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The Joseph Center was created to support families in the intersection of homelessness and parenting. Our mission is to provide hope, establish stability, encourage resourcefulness and confer a sense of belonging to the greater community.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-5602713) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 16 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $361K a year · 32% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
78% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
7.9 mo
of spending, in cash
7.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $66K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.2% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.2% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.0M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$821K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$703K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$821K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$611K
FY2023$685K
FY2024$902K
FY2025$821K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$433K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2016.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $637K Management & general 18% · $146K Fundraising 5% · $38K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$40,992Pt VII · Sec A
$37,992Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mona Highline’s $41K as Executive Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Mona Highline$40,992$38,748$38,748$35,103
Shawna Wilkins$37,992$35,748$36,348$32,103

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

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3 programs · $637K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Direct Client Assistance in the way of housing and utilities assistance, food supplies, utilities and transportation and other personal needs to benefit persons to which the program supports.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-5602713) · Dispute this line
$606Kprogram expense
02

Golden Girls Project

Provide temporary shelter and support services to empower homeless women 50+ in Mesa County.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-5602713) · Dispute this line
$23Kprogram expense
03

The Day Shelter

provides a place for homeless families and individuals with children to attend during the day. Offering a safe and private environment.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-5602713) · Dispute this line
$8Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$66K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $310K · 2024–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$98,658
Unitemized GrantFY2024$211,341

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$925K
Other incomeLn 4–11$73K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$821K
Ln 25
Programscol B$637K
Managementcol C$146K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$541K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$925K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$79K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$73K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$348K
SavingsLn 2$193K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$541K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$7K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$79K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$329K$541K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.8M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$99K$99K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$41K$14K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$317K$258K$41K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$13K$3K$863
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$30K$8K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$990$990
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$14K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$21K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$13K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$59K$47K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$869
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$37K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$3K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$110K$100K$10K$538
Total functional expensesLn 25$821K$637K$146K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $1.0M$821K$179K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 $1.0M$902K$116K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 13, 2024 $1.7M$685K$1.1M$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2023 $703K$611K$92K$433K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,000,024 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,015,263$925,062
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,551$2,312
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$72,650
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,017,814$1,000,024
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $211,341$98,658
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $382,055$414,931
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $308,194$307,298
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $901,590$820,887
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $116,224$179,137
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,000,024 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$925,062
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$78,658
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$925,062
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,312$2,312
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $72,650 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$72,650
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $72,650 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,312$1,000,024
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $820,887 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $98,658$98,658
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $13,527 · Management $27,464$40,991
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $258,050 · Management $41,198 · Fundraising $17,897$317,145
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,949 · Management $3,453 · Fundraising $863$17,265
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,648 · Management $7,906 · Fundraising $1,976$39,530
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $990$990
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $14,334 · Fundraising $10,300$24,634
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $5,930$5,930
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,187 · Management $5,297$26,484
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,723 · Management $3,181$15,904
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,281 · Management $11,820$59,101
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,476 · Management $869$4,345
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $37,108 · Management $9,277$46,385
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,736 · Management $11,123$13,859
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $99,608 · Management $9,520 · Fundraising $538$109,666
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $636,951 · Management $146,432 · Fundraising $37,504$820,887
Part X · Balance sheet $1,826,365 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $226,853$347,863
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $102,551$192,863
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$6,983
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$14,276
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,228,342$1,264,380
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,648,269$1,826,365
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,228$3,426
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,467$3,426
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $1,643,802$1,822,939
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,643,802$1,822,939
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,648,269$1,826,365
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,822,939 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,000,024
XI-2 Total expenses$820,887
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$179,137
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,643,802
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,822,939

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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