Informed Choices EIN 77-0236159

Informed Choices FY2020 filing

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Empowering informed pregnancy and sexual health choices through a gospel-centered approach. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $259K in revenue, $252K in expenses, and $297K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Health Care
Location
Gilroy, CA
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$259KFY2020
Expenses
$252K
Net assets
$297K
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  77-0236159 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Gilroy, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowering informed pregnancy and sexual health choices through a gospel-centered approach.
Leadership
Kathleen Shaffer · Office Manager · $32K
Money in and out
$259K revenue, $252K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$259K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$252K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$297K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $7K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.29
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$259K
FY2020
Expenses
$252K
FY2020
Total assets
$296K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$-693
FY2020
Total revenue
$259K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$252K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$297K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$7K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$296K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $180K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Pregnancy support services, including testing, counseling and supplies.

$180Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CInformed Choices
EINHdr · item D77-0236159
Principal addressHdr · item CGilroy, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E400)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1994

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Office Manager
$31,645Pt VII · Sec A
Nurse Manager
$26,278Pt VII · Sec A
Office Manager
$22,276Pt VII · Sec A
$20,625Pt VII · Sec A
$17,524Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Geffre’s $72K as CEO is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1965 $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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laura Geffre$71,583$68,310$66,834$60,342$55,000$20,625
Traci Schulte$38,585$33,466$27,410$22,276
Debra Whittaker$35,544$32,069$28,220$26,278
Bethany Lira$33,323$26,145$21,789
Kathleen Shaffer$1,980$31,645
Christine Vatuone$17,524

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$223K · 86%
Other revenue$34K · 13%
Investment income$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants86%$223K
Other revenue13%$34K
Investment income1%$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$27K
Total revenueLn 12$259K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.29
Program services71%$180K
Management & general29%$73K
Total functional expensesLn 25$252K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$226K
Total assetsLn 16$296K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$-693
Total net assetsLn 32$297K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $226K · Operating expenses/yr $252K
10.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $180K · Total expenses $252K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $73K · Total expenses $252K
29%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $252K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $196K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $223K · Total revenue $259K
86%
Government reliance
Government grants $27K · Total revenue $259K
11%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $259K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $259K
+0.7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $252K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $259K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $297K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $259K · Expenses $252K
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $296K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $297K · Total assets $296K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $296K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kathleen Shaffer · Reported title OFFICE MANAGER · Highest reported compensation $32K · Total expenses $252K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $144K · Total expenses $252K
57%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 29%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$399K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$444K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$320K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$348K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$267K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$259K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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