St Augustine Society INC

Tax-deductible

St Augustine, FL501(c)(3)Since 1984HousingEIN 59-2475614

To create an atmosphere and lifeline of hope that minimizes the suffering of the homeless and the less fortunate.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 257 volunteers and 64 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $212K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $125K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$236K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2025▲ +12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.5M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2025▼ -0.8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1986.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.6M Management & general 15% · $495K Fundraising 6% · $189K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$116,901Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Judith Dembowski’s $117K as Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Judith Dembowski$116,901$108,261$105,224$96,461——
Judy Debowski————$94,749$97,347

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

Provides hope and support to reduce suffering for homeless and less fortunate individuals.

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1 program service account for $2.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The St. Augustine Society, Inc. d.b.a. St. Francis House provides referrals to social agencies and counceling; central clearing agency for medical, food, lodging, transportation and other assistance. The Organization also provides daily meals in soup kitchen serving approximately 381 meals per day throughout the year.

$2.6Mprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Other incomeLn 4–11$98K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$495K
Fundraisingcol D$189K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$236K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$682K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$622K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$98K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$236K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 564
VolunteersI 6257
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$834K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$292K$236K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.3M$323K$166K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$110K$79K$20K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$132K$96K$24K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$44K$39K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$69K$61K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$95K$84K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$910K$839K$71K
All other expensesLn 24e$68K$68K$627
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.6M$495K$189K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.5M$3.2M$272K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.1M$3.3M−$122K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$3.0M−$66K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$2.3M$551K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$2.2M$444K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$1.9M$191K$1.4M 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,516,552 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $119,852 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$682,456
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,609,847
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$622,241
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,292,303
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,764$6,764
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $97,633$97,633
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $126,616 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $97,633$3,516,552
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,244,412 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,285,449 · Management $323,226 · Fundraising $166,317$1,774,992
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $79,321 · Management $19,945 · Fundraising $10,263$109,529
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $95,606 · Management $24,041 · Fundraising $12,370$132,017
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,004$22,004
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $39,142 · Management $4,837$43,979
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $11,196$11,196
IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,255$8,255
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $61,225 · Management $7,568$68,793
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $84,463 · Management $10,440$94,903
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $838,844 · Management $71,409$910,253
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $67,864 · Management $627$68,491
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,560,169 · Management $495,293 · Fundraising $188,950$3,244,412
Part X · Balance sheet $2,684,740 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $834,188$1,053,827
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $125,913$170,788
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,979$21,012
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,468,863$1,437,861
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,252$1,252
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,468,195$2,684,740
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $89,090$102,057
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $291,657$236,062
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,176,538$2,448,678
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,176,538$2,448,678
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,468,195$2,684,740
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,448,678 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,516,552
XI-2 Total expenses$3,244,412
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$272,140
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,176,538
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,448,678

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