Oasis of Hope

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Cordova, TN501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 61-1470925Revenue $191K in FY2025

On file with the IRSoasis-of-hope.com8500 Walnut Grove Rd, 38018-7392 · Cordova, TNTax-exempt since Mar 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To demonstrate christ's love to an under-resourced community by elevating and improving the quality of neighborhood life through empowerment and partnerships.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
44¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 12 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $115K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
44%
of spending
Concern: 44% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<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
4
named funders · $131K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$149K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$191K
-72% vs prior year
Spent
$325K
To programs
44%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$191K
FY2025▼ -72%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$496K
FY2022$639K
FY2023$618K
FY2024$871K
FY2025$676K
FY2025$191K
Expenses
$325K
FY2025▼ -69%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$525K
FY2022$602K
FY2023$811K
FY2024$873K
FY2025$1.1M
FY2025$325K
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$3.3M
FY2025$3.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2005.

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

Where the money goes

44 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 44% · $142K Management & general 56% · $183K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Joy Marseille’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Joy Marseille$60,330$76,330$72,002$20,077—
Henry Bishop————$1,600

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

Improving neighborhood life through empowerment and partnerships, demonstrating Christ's love.

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3 programs · $142K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Oasis of hope promoted spiritual and leadership development in young christian leaders by providing youth activities, summer camps & after school programs.

$110Kprogram expense
02

Oasis of hope empowered neighborhood adults by providing educational, employment & career development services throughout the community. The organization also provided senior assistance programs.

$32Kprogram expense
03

Oasis builds and rehabilitates low-income area housing developments in the oasis neighborhood in inner-city memphis.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2022–2022
Oasis Appliance INCTN · FY2022$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$191K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$325K
Ln 25
Programscol B$142K
Managementcol C$183K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$149K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Government grantsLn 1e$85K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$18K
Total revenueLn 12$191K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$149K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$183K$149K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$22K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$68K$27K$41K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$417$417
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$36K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$7K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K
TravelLn 17$19K$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$839$839
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69K$53K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$6K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$325K$142K$183K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $676K$1.1M−$386K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $871K$873K−$2K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $618K$811K−$193K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $639K$602K$37K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $496K$525K−$30K$2.3M 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
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Part I · Summary $190,823 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $628,875$181,161
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,784−$17,750
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $33,071$27,412
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $675,730$190,823
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $341$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $520,506$97,648
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $540,732$227,726
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,061,579$325,374
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$385,849−$134,551
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $190,823 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$58,133
VIII-1e Government grants$84,847
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$38,181
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$181,161
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$10,878−$10,878
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$17,750−$17,750
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,295−$1,295
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $39,585$39,585
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,957 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,295$190,823
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $325,374 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $22,154$22,154
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $27,323 · Management $41,014$68,337
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $417$417
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,064$1,064
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $5,676$5,676
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,700$30,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $36,053$36,053
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,503 · Management $6,400$12,903
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,116$3,116
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,115$21,115
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,186$19,186
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $5,317$5,317
IX-20 InterestManagement $839$839
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,999$1,999
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,903$8,903
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,037 · Management $15,608$68,645
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,395 · Management $12,555$18,950
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $142,462 · Management $182,912 · Fundraising $0$325,374
Part X · Balance sheet $3,324,688 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,213$19,299
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $37,692$5,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,589$1,639
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $71,420$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,194$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,747,375$1,721,443
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,615,527$1,577,307
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,531,010$3,324,688
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $152,813$120,540
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,795$14,320
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $183,407$149,189
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,347,603$3,175,499
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,531,010$3,324,688
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,175,499 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$190,823
XI-2 Total expenses$325,374
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$134,551
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,347,603
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$37,553
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,175,499

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