Stitch Buffalo INC FY2020 filing

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Buffalo, NY501(c)(3)Since 2017Arts & CultureEIN 82-0848653Revenue $222K in FY2020

On file with the IRSstitchbuffalo.org284 Plymouth Ave, 14213-2512 · Buffalo, NYTax-exempt since Mar 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide inclusive space for refugee and immigrant women to create handcrafted textile goods to promote economic empowerment, and for community members to gain and share knowledge and skills in the textile arts and to steward the environment through the re-use of textile supplies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K 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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FY2020 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $213K a year · 34% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $96K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$222K
Spent
$208K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$82K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$222K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$222K
FY2021$320K
FY2022$461K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1000K
Expenses
$208K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$696K
Net assets
$82K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$121K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$830K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $170K Management & general 18% · $37K Fundraising 1% · $1K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$48,471Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dawn Hoeg’s $64K as Executive Di is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $1–10M arts & culture 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dawn Hoeg$64,000$63,500$60,954$48,471

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

Empowers refugee and immigrant women through textile arts, skill-sharing, and environmental stewardship.

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1 program · $170K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provide inclusive space for refugee and immigrant women to create handcrafted textile goods to promote economic empowerment, for community members to gain and share knowledge and skills in the textile arts, and to steward the environment through the re-use of textile supplies

$170Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$222K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$167K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$55K
Money outPt IX
$208K
Ln 25
Programscol B$170K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$82K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K
Total assetsLn 16$94K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$55K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$167K
Total revenueLn 12$222K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$94K
Total assetsLn 16$94K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$82K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$71K$94K
Total assetsLn 16$71K$94K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$68K$82K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$43K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$4K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$1K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$767$506$261
Office expensesLn 13$665$665
OccupancyLn 16$921$921
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$120K$231
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$1K$817
Total functional expensesLn 25$208K$170K$37K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1000K$696K$304K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$493K$625K$830K 990 PDF
FY2022 $461K$377K$83K$204K 990 PDF
FY2021 $320K$281K$39K$121K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $222K$208K$14K$82K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $221,983 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $54,903$55,228
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $111,197$166,755
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $166,100$221,983
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 $40,973$71,016
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,765$137,066
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $123,738$208,082
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,362$13,901
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $221,983 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $146 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$55,228
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$55,228
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $166,609$166,609
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $166,755 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$221,983
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $208,082 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,218 · Management $22,264$65,482
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,652 · Management $1,882$5,534
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,025 · Management $7,926$8,951
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $506 · Fundraising $261$767
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $665$665
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $921$921
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,752$1,752
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $119,681 · Fundraising $231$119,912
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,102 · Management $1,179 · Fundraising $817$4,098
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $170,184 · Management $36,589 · Fundraising $1,309$208,082
Part X · Balance sheet $93,690 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,812$93,690
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $70,812$93,690
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$10,277
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,461$1,161
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,461$11,438
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $68,351$82,252
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $68,351$82,252
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $70,812$93,690
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $82,252 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$221,983
XI-2 Total expenses$208,082
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,901
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$68,351
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$82,252

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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