Sisters Circle provides long-term mentoring to foster meaningful and sustainable change in the lives of girls and young women in baltimore.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$162K 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$162K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$71K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$685K
Spent
$524K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$685K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$685K
FY2021$787K
FY2022$487K
FY2023$556K
FY2024$712K
Expenses
$524K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$524K
FY2021$507K
FY2022$437K
FY2023$423K
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$2.4M

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2006.

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Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $321K Management & general 11% · $59K Fundraising 28% · $144K

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; $162K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO/Exec. Dir
$162,000Pt VII · Sec A
President/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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 1992 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

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

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

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

Programs and updates

Mentors girls and young women in Baltimore for lasting positive change.

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1 program · $321K · in their 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

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$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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$685K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$577K
Investment incomeLn 3$108K
Money outPt IX
$524K
Ln 25
Programscol B$321K
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$144K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$269K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$577K
Investment incomeLn 3$108K
Gains on assetsLn 7$46K
Total revenueLn 12$685K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$238K
SavingsLn 2$31K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$269K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$100K$269K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$71K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$19K$19K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$180K$43K$18K$119K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$151K$151K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$12K$1K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$8K$6K$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$1K$26$168
Advertising and promotionLn 12$850$850
Office expensesLn 13$13K$6K$39$6K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$750$915
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$19$263
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$5K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$310$417
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$64K$594
All other expensesLn 24e$588$268$320
Total functional expensesLn 25$524K$321K$59K$144K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $712K$1.4M−$690K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $556K$423K$132K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $487K$437K$50K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $787K$507K$280K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $685K$524K$161K$2.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $684,710 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $715,867$576,813
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $162,707$107,897
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $878,574$684,710
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $35,373$18,740
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $397,215$360,664
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $175,735$144,773
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $608,323$524,177
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $270,251$160,533
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $684,710 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$576,813
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$576,813
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61,965$61,965
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $45,932$45,932
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $107,897$684,710
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $524,177 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $18,740$18,740
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,182 · Management $18,233 · Fundraising $118,513$179,928
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $151,383$151,383
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,800$6,800
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,254 · Management $1,099 · Fundraising $9,200$22,553
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,606 · Management $5,956 · Fundraising $7,006$20,568
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $23,186$23,186
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,333 · Management $26 · Fundraising $168$1,527
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $850$850
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,270 · Management $39 · Fundraising $6,315$12,624
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $750 · Management $915$1,665
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,873 · Management $19 · Fundraising $263$2,155
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,041 · Fundraising $1,632$6,673
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,047 · Management $310 · Fundraising $417$1,774
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,355$8,355
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,214 · Management $594$64,808
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $268 · Management $320$588
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $320,761 · Management $59,052 · Fundraising $144,364$524,177
Part X · Balance sheet $2,670,455 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,078$237,775
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,872$31,303
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,792$3,199
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,335,575$2,398,178
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,440,317$2,670,455
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,176$3,781
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$67,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,176$70,781
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,854,673$1,992,868
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $584,468$606,806
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,439,141$2,599,674
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,440,317$2,670,455
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,599,674 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$684,710
XI-2 Total expenses$524,177
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$160,533
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,439,141
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,599,674

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