Scarritt-Bennett Center

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The center is a conference, retreat and education center related to the united Methodist Church. The Center also offers its own education programs.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 62-0476818) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 34 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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $94K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
77% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$113K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.0M
17% of total assets
Liabilities are 17% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Revenue
$3.5M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$4.3M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$14.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.5M
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.3M
Net assets
$14.3M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.5M
FY2021$15.5M
FY2022$14.8M
FY2023$14.6M
FY2024$14.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1941.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $3.3M Management & general 23% · $983K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $113K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Direc
$113,120Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sondrea Tolbert’s $113K as Executive Direc is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sondrea Tolbert$113,120$121,046$16,397—
Sarah Wilke——$90,056$93,210

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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Programs and updates

Offers United Methodist Church conferences, retreats, and educational programs.

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1 program · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The center is a conference, retreat and education center related to the United Methodist Church. The center provides conference and meeting space for day and multi-day meetings. The center also offers its own program of education and ministry.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 62-0476818) · Dispute this line
$3.3Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$316K
Money outPt IX
$4.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$983K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$17.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$316K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.2M
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$17.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$14.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $3.5M$4.3M−$777K$14.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $3.3M$4.2M−$887K$14.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 2, 2024 $3.9M$3.4M$441K$14.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2022 $3.1M$2.5M$625K$15.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 19, 2021 $3.6M$2.5M$1.1M$14.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support O · Explanations

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

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