Out of a Jam INC EIN 81-2862936

Out of a Jam INC

EIN  81-2862936 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fort Wayne, IN
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowering challenged women and teens through education and support.
Leadership
Paula Kaufman · Executive Di · $90K
Money in and out
$327K revenue, $470K expenses
Bottom line
62% program efficiency

Empowering challenged women and teens through education and support. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $327K in revenue, $470K in expenses, and $292K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$327K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$470K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$292K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$143K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.36 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
62%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -45% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-44%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -190% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$327K
FY2024▼ -54%
Expenses
$470K
FY2024▲ +29%
Total assets
$372K
FY2024▼ -28%
Total liabilities
$80K
FY2024▼ -2%
Total revenue
$327K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$470K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$292K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$143K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$372K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B62%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $245K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Feeding fort wayne uses the skills and tools we have to capture much of the unwanted, overstocked and forgotten foods and transition them into healthy, delicious meals for thousands of families in real need.

$112Kprogram expense
02

Well served is the catering division with a mission to expose students to the concepts and principles of culinary arts. Students learn the knowledge and skills required to perform the functions of food service personnel.

$94Kprogram expense
03

The essentials cooking class program trains high school juniors and seniors with life skills and provides opportunities for serv safe certifications and high school credits.

$38Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COut of a Jam INC
EINHdr · item D81-2862936
Principal addressHdr · item CFort Wayne, IN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.outofajamfw.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
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
Executive Di
$90,160Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paula Kaufman’s $90K as Executive Di is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Paula Kaufman$90,160$76,634$70,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$191K · 59%
Program service revenue$122K · 37%
Investment income$10K · 3%
Other revenue$4K · 1%
Contributions & grants59%$191K
Program service revenue37%$122K
Investment income3%$10K
Other revenue1%$4K
Total revenueLn 12$327K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.36 Fundraising $0.01
Program services62%$294K
Management & general36%$172K
Fundraising1%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$470K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$137K
Total assetsLn 16$372K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$80K
Total net assetsLn 32$292K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $346K · Operating expenses/yr $470K
8.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $294K · Total expenses $470K
62%
Management & General
Management & general $172K · Total expenses $470K
36%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $470K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $8K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $296K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $191K · Total revenue $327K
59%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $327K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $122K · Total revenue $327K
37%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10K · Total revenue $327K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $122K · Total expenses $470K
26%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $327K · Prior year $711K
-54%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $126K · FY2024 $327K
+27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $292K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $327K · Expenses $470K
-44%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $372K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $292K · Total assets $372K
79%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $209K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $372K
56%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Paula Kaufman · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $90K · Total expenses $470K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $260K · Total expenses $470K
55%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 62%
Overhead ratio 36%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth -54%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$327K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$711K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$341K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$305K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$126K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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