Sara's Project INC

Tax-deductible

Ardmore, OK501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 73-1391432

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The mission of Sara's Project is to provide education, collaboration, and victims advocacy to assist children and adults experiencing crisis resulting from trauma, abuse, or loss.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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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FY2024 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
$87K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 72% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $175K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$604K
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$487K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$835K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$604K
FY2024▲ +29%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$420K
FY2021$536K
FY2022$420K
FY2023$469K
FY2024$604K
Expenses
$487K
FY2024▲ +16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$452K
FY2021$401K
FY2022$404K
FY2023$420K
FY2024$487K
Net assets
$835K
FY2024▲ +16%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$452K
FY2021$587K
FY2022$624K
FY2023$718K
FY2024$835K

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 Jan 1993.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $340K Management & general 23% · $112K Fundraising 7% · $34K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$86,931Pt VII · Sec A
Charter Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lara Welch’s $87K as Director is at the 72nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lara Welch$86,931$70,754$63,176$53,805—
Mikinzie Price——$7,047$60,144$57,835

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps children and adults recover from trauma, abuse, or loss through education and advocacy.

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1 program service account for $340K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Sponsors crisis management and applied suicide intervention skills trainings for schools, agencies, churches, first responders, parents, and others interested in crisis management and helping individuals at risk for suicide. Our child advocacy center serves child abuse victims from carter, love, marshall, murray, and johnston counties.

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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 · FY2025

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$604K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$574K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Money outPt IX
$487K
Ln 25
Programscol B$340K
Managementcol C$112K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$835K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$649K
Total assetsLn 16$845K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$574K
Government grantsLn 1e$482K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$92K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Total revenueLn 12$604K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$649K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$649K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$196K
Total assetsLn 16$845K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$835K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$527K$649K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$201K$196K
Total assetsLn 16$729K$845K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$718K$835K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$22K$35K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$156K$156K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$3K$661$579
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$14K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$907$907
OccupancyLn 16$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$927
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$118K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$817$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$487K$340K$112K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $604K$487K$118K$835K 990 PDF
FY2023 $469K$420K$49K$718K 990 PDF
FY2022 $420K$404K$16K$624K 990 PDF
FY2021 $536K$401K$135K$587K 990 PDF
FY2020 $420K$452K−$31K$452K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $604,253 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$91,611
VIII-1e Government grants$482,416
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$574,027
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,644$14,644
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,582$15,582
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,644 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,582$604,253
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $486,514 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,733 · Management $34,772 · Fundraising $30,426$86,931
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $156,273$156,273
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,383 · Management $661 · Fundraising $579$4,623
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,793 · Management $2,696 · Fundraising $2,359$18,848
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,038$24,038
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $907$907
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $19,941$19,941
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,850 · Management $927$3,777
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,456$9,456
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,893$13,893
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $13,527$13,527
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $117,925 · Management $4,068$121,993
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $817 · Management $11,490$12,307
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $340,123 · Management $112,120 · Fundraising $34,271$486,514
Part X · Balance sheet $844,705 assets, 8 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $527,187$649,200
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $201,427$195,505
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $728,614$844,705
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,928$9,282
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,928$9,282
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $717,686$835,423
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $717,686$835,423
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $728,614$844,705
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $835,423 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$604,253
XI-2 Total expenses$486,514
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$117,739
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$717,686
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$835,423

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

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