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.
$150K 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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FY2021 · 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
$150K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$4K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$787K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$507K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$787K
FY2021▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$685K
FY2021$787K
FY2022$487K
FY2023$556K
FY2024$712K
Expenses
$507K
FY2021▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$524K
FY2021$507K
FY2022$437K
FY2023$423K
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2021▲ +11%
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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 FY2021 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% · $308K Management & general 14% · $69K Fundraising 26% · $129K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO/Exec. Dir
$150,000Pt 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
President/Treasurer
$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 · $308K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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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…

$308Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$787K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$594K
Investment incomeLn 3$193K
Money outPt IX
$507K
Ln 25
Programscol B$308K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$129K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$594K
Government grantsLn 1e$67K
Investment incomeLn 3$193K
Gains on assetsLn 7$121K
Total revenueLn 12$787K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$73K
SavingsLn 2$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$269K$83K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$36K$36K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$168K$42K$17K$109K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$144K$975
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K$84$539
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$12K$1K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$7K$6K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$29K$29K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K$24$159
Advertising and promotionLn 12$750$750
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$318$2K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$750$6K
TravelLn 17$653$638$15
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K$10$45
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$963$249$355
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$42K$481
All other expensesLn 24e$329$116$213
Total functional expensesLn 25$507K$308K$69K$129K

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 Viewing $787K$507K$280K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $787,177 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $576,813$593,862
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $107,897$193,315
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $684,710$787,177
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $18,740$36,483
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $360,664$345,890
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $144,773$124,531
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $524,177$506,904
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $160,533$280,273
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $787,177 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$67,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$526,862
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$593,862
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $72,547$72,547
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $120,768$120,768
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $193,315$787,177
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $506,904 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $36,483$36,483
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,054 · Management $16,789 · Fundraising $109,132$167,975
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $143,865 · Fundraising $975$144,840
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,780 · Management $84 · Fundraising $539$4,403
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,590$5,590
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,923 · Management $1,132 · Fundraising $10,027$23,082
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,378 · Management $5,728 · Fundraising $5,728$18,834
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $28,741$28,741
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,252 · Management $24 · Fundraising $159$1,435
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $750$750
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,405 · Management $318 · Fundraising $1,776$7,499
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $750 · Management $5,761$6,511
IX-17 TravelPrograms $638 · Management $15$653
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,994 · Management $10 · Fundraising $45$6,049
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $963 · Management $249 · Fundraising $355$1,567
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,691$9,691
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,991 · Management $481$42,472
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $116 · Management $213$329
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $308,182 · Management $69,236 · Fundraising $129,486$506,904
Part X · Balance sheet $2,883,660 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $237,775$73,464
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $31,303$9,217
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,199$1,770
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,398,178$2,799,209
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,670,455$2,883,660
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,781$3,713
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $67,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,781$3,713
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,992,868$2,264,789
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $606,806$615,158
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,599,674$2,879,947
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,670,455$2,883,660
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,879,947 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$787,177
XI-2 Total expenses$506,904
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$280,273
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,599,674
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,879,947

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