Empower poor women by assisting them to gain employment and become self- sufficient.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $76K a year · 47% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$100K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$155K
-33% vs prior year
Spent
$220K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$155K
FY2021▼ -33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$232K
FY2021$155K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$119K
Expenses
$220K
FY2021▼ -22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$282K
FY2021$220K
FY2022$227K
FY2023$210K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2021▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$978K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Jun 2001.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $123K Management & general 37% · $81K Fundraising 7% · $16K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julen Blankenship’s $72K as Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 344 <$100K religion 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julen Blankenship$72,000$72,000$72,000$76,269

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps poor women find jobs and become self-sufficient.

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1 program · $123K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The organization helps many women with job development and placement through monthly support group meetings, teaching of english as a second language, and basic computer skills.

$123Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$155K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$125K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$46
Money outPt IX
$220K
Ln 25
Programscol B$123K
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$125K
Investment incomeLn 3$46
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$155K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$221K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$223K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$655
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$253K$223K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K$100K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$57K$44K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$731$183
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$3K$4K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$4K$3K$722
Office expensesLn 13$820$410$328$82
OccupancyLn 16$12K$6K$5K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$24K$10K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$8K$6K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$17K$7K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$548$133
Total functional expensesLn 25$220K$123K$81K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $119K$210K−$90K$978K 990 PDF
FY2022 $131K$227K−$97K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $155K$220K−$66K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $232K$282K−$49K$1.2M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $154,556 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $192,257$124,510
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $134$46
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40,000$30,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $232,391$154,556
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $159,955$120,809
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $121,849$99,514
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $281,804$220,323
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$49,413−$65,767
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $154,556 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$124,510
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$124,510
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $46$46
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $30,000$30,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $30,000 · Excluded from tax $46$154,556
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $220,323 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,940 · Management $43,920 · Fundraising $7,020$107,880
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,658 · Management $731 · Fundraising $183$4,572
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,842 · Management $4,357 · Fundraising $1,158$8,357
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,613 · Management $2,890 · Fundraising $722$7,225
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $410 · Management $328 · Fundraising $82$820
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,782 · Management $4,627 · Fundraising $1,156$11,565
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,566 · Management $10,154 · Fundraising $2,537$36,257
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,742 · Management $6,193 · Fundraising $1,548$15,483
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,276 · Management $6,900 · Fundraising $1,724$25,900
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,583 · Management $548 · Fundraising $133$2,264
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $123,412 · Management $80,648 · Fundraising $16,263$220,323
Part X · Balance sheet $1,264,927 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,000$2,000
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $250,769$220,684
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,245$5,819
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,072,025$1,035,769
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $655$655
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,330,694$1,264,927
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,000$100,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,230,694$1,164,927
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,230,694$1,164,927
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,330,694$1,264,927
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,164,927 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$154,556
XI-2 Total expenses$220,323
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$65,767
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,230,694
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,164,927

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