Positive Choices

Tax-deductible

Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 63-1030129

A safe Christ-centered refuge where women who may be experiencing an unplanned pregnancy may receive a free, accurate, nonjudgmental and confidential pregnancy test, limited ultrasound and parenting classes along with literature, referrals and supplies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 18 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 2% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff
Top officer’s pay higher than 65% of similar orgs
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$745
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$62K
-24% vs prior year
Net assets
$178K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$62K
FY2024▼ -24%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$117K
FY2022$114K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$62K
Expenses
—
FY2024
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$125K
FY2021$132K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$178K
FY2024▼ -23%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$235K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$232K
FY2024$178K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1991.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990-EZ; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
President Beginning Sept
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Through August
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director 2025
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharon Stauffer’s $30K as Director is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 200 <$100K health care 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
Sharon Stauffer$30,000$30,000$30,000——
Sharon Stauffer———$30,000$30,000

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 free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, parenting classes, and supplies in a Christ-centered refuge.

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2 program services account for $119K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Counseling

during 2021 we counseled approximately 239 female clients with potential problem pregnancies. The counseling consisted of discussions of the pros and cons of abortion, adoption, and parenting. Additionally, in 2021 we had 217 individuals attend parenting classes to help them become better parents.

$98Kprogram expense
02

Limited Ultrasound

in 2021, we performed successful ultrasound readings on about 144 young women.

$21Kprogram expense

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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 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$62K
Other income$62K
Owns and owes
$178K
net assets
Liabilities$745
People
7
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$62K
Total revenue$62K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$745
Net assets$178K
Operations
Employees4
Volunteers18
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $62K$178K 990 PDF
FY2023 $81K$232K 990 PDF
FY2022 $114K$251K 990 PDF
FY2021 $117K$132K−$14K$235K 990 PDF
FY2020 $145K$125K$19K$250K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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

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