To provide support and hope through the gospel of jesus christ to those affected by unplanned pregnancies, walking beside them for Life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 129 volunteers and 35 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $493K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$96K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$4.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$4.1M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.1M

From the FY2024 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 Jun 1993.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $1.3M Management & general 15% · $268K Fundraising 16% · $298K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $121K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director (through 5/15/25)
$121,129Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Monica Henderson$121,129$116,048$99,892$97,103$97,977

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 support and hope through faith to those facing unplanned pregnancies, accompanying them long-term.

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2 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide counseling and encourage alternatives to abortion. At the crisis pregnancy center, in 2024:CLIENTS served (all locations): 1,321TOTAL client visits (all locations): 1,631NEW clients: 1,281NUMBER of pregnancy tests administered: 972NUMBER of ultrasounds: 1121NUMBER of clients assessed as abortion-minded or abortion vulnerable…

$818Kprogram expense
02

To provide educational opportunities and counseling for single mothers and women in crisis pregnancies to equip them to make better life choices. The life skills ministry served 248 individual women during 2024, and had approximately 1,874 client visits.

$453Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 23 grants · $38K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,800
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,595
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,184
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,953
Unitemized GrantFY2024$325
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,800
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,194
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,111
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,880
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,698
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,030
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,800
Unitemized GrantFY2022$716
Unitemized GrantFY2022$400
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,435
Unitemized GrantFY2021$708
Unitemized GrantFY2021$676
Unitemized GrantFY2021$485
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$268K
Fundraisingcol D$298K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$39K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$665K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$775K
SavingsLn 2$285K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$376K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 6129
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$1.1M$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$308K$376K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K$96K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$4.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$32K$32K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K$61K$30K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$978K$723K$103K$152K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K$15K$3K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$80K$57K$10K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$80K$57K$10K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$6K$12K$28K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$117K$88K$9K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$58K$31K$19K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$52K$39K$9K$3K
TravelLn 17$9K$6K$2K
InterestLn 20$270$270
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$102K$85K$12K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$25K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$82K$37K$25K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$6K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.3M$268K$298K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.8M$116K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.9M−$468K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.7M$132K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.6M−$32K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.4M$372K$4.4M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,952,990 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,484,118$1,990,527
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,989$22,886
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$49,947−$60,423
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,442,160$1,952,990
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $27,173$31,717
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,281,728$1,280,374
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $600,886$525,103
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,909,787$1,837,194
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$467,627$115,796
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $1,952,990 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$665,291
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,325,236
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$39,497
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,990,527
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,886$22,886
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$61,423−$61,423
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,000$1,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$37,537$1,952,990
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,837,194 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $31,717$31,717
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,602 · Management $30,301 · Fundraising $30,301$121,204
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $722,893 · Management $102,699 · Fundraising $152,383$977,975
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,131 · Management $2,569 · Fundraising $3,528$21,228
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $56,691 · Management $9,623 · Fundraising $13,218$79,532
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,334 · Management $9,733 · Fundraising $13,368$80,435
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,000$13,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,765 · Management $11,919 · Fundraising $28,108$45,792
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $87,965 · Management $9,370 · Fundraising $19,621$116,956
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,127 · Management $19,124 · Fundraising $8,225$58,476
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,258$2,258
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,178 · Management $9,465 · Fundraising $2,930$51,573
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,316 · Management $2,217$8,533
IX-20 InterestManagement $270$270
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $85,492 · Management $11,589 · Fundraising $4,575$101,656
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,464 · Management $3,060 · Fundraising $1,208$29,732
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,036 · Management $25,208 · Fundraising $20,187$82,431
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,159 · Management $8,267$14,426
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,271,128 · Management $268,414 · Fundraising $297,652$1,837,194
Part X · Balance sheet $4,206,837 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $599,109$774,740
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $475,179$284,664
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $130,994$301,346
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $36,969$39,259
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $30,019$20,837
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,489,905$2,409,616
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $308,026$376,375
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,070,201$4,206,837
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $86,786$95,820
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $86,786$95,820
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,806,567$3,779,543
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $176,848$331,474
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,983,415$4,111,017
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,070,201$4,206,837
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,111,017 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,952,990
XI-2 Total expenses$1,837,194
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$115,796
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,983,415
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,806
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,111,017

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