Joseph Center FY2023 filing

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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, FY2023. 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.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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
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
76%
of spending
76% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
5.8 mo
of spending, in cash
5.8 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
$1K
0.08% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.08% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
8 of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.7M
+148% vs prior year
Spent
$685K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +148%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$703K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$685K
FY2023▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$611K
FY2023$685K
FY2024$902K
FY2025$821K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +253%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$433K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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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

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $519K Management & general 21% · $145K Fundraising 3% · $21K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$38,748Pt VII · Sec A
Operations and Ifs Director
$36,348Pt 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
Board Member
$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

Programs and updates

Helps homeless parents find stability and belonging.

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1 program · $519K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Direct Client Assistance, Food supplies and special events to benefit persons to which the program supports.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-5602713) · Dispute this line
$519Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Money outPt IX
$685K
Ln 25
Programscol B$519K
Managementcol C$145K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$334K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$77K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$334K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$334K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$77K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$334K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$326K$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$437K$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$433K$1.5M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$74K$40K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$189K$164K$9K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$559$197
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$16K$4K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$482$482
Office expensesLn 13$32K$5K$27K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$16K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$36K$28K$6K$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$14K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$277K$250K$28K$160
Total functional expensesLn 25$685K$519K$145K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled 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
FY2023 ViewingFiled 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 I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $1,743,153 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $702,891$1,743,153
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $702,891$1,743,153
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $219,489$287,880
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $391,231$396,882
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $610,720$684,762
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $92,171$1,058,391
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,743,153 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,098
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$1,125,331
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$610,724
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$76,552
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,743,153
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,743,153
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $684,762 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $39,727 · Management $34,769$74,496
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $163,947 · Management $9,100 · Fundraising $15,725$188,772
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,532 · Management $559 · Fundraising $197$3,288
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,420 · Management $3,625 · Fundraising $1,279$21,324
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $482$482
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,000 · Management $26,729$31,729
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $16,360$16,360
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,872 · Management $6,153 · Fundraising $2,172$36,197
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,820$2,820
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,027$2,027
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,898 · Management $3,069 · Fundraising $1,083$18,050
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,430$8,430
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $249,522 · Management $27,605 · Fundraising $160$277,287
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $518,918 · Management $144,746 · Fundraising $21,098$684,762
Part X · Balance sheet $1,528,808 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $67,279$333,580
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$11,085
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $326,131$1,184,143
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $436,834$1,528,808
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,429$1,127
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $102$103
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,531$1,230
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 $433,303$1,527,578
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $433,303$1,527,578
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $436,834$1,528,808
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,527,578 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,743,153
XI-2 Total expenses$684,762
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,058,391
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$433,303
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$35,884
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,527,578

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