PERIS Foundation partners with young people transitioning from foster care as they build stable, thriving lives through an intentional approach to affordable housing, onsite support, and community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $316K a year · 63% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $222K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$449K
+771% vs prior year
Spent
$208K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$449K
FY2022▲ +771%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$877K
FY2021$52K
FY2022$449K
FY2023$590K
FY2024$306K
FY2025$715K
Expenses
$208K
FY2022▲ ×2927
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$71
FY2022$208K
FY2023$176K
FY2024$328K
FY2025$362K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$997K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2022 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2017.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $175K Management & general 16% · $33K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Director
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Director
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Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
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Carla Godwin’s $54K as Executive Dir. is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 852 $100K–1M housing 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Carla Godwin$54,000$51,500$75,000

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

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

Provides supportive housing for young people leaving foster care.

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1 program · $175K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Peris foundation oversees and champions peris hill, an intentional housing community in hennepin county that supports and empowers young people who have experienced foster care to develop and thrive.

$175Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$222K
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $318K · 2022–2025

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$449K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$419K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Money outPt IX
$208K
Ln 25
Programscol B$175K
Managementcol C$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$419K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Total revenueLn 12$449K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$82K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$82K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 69
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K$82K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$165K$165K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$358$358
Payroll taxesLn 10$686$686
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$950$950
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$208K$175K$33K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $715K$362K$353K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $306K$328K−$21K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $590K$176K$414K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $449K$208K$241K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $52K$71$51K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $877K$20K$857K$997K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $448,769 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $22,065$419,314
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,457$29,455
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $51,522$448,769
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$165,200
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$10,001
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $71$32,649
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $71$207,850
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,451$240,919
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $448,769 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$419,314
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$419,314
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $29,455$29,455
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,455$448,769
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $207,850 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $165,200$165,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,957$8,957
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $358$358
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $686$686
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,026$6,026
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,132$23,132
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,119$1,119
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $950$950
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,422$1,422
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $175,201 · Management $32,649 · Fundraising $0$207,850
Part X · Balance sheet $1,291,728 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $981,834; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,562$81,743
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $38,090$228,151
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,048,486$1,291,728
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$2,323
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,323
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,048,486$1,289,405
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,048,486$1,289,405
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,048,486$1,291,728
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,289,405 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$448,769
XI-2 Total expenses$207,850
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$240,919
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,048,486
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,289,405

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