Our mission is to provide housing and supportive services that reduce the impact of domestic violence and chronic homelessness in the communities we serve.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$281K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$281K
FY2021▼ -29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$395K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$388K
FY2023$521K
FY2024$515K

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 Apr 1990.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.2M Management & general 12% · $166K Fundraising 2% · $22K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$80,671Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alice Hodges’s $107K as Executive Di is at the 41st 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alice Hodges$106,506$90,460$93,564$80,671$79,872

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 housing and support to end domestic violence and homelessness.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Meg's House Provides the Following Services

-emergency shelter and transitional housing -food and clothing -counseling (individual, group, children's, and career -referrals to other social service agencies -legal advocacy -self-esteem support -transportation -case management -computer, parenting, and basic life skills classes

$706Kprogram expense
02

Games (greenwood, abbeville, mccormick, edgefield, saluda) is a temporary one-year transitional program that assists homeless families. This program is designed to help those -living on the street -staying in an emergency shelter -fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence

$188Kprogram expense
03

Impact is a permanent housing program for chronically homeless individuals with disabilities. This program is designed to help those who -are single or unattached -have a disability -are currently staying in an emergency shelter or on the street -have been literally homeless for one year or homeless four times in the past three years…

$165Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$4K
Grants paid · 19 grants · $2.5M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$261,021
Unitemized GrantFY2024$82,356
Unitemized GrantFY2024$54,743
Unitemized GrantFY2023$272,873
Unitemized GrantFY2023$105,618
Unitemized GrantFY2023$68,823
Unitemized GrantFY2023$36,683
Unitemized GrantFY2022$167,817
Unitemized GrantFY2022$159,106
Unitemized GrantFY2022$148,228
Unitemized GrantFY2022$31,111
Unitemized GrantFY2021$187,983
Unitemized GrantFY2021$169,129
Unitemized GrantFY2021$164,607
Unitemized GrantFY2021$64,928
Unitemized GrantFY2020$154,856
Unitemized GrantFY2020$152,031
Unitemized GrantFY2020$133,773
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$98K
Investment incomeLn 3$54
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$166K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$281K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K
Total assetsLn 16$281K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$54
Other incomeLn 4–11$98K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$86K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$86K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$140K
Other assetsLn 15$55K
Total assetsLn 16$281K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$281K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$180K$86K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$165K$140K
Total assetsLn 16$395K$281K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$395K$281K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$587K$587K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$62K$16K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$386K$297K$77K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$7K$2K$261
Other employee benefitsLn 9$81K$62K$16K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$27K$7K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$32K$31K$738
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$977$214
Office expensesLn 13$1K$991$257$39
Information technologyLn 14$18K$14K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$51K$39K$10K$1K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$282$42
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$421
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$24K$6K$946
InsuranceLn 23$38K$29K$8K$462
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$35K$9K$126
All other expensesLn 24e$455$385$70
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$166K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$1.1M−$10K$515K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.3M$127K$521K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.3M$119K$388K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.3M$1.4M−$119K$281K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.3M−$126K$395K 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 $1,295,788 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,091,475$1,197,336
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $177$54
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $85,553$98,398
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,177,205$1,295,788
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $520,205$586,647
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $610,413$590,935
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $172,733$237,627
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,303,351$1,415,209
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$126,146−$119,421
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,295,788 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$10,319
VIII-1e Government grants$1,154,575
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$32,442
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,197,336
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $54$54
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $75,563$75,563
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$22,835
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $75,563 · Excluded from tax $54$1,295,788
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,415,209 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $586,647$586,647
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,117 · Management $16,134 · Fundraising $2,420$80,671
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $296,887 · Management $77,114 · Fundraising $11,567$385,568
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,709 · Management $1,742 · Fundraising $261$8,712
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $61,993 · Management $16,103 · Fundraising $2,416$80,512
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,225 · Management $7,170 · Fundraising $1,077$35,472
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,833 · Management $8,833$17,666
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,990 · Management $738$31,728
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $977 · Management $214$1,191
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $991 · Management $257 · Fundraising $39$1,287
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,610 · Management $3,266 · Fundraising $1,272$18,148
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,197 · Management $10,180 · Fundraising $1,187$50,564
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,084 · Management $282 · Fundraising $42$1,408
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,537 · Management $421$1,958
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,286 · Management $6,309 · Fundraising $946$31,541
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $29,398 · Management $7,878 · Fundraising $462$37,738
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,780 · Management $9,037 · Fundraising $126$43,943
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $385 · Management $70$455
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,227,646 · Management $165,748 · Fundraising $21,815$1,415,209
Part X · Balance sheet $280,551 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $179,823$85,517
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $164,844$139,729
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $50,545$55,305
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $395,212$280,551
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $343,789$215,557
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $51,423$64,994
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $395,212$280,551
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $395,212$280,551
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $280,551 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,295,788
XI-2 Total expenses$1,415,209
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$119,421
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$395,212
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,760
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$280,551

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