Sunshine Services FY2023 filing

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Dedicated to promoting the general welfare of persons with intellectual disabilities by encouraging as much independence as possible in their choice of work, recreation, education and living situation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $146K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
85% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
0.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $453K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$269K
9% of total assets
Liabilities are 9% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
14 of 14 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.8M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2023▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$4.1M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2023▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$4.1M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2023▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Dec 1954.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $2.7M Management & general 14% · $436K Fundraising 2% · $62K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$87,170Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Stiles’s $94K as Executive Director is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2020
Amy Stiles$93,533$89,859$87,170—
Judy Wohlwend———$89,216

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports people with intellectual disabilities to live independently in work, recreation, education, and housing.

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3 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Sunshine industries provides a sheltered workshop with a variety of employment opportunities for persons with intellectual disabilities

$741Kprogram expense
02

Residential services that provides community-based residential support for adults with intellectual disabilities, including management of two large group homes

$705Kprogram expense
03

Early intervention services that provides a home-based developmental therapy program for children ages 0 to 4 with intellectual disabilities, and provides training to their families to achieve developmental milestones.

$643Kprogram 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
SourceamericaFY2024$55K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$453K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2024 · $1.2M federal money spent
US Dept of Health & Human ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.778 · Through TN Dept of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities$925K
US Dept of EducationDepartment of Education · ALN 84.181 · Through TN Dept of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities - Early Intervention$227K
US Dept of Health & Human ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.958 · Through TN Dept of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services$24K
US Dept of AgricultureDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.561 · Direct$13K

The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $794K federal money spent
US Dept of Health & Human Services-Medical AssistanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.778 · Through TN Dept of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities$637K
US Dept of Education-Infant & Toddlers/Families (part C)Department of Education · ALN 84.181A · Through TN Dept of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities$122K
US Dept of Health & Human Services-Community Block GrantsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.958 · Through TN Dept of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services$24K
US Dept of Agriculture-Food StampsDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.561 · Through Tennessee Dept of Human Services$11K

The auditor reported 3 findings: a weakness in money controls.

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$436K
Fundraisingcol D$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$212K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$799K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
SavingsLn 2$133K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$212K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$242K
Accounts receivableLn 4$128K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$219K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$698K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$171K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5139
VolunteersI 620
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$393K$212K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$524K$698K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$174K$269K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$87K$87K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$1.9M$227K$44K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$150K$116K$29K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$167K$142K$23K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$90K$50K$37K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$54K$42K$10K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$139K$130K$7K$2K
TravelLn 17$22K$20K$3K$6
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$10K$129$1K
InterestLn 20$219$219
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$72K$69K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$75K$64K$9K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$171K$163K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e−$10K$11K−$21K$118
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.7M$436K$62K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 26, 2026 $4.1M$4.1M−$62K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 24, 2025 $3.5M$3.8M−$314K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 21, 2024 $2.8M$3.2M−$429K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 9, 2023 $2.6M$2.5M$122K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 31, 2022 $2.1M$2.1M−$26$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 16, 2021 $1.9M$2.1M−$190K$2.9M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $2,789,310 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $696,300$1,014,044
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,463,914$1,675,616
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $52,106$81,460
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $397,043$18,190
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,609,363$2,789,310
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,957,354$2,579,124
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $530,497$639,461
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,487,851$3,218,585
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $121,512−$429,275
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,789,310 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $32,135 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$97,568
VIII-1b Membership dues$345
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,000
VIII-1e Government grants$798,883
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$105,248
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,372
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,014,044
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,675,616$1,675,616
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $81,460$81,460
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$14,598−$14,598
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $653$653
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,789,864 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$14,598$2,789,310
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,218,585 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $87,170$87,170
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,903,781 · Management $226,678 · Fundraising $44,406$2,174,865
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $115,794 · Management $29,218 · Fundraising $4,628$149,640
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $141,605 · Management $22,514 · Fundraising $3,330$167,449
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,572$15,572
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,255 · Management $36,513 · Fundraising $3,341$90,109
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,307 · Management $9,758 · Fundraising $1,611$53,676
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $129,664 · Management $7,479 · Fundraising $1,690$138,833
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,609 · Management $2,770 · Fundraising $6$22,385
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,138 · Management $129 · Fundraising $1,313$11,580
IX-20 InterestManagement $219$219
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $69,171 · Management $2,386$71,557
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $63,912 · Management $9,464 · Fundraising $1,564$74,940
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $162,674 · Management $7,981$170,655
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,298 · Management −$21,481 · Fundraising $118−$10,065
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,720,208 · Management $436,370 · Fundraising $62,007$3,218,585
Part X · Balance sheet $3,058,670 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $153,078$78,785
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $240,142$133,082
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $229,333$242,133
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $97,696$128,476
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $221,949$218,512
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,984$22,166
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $524,422$697,849
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,692,015$1,366,813
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $168,880$170,854
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,354,499$3,058,670
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $174,400$268,653
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $174,400$268,653
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,057,201$2,669,230
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $122,898$120,787
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,180,099$2,790,017
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,354,499$3,058,670
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,790,017 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,789,310
XI-2 Total expenses$3,218,585
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$429,275
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,180,099
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$39,193
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,790,017

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