Saint Elizabeth Foundation FY2023 filing

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Provide homes to children of unwed mothers

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K 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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FY2023 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$137K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$755K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$785K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$755K
FY2023▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$511K
FY2020$355K
FY2021$870K
FY2022$819K
FY2023$755K
FY2024$805K
Expenses
$785K
FY2023▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$581K
FY2020$297K
FY2021$704K
FY2022$826K
FY2023$785K
FY2024$820K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2023▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M

From the FY2023 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 Oct 1988.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $702K Management & general 11% · $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

15 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$61,080Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Emerita
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Placement Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Fitch’s $78K as Executive Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2020
Melissa Fitch$78,118—————
Teri James Casso—$61,080$60,742$59,786$59,119$61,280
Robin Marrero—————$15,868

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds homes for children of single mothers.

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1 program · $702K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Counseling and financial support throughout the untimely pregnancies of young women, while also promoting advocacy and community awareness regarding this issue.

$702Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $5K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,375

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$755K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$580K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$168K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$785K
Ln 25
Programscol B$702K
Managementcol C$83K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$288K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$137K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$168K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$580K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Total revenueLn 12$755K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$250K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$288K
Accounts receivableLn 4$43K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Intangible assetsLn 14$631
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$137K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$835K$288K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$686K$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K$137K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$51K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$209K$175K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$282
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$18K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$42K$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$26K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$65K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$34K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$14K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$41K$35K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$86K$73K$14K
TravelLn 17$26K$26K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$754
InsuranceLn 23$35K$29K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$89K$89K
Total functional expensesLn 25$785K$702K$83K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $805K$820K−$15K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 4, 2024 $755K$785K−$29K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2023 $819K$826K−$7K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 4, 2022 $870K$704K$167K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 14, 2021 $511K$581K−$70K$1.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $755,206 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $89,500$168,426
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $615,978$579,585
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,210$17,716
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $93,666−$10,521
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $819,354$755,206
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$5,375
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $267,973$293,001
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $558,415$486,206
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $826,388$784,582
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,034−$29,376
Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $755,206 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$168,426
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$168,426
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $579,585$579,585
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,716$17,716
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$10,521−$10,521
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $579,585 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,195$755,206
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $784,582 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,375$5,375
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,069 · Management $10,011$61,080
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $174,937 · Management $34,293$209,230
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,438 · Management $282$1,720
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,534 · Management $3,437$20,971
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $42,366$42,366
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $25,701 · Management $5,038$30,739
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $64,784$64,784
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $33,587$33,587
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,771 · Management $2,700$16,471
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,528 · Management $6,768$41,296
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $72,708 · Management $13,526$86,234
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,758$25,758
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,605$16,605
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,845 · Management $754$4,599
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $29,161 · Management $5,716$34,877
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,890$88,890
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $702,057 · Management $82,525 · Fundraising $0$784,582
Part X · Balance sheet $1,619,722 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,823$38,654
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $770,309$249,755
X-4 Accounts receivable$43,400
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,680$9,680
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,716$9,117
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $685,904$1,268,485
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,410$631
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,548,842$1,619,722
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,230$136,262
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,468$647
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $43,698$136,909
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,505,144$1,482,813
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,505,144$1,482,813
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,548,842$1,619,722
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,482,813 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$755,206
XI-2 Total expenses$784,582
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$29,376
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,505,144
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$7,045
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,482,813

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