $376K
-0.6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $425K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $376K · Expenses $420K
-12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $433K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $425K · Total assets $433K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $258K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $433K
59%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Whitney Parnell · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $154K · Total expenses $420K
37%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $339K · Total expenses $420K
81%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 54%
Overhead ratio 37%
Fundraising cost ratio 16%
Revenue growth -18%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$376K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$461K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$446K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$508K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$484K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$387K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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