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Offers safe housing and life skills training for women recovering from addiction. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $446K in revenue, $453K in expenses, and $661K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Mental Health
Location
Cleveland, OH
Website
www.briermost.org
Filings
6 on file (2019–2023)
Revenue
$446KFY2023
Expenses
$453K
Net assets
$661K
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  47-5522652 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cleveland, OH
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Offers safe housing and life skills training for women recovering from addiction.
Leadership
Erin L Helms · Executive Di · $61K
Money in and out
$446K revenue, $453K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$446K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$453K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$661K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$7K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-2%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$446K
FY2023▲ +10%
Expenses
$453K
FY2023▲ +5%
Total assets
$679K
FY2023▲ +16%
Total liabilities
$19K
FY2023▲ ×74
Total revenue
$446K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$453K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$661K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$7K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$679K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBriermost Foundation
EINHdr · item D47-5522652
Principal addressHdr · item CCleveland, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.briermost.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
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
Executive Di
$61,020Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin L Helms’s $70K as Executive Di is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1686 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Erin L Helms$71,520$42,414
Erin L Helms$69,720$61,020$46,780$28,536

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $427K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

The briermost foundation has continued to provide quality recovery housing and promote purpose-filled living to women in recovery from substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.

$377Kprogram expense
02

Briermost is always looking for ways to meet the needs of our community. We have identified women who have minor children is an underserved population. Our executive team worked together and has been awarded funding for 2022 to open an apartment building to serve women and children

$27Kprogram expense
03

Our farm-based training program gives residents an array of skills that can transfer to a wide range of employment opportunities in cuyahoga county and beyond. As they participate in farm operations, residents acquire skills in budgeting, planning, the sciences, maintenance, record-keeping, bookkeeping, research and customer-service…

$23Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$446K
— government grantsLn 1e$235K
Total revenueLn 12$446K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.01
Program services94%$427K
Management & general5%$21K
Fundraising1%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$453K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$45K
Total assetsLn 16$679K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$19K
Total net assetsLn 32$661K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $45K · Operating expenses/yr $453K
1.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $427K · Total expenses $453K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $21K · Total expenses $453K
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $453K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $8K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $168K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $446K · Total revenue $446K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $235K · Total revenue $446K
53%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $446K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $446K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $453K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $446K · Prior year $406K
+10%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $191K · FY2023 $446K
+24%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $661K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $446K · Expenses $453K
-2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $679K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $661K · Total assets $679K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $679K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Erin L Helms · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $61K · Total expenses $453K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $135K · Total expenses $453K
30%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 5%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 10%
Accounting fee ratio 1.0%

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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$600

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$446K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$406K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$411K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$644K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$191K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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