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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$63K 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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FY2020 · 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
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 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
$171K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$966K
Spent
$825K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$794K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$966K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$966K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$825K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$825K
FY2021$903K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$794K
FY2020
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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 FY2020 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

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $580K Management & general 20% · $161K Fundraising 10% · $83K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
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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 · $580K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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.

$241Kprogram expense
02

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.

$217Kprogram expense
03

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.

$122Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$511K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$966K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$949K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$825K
Ln 25
Programscol B$580K
Managementcol C$161K
Fundraisingcol D$83K
Owns and owesPt X
$794K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$479K
Total assetsLn 16$965K
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$949K
Government grantsLn 1e$471K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$236
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$966K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$322K
SavingsLn 2$157K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$479K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$350K
Total assetsLn 16$965K
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K
Net assetsLn 32$794K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K$479K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$410K$350K
Total assetsLn 16$833K$965K
LiabilitiesLn 26$181K$171K
Net assetsLn 32$652K$794K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$997$997
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$44K$10K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$287K$201K$46K$40K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$28K$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$23K$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$49K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$430$430
OccupancyLn 16$88K$63K$14K$10K
InterestLn 20$531$425$106
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$89K$76K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$21K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$141K$121K$11K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$825K$580K$161K$83K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $965,654 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $896,464$948,868
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,537$13,141
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $402$236
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,272$3,409
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $928,675$965,654
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$997
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $409,541$423,172
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $420,224$400,694
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $829,765$824,863
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $98,910$140,791
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $965,654 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$332,066
VIII-1e Government grants$470,996
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$145,806
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$22,895
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$948,868
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,141$13,141
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $236$236
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,409$3,409
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,141 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,645$965,654
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $824,863 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $997$997
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,188 · Management $10,100 · Fundraising $8,837$63,125
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $200,819 · Management $45,903 · Fundraising $40,164$286,886
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,203 · Management $6,446 · Fundraising $5,641$40,290
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,010 · Management $5,259 · Fundraising $4,602$32,871
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $49,184$49,184
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $4,476$4,476
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,290 · Management $430 · Fundraising $430$2,150
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,258 · Management $14,015 · Fundraising $10,480$87,753
IX-20 InterestPrograms $425 · Management $106$531
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $75,972 · Management $13,407$89,379
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,280 · Management $5,320$26,600
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $120,958 · Management $10,847 · Fundraising $8,816$140,621
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $580,400 · Management $161,017 · Fundraising $83,446$824,863
Part X · Balance sheet $964,587 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $122,851$322,087
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $157,176$157,411
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $142,982$135,588
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $410,022$349,501
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $833,031$964,587
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,841$25,858
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $145,038$145,038
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $180,879$170,896
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $568,117$633,183
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $84,035$160,508
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $652,152$793,691
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $833,031$964,587
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $793,691 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$965,654
XI-2 Total expenses$824,863
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$140,791
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$652,152
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$748
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$793,691

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