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Service Over Self Incorporated FY2021 filing

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Memphis, TN501(c)(3)Since 1998Human Services EIN 62-1760415Revenue $947K in FY2021

On file with the IRSsosmemphis.org2505 Poplar Ave, 38112-3715 · Memphis, TNTax-exempt since Jan 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Organization exists to glorify God by proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ in underserved neighborhoods through home repair and leadership development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K 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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FY2021 · 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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $164K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
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
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $668K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$66K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$947K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$3.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$947K
FY2021▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$947K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$3.4M
FY2021▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · 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 Jan 1999.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $897K Management & general 14% · $149K Fundraising 4% · $40K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Philip Walkley
Executive Director
$80,875Pt VII · Sec A
Van Thompson
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Drew Renshaw
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Marino
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Emily Gray
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Linda Smith
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alton Cryer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Simants’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 20th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Philip Walkley—$110,120$94,125$91,625$80,875$85,187
Michael Simants$82,440$14,167————

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

Repairs homes and develops leaders in underserved neighborhoods, sharing the gospel.

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1 program · $897K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Conducts youth mission camps engaged in the renovation and construction of housing in distressed neighborhoods located in Memphis, Tennessee. In the fiscal year, the Organization repaired 30 homes with a total of 150 volunteers who came from 18 different states.

$897Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis INCFY2024$439K
Crawford-Howard Private FoundationFY2024$80K
Christian Community Foundation of Memphis and the Mid-South INCFY2024$44K
John Dustin Buckman Charitable TrustFY2024$35K
Charles H Boyle Foundation INCFY2024$25K
Slingshot Memphis INCFY2024$20K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$16K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$668K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$947K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$894K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$897K
Managementcol C$149K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$595K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$894K
Government grantsLn 1e$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Total revenueLn 12$947K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$254K
SavingsLn 2$341K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$595K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$396K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 550
VolunteersI 6160
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$557K$595K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$394K$396K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$66K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M$3.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$63K$14K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$326K$259K$52K$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$911$261
Other employee benefitsLn 9$54K$35K$16K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$22K$5K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$7K$2K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$5K$5K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$74K$66K$6K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$126K$95K$25K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$51K$48K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$287K$280K$6K$975
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$13K$6K$332
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$897K$149K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.6M−$361K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.5M−$139K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.5M−$140K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.3M−$91K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $947K$1.1M−$139K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.2M−$110K$3.5M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $947,496 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,018,517$893,764
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $89,215$15,714
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,153$3,327
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,004$34,691
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,138,889$947,496
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $606,181$494,215
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $643,135$592,769
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,249,316$1,086,984
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$110,427−$139,488
Part VI · Governance 21 of 22 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $947,496 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$42,079
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$851,685
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$893,764
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,714$15,714
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,327$3,327
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $34,691$34,691
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,714 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,018$947,496
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,086,984 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,678 · Management $14,153 · Fundraising $4,044$80,875
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $258,755 · Management $52,209 · Fundraising $14,917$325,881
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,036 · Management $911 · Fundraising $261$5,208
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,327 · Management $16,162 · Fundraising $2,378$53,867
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,998 · Management $4,967 · Fundraising $1,419$28,384
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,700$9,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,987 · Management $1,553 · Fundraising $6,987$15,527
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,594 · Management $4,594 · Fundraising $1,021$10,209
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,419 · Management $5,535 · Fundraising $1,845$73,799
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $94,722 · Management $25,259 · Fundraising $6,315$126,296
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $48,453 · Management $2,550$51,003
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $280,160 · Management $5,762 · Fundraising $975$286,897
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,355 · Management $5,651 · Fundraising $332$19,338
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $897,484 · Management $149,006 · Fundraising $40,494$1,086,984
Part X · Balance sheet $3,427,782 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $226,515$253,691
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $330,739$341,460
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $74,003$85,212
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $58,418$13,080
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,667$9,346
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,452,247$2,329,143
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $393,686$395,850
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,545,275$3,427,782
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,306$46,118
X-19 Deferred revenue$20,306
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $43,306$66,424
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,973,146$2,832,535
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $528,823$528,823
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,501,969$3,361,358
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,545,275$3,427,782
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,361,358 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$947,496
XI-2 Total expenses$1,086,984
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$139,488
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,501,969
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,123
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,361,358

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