Never Lost INC

Tax-deductible

Thomasville, GA501(c)(3)Since 1995Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 58-2088199

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To empower the community of South Georgia by providing child advocacy and services to strengthen the families of children referred to our program.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 55 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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 $125K a year · 28% 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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 61% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$224K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% 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
$452K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$408K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$452K
FY2024▲ +5%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$459K
FY2021$438K
FY2022$503K
FY2023$409K
FY2024$432K
FY2024$452K
Expenses
$408K
FY2024▲ +49%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$295K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$360K
FY2024$274K
FY2024$408K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$537K
FY2021$634K
FY2022$790K
FY2023$839K
FY2024$996K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2024 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 Jan 1995.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $294K Management & general 26% · $104K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$83,627Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wendy Greene’s $84K as Executive Dir. is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Wendy Greene$83,627$69,639$68,805$66,741$62,418$61,100

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for children and strengthens families through community services in South Georgia.

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1 program · $294K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To promote permanency for children involved in deprivation proceedings who are in an adoptive placement, or placed in the custody or guardianship of a non-parent custodian as an alternative to foster care.

$294Kprogram 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 2 funders$12K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$452K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$434K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$408K
Ln 25
Programscol B$294K
Managementcol C$104K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$665K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$224K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$434K
Government grantsLn 1e$231K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$452K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$527K
SavingsLn 2$138K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$665K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$896
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$566K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$224K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 655
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$640K$665K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$895$896
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$600K$566K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$245K$224K
Net assetsLn 32$996K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$21K$54K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$132K$132K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$2K$2K$237
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$12K$4K$640
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$1K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$11K$8K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$11K$3K$8K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$8K$7K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$15K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$12K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$85K$70K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$11K$4K$52
Total functional expensesLn 25$408K$294K$104K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $432K$274K$157K$996K 990 PDF
FY2023 $409K$360K$49K$839K 990 PDF
FY2022 $503K$347K$156K$790K 990 PDF
FY2021 $438K$341K$97K$634K 990 PDF
FY2020 $459K$295K$164K$537K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $451,776 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$230,653
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$203,304
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$433,957
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,005$2,005
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$15,814
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,005$451,776
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $408,113 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,907 · Management $54,358 · Fundraising $8,363$83,628
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,181$132,181
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,069 · Management $1,542 · Fundraising $237$3,848
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,834 · Management $4,158 · Fundraising $640$16,632
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,250 · Management $3,750$5,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,025 · Management $2,675$10,700
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,815 · Management $8,445$11,260
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,557 · Management $1,904$8,461
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,270 · Management $5,090$20,360
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,765 · Management $3,922$15,687
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,252 · Management $15,032$85,284
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,451 · Management $3,569 · Fundraising $52$15,072
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $294,376 · Management $104,445 · Fundraising $9,292$408,113
Part X · Balance sheet $1,231,965 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $503,346$527,164
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $136,172$137,970
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $600,128$565,935
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $895$896
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,240,542$1,231,965
X-25 Other liabilities$5,545
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $244,539$223,657
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $996,003$1,008,308
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $996,003$1,008,308
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,240,542$1,231,965
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,008,308 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$451,776
XI-2 Total expenses$408,113
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,663
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$996,003
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$31,358
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,008,308

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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