Living Amends FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Dripping Spgs, TX501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 47-5370461Revenue $174K in FY2023

On file with the IRSlivingamends.org232 Gaucho Way, 78620-2433 · Dripping Spgs, TXTax-exempt since Mar 2016Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Living Amends provides scholarships to vetted sober livings throughout Texas. Individuals who qualify must complete an in-person residential treatment program and commit to continuing their recovery in sober living to be considered. Each person must fill out an online application and sign a contract. We ask each individual to pay back 25% of awarded amount within a year.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 7% 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $226K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$174K
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$188K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$174K
FY2023▲ +38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$216K
FY2021$126K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$235K
FY2025$269K
Expenses
$188K
FY2023▲ +73%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$154K
FY2021$109K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$246K
FY2025$249K
Net assets
$0
FY2023▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$75K
FY2023$0
FY2024−$11K
FY2025$32K

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 Mar 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $167K Management & general 8% · $15K Fundraising 3% · $5K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Marketing Director
$61,815Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$38,000Pt VII · Sec A

Margaret Sauer’s $60K as Marketing Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2020
Margaret Sauer$60,006$59,318$61,815$8,123
Sharon Sauer$25,586$54,211$38,000$49,280
John Blanchard$4,338$3,674——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds sober living for Texans completing treatment, requiring repayment.

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1 program · $167K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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We gave out $55,968.12 in scholarships for 2023.

$167Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$226K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$174K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$188K
Ln 25
Programscol B$167K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Total revenueLn 12$174K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
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 FY23End FY23
Total assetsLn 16$0$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$58K$58K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$86K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$0$2K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$0$4K$0
Management feesLn 11a$751$0$751$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$0$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$304$0$304$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$0$2K$0
TravelLn 17$15K$15K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$5K$5K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$188K$167K$15K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $269K$249K$19K$32K 990 PDF
FY2024 $235K$246K−$11K−$11K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $174K$188K−$13K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $126K$109K$17K$75K 990 PDF
FY2020 $216K$154K$63K$0 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $174,391 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $195,488$170,186
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$4,205
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $195,488$174,391
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $87,463$58,309
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $58,500$91,448
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $30,321$5,324
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $56,229$32,554
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $232,513$187,635
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$37,025−$13,244
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $174,391 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$170,186
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$170,186
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,205
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,205 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$174,391
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $187,635 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $58,309$58,309
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,113 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$86,113
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $1,564 · Fundraising $0$1,564
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $3,771 · Fundraising $0$3,771
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $751 · Fundraising $0$751
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,601 · Fundraising $0$1,601
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $304 · Fundraising $0$304
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $5,324$5,324
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,431 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,431
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,568 · Fundraising $0$1,568
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,063 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,063
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,481 · Management $5,355 · Fundraising $0$10,836
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $167,397 · Management $14,914 · Fundraising $5,324$187,635
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$174,391
XI-2 Total expenses$187,635
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,244
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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