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Sisters Circle INC EIN 52-2335639

Sisters Circle INC FY2020 filing

EIN  52-2335639 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Timonium, MD
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Mentors girls and young women in Baltimore for lasting positive change.
Leadership
Heather Harvison · CEO/Exec. Dir · $162K
Money in and out
$685K revenue, $524K expenses
Bottom line
61% program efficiency

Mentors girls and young women in Baltimore for lasting positive change. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $685K in revenue, $524K in expenses, and $2.6M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$685K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$524K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $161K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.28
Program efficiency
61%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
61.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+23%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$685K
FY2020
Expenses
$524K
FY2020
Total assets
$2.7M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$71K
FY2020
Total revenue
$685K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$524K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$161K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B61%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $321K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Sisters circle provided a variety of positive mentoring programs for young women including: cultural, educational, and recreational activities, assistance in selecting education programs to meet goals, enrichment activities to build leadership skills and enhance future success through team building, assistance in exploring career…

$321Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSisters Circle INC
EINHdr · item D52-2335639
Principal addressHdr · item CTimonium, MD
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sisterscircle.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMD
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
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
Heather Harvison
CEO/Exec. Dir
$162,000Pt VII · Sec A
Pam Kasemeyer
President/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Douglas Holthaus
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather Harvison’s $154K as CEO/Exec. Dir is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heather Harvison———$150,000$162,000
Heather Harvison$154,500$154,500$157,500——

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$577K · 84%
Investment income$108K · 16%
Contributions & grants84%$577K
Investment income16%$108K
Total revenueLn 12$685K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.28
Program services61%$321K
Management & general11%$59K
Fundraising28%$144K
Total functional expensesLn 25$524K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$269K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$71K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed6.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.7M · Operating expenses/yr $524K
61.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $321K · Total expenses $524K
61%
Management & General
Management & general $59K · Total expenses $524K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $144K · Total expenses $524K
28%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $144K · Solicited contributions $577K
$0.25 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $577K · Total revenue $685K
84%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $685K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $685K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $108K · Total revenue $685K
+16%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $524K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $685K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $685K · Expenses $524K
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.7M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.6M · Total assets $2.7M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2.4M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.7M
90%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Heather Harvison · Reported title CEO/EXEC. DIR · Highest reported compensation $162K · Total expenses $524K
31%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $361K · Total expenses $524K
69%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 61%——
Overhead ratio 11%——
Fundraising cost ratio 25%——
Investment management fee ratio 1%——
Accounting fee ratio 4%——

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2024
Full Circle INCMD · FY2024$1,000,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$28,027
Unitemized GrantFY2023$34,236
Unitemized GrantFY2022$51,223
Unitemized GrantFY2021$36,483
Unitemized GrantFY2020$18,740

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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)$712K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$556K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$487K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$787K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$685K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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