Empowering women and children on their path out of homelessness through hospitality, housing, and hope.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 700 volunteers and 29 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 $181K a year · 13% 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
$103K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $511K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$1.6M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$966K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$825K
FY2021$903K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$794K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M

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 Mar 2006.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $1.1M Management & general 21% · $336K Fundraising 10% · $155K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $103K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$102,891Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Jennifer Sumner’s $103K as Executive Director is at the 38th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Sumner$102,891$77,513$35,687——
Carrie Leland——$59,169$71,828$63,125

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides shelter, housing, and support to help women and children escape homelessness.

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3 programs · $726K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Safe Haven

Safe haven is a residential program for homeless women with a serious mental illness diagnosis. Residents live in a home-like environment where they receive supportive services to help them achieve a better quality of life.

$266Kprogram expense
02

Stepping Stones

Stepping stones provides homeless women and women with children with shelter for up to nine months while offering supportive services designed to assist them in achieving permanent housing and economic stability.

$265Kprogram expense
03

Day Center

The day center provides for the basic needs of any homeless woman or child who visits the center. This includes meals, showers, laundry facilities, clothing, hygiene products, and other items and services needed by those living on the streets or in emergency shelters.

$195Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$511K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$336K
Fundraisingcol D$155K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$944K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$714K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
SavingsLn 2$855K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$944K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$507K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 6700
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$939K$944K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$508K$507K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$111K$111K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$103K$91K$7K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$858K$601K$168K$89K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$7K$2K$971
Other employee benefitsLn 9$46K$33K$8K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$73K$53K$13K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$10K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$181K$130K$33K$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$40K$29K$7K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$51K$37K$9K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$4K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.1M$336K$155K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.6M−$19K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.5M−$40K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.2M$200K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$903K$626K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $966K$825K$141K$794K 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 $1,576,558 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,344,485$1,493,102
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,892$22,154
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$9,173$34,032
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $55,757$27,270
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,416,961$1,576,558
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $85,634$110,605
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $967,298$1,090,333
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $404,294$394,316
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,457,226$1,595,254
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$40,265−$18,696
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,576,558 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$322,725
VIII-1e Government grants$713,643
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$456,734
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$38,380
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,493,102
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,154$22,154
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34,032$34,032
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $22,156$22,156
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,114$5,114
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,154 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $61,302$1,576,558
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,595,254 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $110,605$110,605
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,726 · Management $6,811 · Fundraising $5,354$102,891
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $601,414 · Management $168,146 · Fundraising $88,853$858,413
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,132 · Management $1,803 · Fundraising $971$9,906
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,095 · Management $8,367 · Fundraising $4,505$45,967
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,673 · Management $13,314 · Fundraising $7,169$73,156
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $18,528$18,528
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,500$22,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $27,482$27,482
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $18,525$18,525
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,559 · Management $2,416 · Fundraising $1,301$13,276
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $130,122 · Management $32,892 · Fundraising $17,711$180,725
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $15,215$15,215
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,771 · Management $7,273 · Fundraising $3,916$39,960
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $36,548 · Management $9,239 · Fundraising $4,975$50,762
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,593 · Management $2,402 · Fundraising $1,348$7,343
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,104,238 · Management $336,388 · Fundraising $154,628$1,595,254
Part X · Balance sheet $1,585,225 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,840$89,216
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $804,356$854,556
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $141,167$134,067
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $507,519$507,386
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,587,882$1,585,225
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,157$25,197
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,157$25,197
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,541,350$1,532,354
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $37,375$27,674
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,578,725$1,560,028
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,587,882$1,585,225
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,560,028 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,576,558
XI-2 Total expenses$1,595,254
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$18,696
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,578,725
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,560,028

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