Freedom Rain INC FY2020 filing

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Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Since 1997Human ServicesEIN 72-1344856Revenue $8.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRSloveladycenter.org7916 2nd Ave S, 35206-3804 · Birmingham, ALTax-exempt since Jul 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The lovelady center is a non-denominational faith-based organization whose purpose is to help women build a strong and positive foundation in christ. The goal of the center is to help women overcome addiction and tragedy and return to the community as esteemed women of god.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$181K 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.0M a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$181K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.2M
129% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 129% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.3M
Spent
$7.2M
To programs
87%
Net assets
−$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$8.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.3M
FY2021$8.4M
FY2022$11.1M
FY2023$11.0M
FY2024$18.9M
Expenses
$7.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.2M
FY2021$8.1M
FY2022$9.5M
FY2023$10.5M
FY2024$12.3M
Net assets
−$1.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$1.2M
FY2021−$902K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$8.1M

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 Jul 1997.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $6.2M Management & general 13% · $915K Fundraising 0% · $14K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $181K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Secretary/Associate
$80,490Pt VII · Sec A
$68,042Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director/Executive D
$16,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman/COO
$16,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melinda Megahee’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brenda Spahn—$120,088——$16,000
Melinda Megahee$83,698$90,299$90,446$81,446$80,490
Rosie Mullen———$68,796$68,042
Lucy Anderson$44,046$41,460$41,527——
John McNeil————$16,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

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Helps women overcome addiction and tragedy, building a strong foundation in Christ.

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1 program · $6.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The lovelady center provides recovery and aftercare services for 915 women and 105 of their children. These services include addiction-recovery programs, housing, transportation, food, job skills training, ged and college-level educational opportunities, childcare, and counseling.

$6.2Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.3M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$7.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.2M
Managementcol C$915K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
−$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$380K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$686K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$235K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$833K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.9M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$8.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$352K
SavingsLn 2$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$380K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32−$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5200
VolunteersI 61,193
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$248K$380K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.5M$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32−$1.1M−$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$181K$96K$84K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.4M$2.2M$167K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$196K$183K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$197K$112K$85K
Legal feesLn 11b$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$364K$340K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$757K$681K$76K
Information technologyLn 14$25K$25K
OccupancyLn 16$1.6M$1.5M$161K
TravelLn 17$185K$166K$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$365
InterestLn 20$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$74K$61K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$172K$56K$116K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$849K$849K
All other expensesLn 24e$89K$9K$66K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.2M$6.2M$915K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $18.9M$12.3M$6.6M$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.0M$10.5M$441K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.1M$9.5M$1.6M$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.4M$8.1M$315K−$902K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $8.3M$7.2M$1.1M−$1.2M 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
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Part I · Summary $8,263,908 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,049,199$2,052,759
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,217,691$833,295
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $37,206$1,507,072
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,133,611$3,870,782
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,437,707$8,263,908
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,658,449$2,964,921
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,789,855$4,196,498
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,448,304$7,161,419
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,010,597$1,102,489
Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $8,263,908 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,868,282 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$235,178
VIII-1e Government grants$685,808
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,131,773
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,052,759
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $833,295$833,295
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,730$12,730
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $2,500$2,500
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,494,342$1,494,342
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,198,419 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,730$8,263,908
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,161,419 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $96,490 · Management $84,042$180,532
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,223,877 · Management $167,389$2,391,266
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $182,636 · Management $13,745$196,381
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $111,565 · Management $85,177$196,742
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $25,794$25,794
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,820$1,820
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $339,551 · Management $24,428$363,979
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $19,191$19,191
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $681,341 · Management $75,705$757,046
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $25,440$25,440
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,452,326 · Management $161,370$1,613,696
IX-17 TravelPrograms $166,489 · Management $18,499$184,988
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,292 · Management $365$3,657
IX-20 InterestManagement $16,733$16,733
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $60,587 · Management $13,166$73,753
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $55,894 · Management $116,163$172,057
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $849,251$849,251
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,010 · Management $66,315 · Fundraising $13,768$89,093
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,232,309 · Management $915,342 · Fundraising $13,768$7,161,419
Part X · Balance sheet $4,022,289 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $2,594,101; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $181,970$351,833
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $65,895$28,275
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $300$300
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,438,979$1,031,660
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $88,317$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,120$16,120
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,411,331$4,022,289
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,750,584$1,224,836
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $450,000$900,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $365,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,498,275$5,192,788
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$1,086,944−$1,170,499
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$1,086,944−$1,170,499
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,411,331$4,022,289
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$1,170,499 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,263,908
XI-2 Total expenses$7,161,419
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,102,489
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$1,086,944
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,186,044
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$1,170,499

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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