A Better Choice INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Wichita, KS501(c)(3)UnclassifiedEIN 48-1133128Revenue $258K in FY2020

On file with the IRSpregnancywichita.com3007 E Central Ave, 67214-4814 · Wichita, KSTax-exempt since Feb 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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A Better Choice is a catholic crisis pregnancy resource center, serving women of all ages and socio-economic levels who are struggling with the fear and uncertainty of an unplanned pregnancy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $102K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
43 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 43.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$52K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$258K
Spent
$195K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$892K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$258K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$258K
FY2021$345K
FY2022$426K
FY2023$452K
FY2024$660K
Expenses
$195K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$284K
FY2023$424K
FY2024$491K
Net assets
$892K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$892K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1994.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $145K Management & general 25% · $48K Fundraising 1% · $1K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$46,347Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Spiritual Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cheryl Barnard$64,003$59,316———
Valerie Alexander——$41,487$57,500$46,347

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

Offers support and resources for women facing unplanned pregnancies.

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1 program · $145K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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At a better choice, we welcome you with a friendly, all female staff, a comforting atmosphere and a christian environment. We offer a variety of services at our organization as well as a number of counseling OPPORTUNITIES.SERVICES & mentoring-free pregnancy testing,one-on-one crisis peer counseling,compassion & spiritual support,personal…

$145Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$258K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$241K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$109
Money outPt IX
$195K
Ln 25
Programscol B$145K
Managementcol C$48K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$892K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$702K
Total assetsLn 16$943K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$241K
Government grantsLn 1e$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$109
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$258K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$127K
SavingsLn 2$576K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$702K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$166K
Other assetsLn 15$75K
Total assetsLn 16$943K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
Net assetsLn 32$892K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$691K$702K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$103K$166K
Total assetsLn 16$829K$943K
LiabilitiesLn 26$239$52K
Net assetsLn 32$829K$892K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$46K$35K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$87K$65K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$391
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$9K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$484
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$2K
InterestLn 20$1$1
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$18K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$683$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$195K$145K$48K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $660K$491K$169K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $452K$424K$28K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $426K$284K$142K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $345K$236K$109K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $258K$195K$63K$892K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $257,712 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $208,399$241,146
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,968$16,457
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$109
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $215,367$257,712
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 $123,838$146,383
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $44,524$48,232
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $168,362$194,615
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $47,005$63,097
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $257,712 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$23,688
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$217,458
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$241,146
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,426$12,426
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $4,031$4,031
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $109$109
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,031 · Unrelated business $109 · Excluded from tax $12,426$257,712
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $194,615 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,760 · Management $11,587$46,347
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $65,046 · Management $21,682$86,728
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,172 · Management $391$1,563
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,809 · Management $2,936$11,745
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,451 · Management $484$1,935
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,786 · Management $2,262$9,048
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1$1
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,365 · Management $1,122$4,487
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,205 · Management $1,068$4,273
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,312 · Management $6,104$24,416
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,049 · Management $683 · Fundraising $1,340$4,072
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $144,956 · Management $48,319 · Fundraising $1,340$194,615
Part X · Balance sheet $943,400 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $131,461$126,685
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $559,352$575,810
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $103,391$165,525
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $34,700$75,380
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $828,904$943,400
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $239$51,638
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $239$51,638
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $828,665$891,762
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $828,904$943,400
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $891,762 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$257,712
XI-2 Total expenses$194,615
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$63,097
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$828,665
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$891,762

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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