Raphah Institute FY2023 filing

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Nashville, TN501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 82-1181441

Raphah Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization devoted to helping people heal from trauma. Our flagship program is our Restorative Justice Diversion Program (RJDP), in partnership with our local Juvenile Court. The Restorative Justice (RJ) Diversion Program serves youth (under 18) responsible for low-level felony harms and those who have been harmed by them. While our youth may have been arrested for the harm caused, they have not yet gone through the traditional court process.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$106K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$106K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $195K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$205K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$429K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$461K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$405K
FY2021$910K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$429K
FY2023▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$427K
FY2022$414K
FY2023$429K
FY2024$265K
FY2025$308K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Apr 2017.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.1M Management & general 17% · $236K Fundraising 2% · $33K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $106K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$106,249Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Travis Claybrooks’s $106K as CEO is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Travis Claybrooks$106,057$106,204$106,249$106,376

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

Helps youth heal from trauma through restorative justice diversion programs.

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1 program service account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Our flagship program is our restorative justice diversion program (RJDP), in partnership with our local juvenile court. The restorative justice (RJ) diversion program serves youth (under 18) responsible for lowlevel felony harms and those who have been harmed by them.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$825
Investment incomeLn 3$427
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$236K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$429K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$494K
Total assetsLn 16$633K
LiabilitiesLn 26$205K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$956K
Investment incomeLn 3$427
Other incomeLn 4–11$825
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$380K
SavingsLn 2$113K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$494K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$633K
LiabilitiesLn 26$205K
Net assetsLn 32$429K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$675K$494K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$830K$633K
LiabilitiesLn 26$416K$205K
Net assetsLn 32$414K$429K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$92K$12K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$783K$675K$91K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$65K$56K$8K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$69K$59K$8K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$39K$18K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$18K$3K$400
Information technologyLn 14$14K$8K$6K$173
OccupancyLn 16$64K$55K$7K$1K
TravelLn 17$49K$42K$6K$927
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$8K$1K$178
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$447$73
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$66K$17K$129
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.1M$236K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.4M$51K$308K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.2M−$164K$265K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.4M$1.4M$14K$429K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M−$12K$414K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$910K$221K$427K 990 PDF
FY2020 $461K$405K$56K$243K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,406,110 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$955,883
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$448,975
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,404,858
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $427$427
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $825$825
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1,252$1,406,110
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,391,891 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,753 · Management $12,345 · Fundraising $2,292$106,390
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $675,481 · Management $90,883 · Fundraising $16,875$783,239
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $56,226 · Management $7,565 · Fundraising $1,405$65,196
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,234 · Management $7,970 · Fundraising $1,480$68,684
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,630$30,630
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,672 · Management $18,017 · Fundraising $7,917$64,606
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $29,182$29,182
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,255 · Management $2,903 · Fundraising $400$21,558
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,881 · Management $5,628 · Fundraising $173$13,682
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,993 · Management $7,377 · Fundraising $1,206$63,576
IX-17 TravelPrograms $42,205 · Management $5,660 · Fundraising $927$48,792
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,102 · Management $1,087 · Fundraising $178$9,367
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,336 · Management $447 · Fundraising $73$3,856
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,313 · Management $16,691 · Fundraising $129$83,133
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,122,451 · Management $236,385 · Fundraising $33,055$1,391,891
Part X · Balance sheet $633,419 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $674,982$380,439
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$113,239
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $111,668$107,316
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,099$8,297
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,016$12,067
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $13,753$7,501
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,560$4,560
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $830,078$633,419
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,691$9,194
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $406,947$195,566
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $415,638$204,760
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $322,766$418,082
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $91,674$10,577
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $414,440$428,659
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $830,078$633,419
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $428,659 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,406,110
XI-2 Total expenses$1,391,891
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,219
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$414,440
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$428,659

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