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First United Methodist Church DBA Dept

Commerce, TXReligious organization EIN 75-1627984Revenue $386K in FY2024

On file with the IRSlittleark-commerce.com1709 Hwy 50 · Commerce, TX

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To provide low cost child careand pre school education for the community in a secure environment.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 32 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$386K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$474K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$83K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$386K
FY2024▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$257K
FY2021$419K
FY2022$546K
FY2023$478K
FY2024$386K
Expenses
$474K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$296K
FY2021$338K
FY2022$528K
FY2023$505K
FY2024$474K
Net assets
$83K
FY2024▼ -48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$36K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$186K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$83K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $474K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$40,950Pt VII · Sec A
$27,066Pt VII · Sec A
Cheryl Murray
Fumc Pastor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Stark
Fumc Childrens Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Knight$40,950$40,098$59,669$30,542$29,929
Ashlyn Woods$27,066$26,377———
Mariann Andrews—$8,752$11,184$6,100$8,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers affordable childcare and preschool education in a safe setting.

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1 program · $474K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Childcare & nursery.

$474Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$386K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$378K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Money outPt IX
$474K
Ln 25
Programscol B$474K
Owns and owesPt X
$83K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$378K
Total revenueLn 12$386K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$83K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$159K$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$159K$83K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$68K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$278K$278K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$65K
All other expensesLn 24e$39$39
Total functional expensesLn 25$474K$474K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $386K$474K−$88K$83K 990 PDF
FY2023 $478K$505K−$27K$159K 990 PDF
FY2022 $546K$528K$17K$186K 990 PDF
FY2021 $419K$338K$82K$169K 990 PDF
FY2020 $257K$296K−$38K$36K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $386,451 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $106,862$8,575
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $370,980$377,876
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $477,842$386,451
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 $404,357$373,657
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $100,651$100,800
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $505,008$474,457
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$27,166−$88,006
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $386,451 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,575
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,575
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $377,876$377,876
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $377,876 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$386,451
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $474,457 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,016$68,016
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $277,977$277,977
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,664$27,664
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,150$1,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,519$2,519
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,239$4,239
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,660$18,660
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,467$1,467
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,075$8,075
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,651$64,651
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $39$39
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $474,457 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$474,457
Part X · Balance sheet $83,409 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $153,839$79,698
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,178$3,711
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $159,017$83,409
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $159,017$83,409
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $159,017$83,409
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $159,017$83,409
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $83,409 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$386,451
XI-2 Total expenses$474,457
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$88,006
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$159,017
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$12,398
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$83,409

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

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