Living Amends FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Dripping Spgs, TX501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 47-5370461Revenue $235K in FY2024

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.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$117K 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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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
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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $226K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
×18 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 1800% of assets; over 80%.
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
$235K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$246K
To programs
85%
Net assets
−$11K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$235K
FY2024▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$216K
FY2021$126K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$235K
FY2025$269K
Expenses
$246K
FY2024▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$154K
FY2021$109K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$246K
FY2025$249K
Net assets
−$11K
FY2024
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$75K
FY2023$0
FY2024−$11K
FY2025$32K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $209K Management & general 15% · $37K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Marketing Director
$59,318Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$54,211Pt VII · Sec A
Business Development
$3,674Pt 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 · $209K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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We gave out $56111.43 in scholarships for 2024.

$209Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$235K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$234K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$350
Money outPt IX
$246K
Ln 25
Programscol B$209K
Managementcol C$37K
Owns and owesPt X
−$11K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$688
Total assetsLn 16$688
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$234K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$350
Total revenueLn 12$235K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$5K
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$688
Total assetsLn 16$688
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32−$11K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$688
Total assetsLn 16$0$688
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$12K
Net assetsLn 32$0−$11K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$61K$61K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$78K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$33K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$25K$0$25K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$0$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$464$0$464$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$0$9K$0
TravelLn 17$15K$15K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$18K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$246K$209K$37K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $269K$249K$19K$32K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $235K$246K−$11K−$11K 990 PDF
FY2023 $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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $234,716 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $170,186$234,366
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,205$350
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $174,391$234,716
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $58,309$61,109
I-14 Benefits paid to members$1,196
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $91,448$111,130
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $5,324$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $32,554$72,385
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $187,635$245,820
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,244−$11,104
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 $234,716 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$234,366
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$234,366
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$350
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $350 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$234,716
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $245,820 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $61,109$61,109
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $1,196$1,196
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $78,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$78,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,130 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,130
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $24,892 · Fundraising $0$24,892
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,834 · Fundraising $0$2,834
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $464 · Fundraising $0$464
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,610 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,610
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $9,021 · Fundraising $0$9,021
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,308 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,308
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,256 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,256
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $208,609 · Management $37,211 · Fundraising $0$245,820
Part X · Balance sheet $688 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing−$4,876
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$5,564
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$688
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$11,792
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$11,792
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions−$11,104
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0−$11,104
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$688
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$11,104 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$234,716
XI-2 Total expenses$245,820
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,104
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$11,104

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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