Provide stability & healing for foster children by maximizing the potential of single family homes through housing, community support & centralized access to resources

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$269K 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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FY2023 · 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 $917K a year · 63% 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
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$269K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$596K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% 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
$1.5M
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$801K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$4.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2023▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$723K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$801K
FY2023▲ +85%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$433K
FY2023$801K
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$4.4M
FY2023▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$5.3M

From the FY2023 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 Jun 2018.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $607K Management & general 15% · $123K Fundraising 9% · $71K

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; $269K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$112,981Pt VII · Sec A
$85,049Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$70,822Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary of Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer of Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair of Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair of Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Oberndorfer’s $113K as CEO is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Justin Oberndorfer$112,981$100,000$63,140$49,651
Sarah Oberndorfer$85,049———
Amanda Needham$70,822———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers housing, community support, and resources to foster children in single-family homes.

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3 programs · $607K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

To support foster families & foster children, joy meadows has provided families with access to a clothing closet, several types of therapy, day camps, a community garden and its produce, animal sessions, school supplies, and hosts of monthly gatherings for families to connect with and support one another.

$454Kprogram expense
02

To maintain existing homes that joy meadows designed to allow foster families to accept large sibling groups preventing further separation trauma for those children, as well as planning for future home build projects.

$114Kprogram expense
03

Joy meadows helped churches start programs to support foster families and brought new model of support for retention of foster families in kansas.

$39Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Money outPt IX
$801K
Ln 25
Programscol B$607K
Managementcol C$123K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$596K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$70K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$107K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$503K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.1M
Other assetsLn 15$387K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$596K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6500
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$604K$596K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$4.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$42K$42K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$278K$212K$40K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$130K$72K$47K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$5K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$21K$7K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$678$678
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$22K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$11K$3K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$10K$5K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$68K$68K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$98
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$23K$15K$993$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$77K$77K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$46K
Total functional expensesLn 25$801K$607K$123K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.9M$1.0M$927K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.5M$801K$748K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$433K$1.5M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$286K$866K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $723K$213K$509K$1.2M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,549,161 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,971,268$1,514,972
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$4,651
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $560$26,100
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,660$3,438
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,968,168$1,549,161
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$42,194
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $200,159$448,420
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $233,336$310,255
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $433,495$800,869
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,534,673$748,292
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 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-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,549,161 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $570 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$107,248
VIII-1e Government grants$9,747
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,397,977
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$69,571
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,514,972
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,651$4,651
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24,900$24,900
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,200$1,200
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,318$2,318
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $550$550
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,771 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,418$1,549,161
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $800,869 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $42,194$42,194
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $212,042 · Management $39,611 · Fundraising $26,799$278,452
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $72,023 · Management $47,036 · Fundraising $10,589$129,648
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,927 · Management $1,485$6,412
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,365 · Management $7,415 · Fundraising $5,128$33,908
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $678$678
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,981$15,981
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,505$2,505
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,246 · Fundraising $8,936$31,182
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,342 · Management $3,296 · Fundraising $8,516$23,154
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,799 · Management $5,069 · Fundraising $3,308$18,176
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $68,204$68,204
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,034 · Fundraising $98$2,132
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,769 · Management $993 · Fundraising $7,357$23,119
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $77,158$77,158
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,792$1,792
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,174$46,174
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $606,782 · Management $123,356 · Fundraising $70,731$800,869
Part X · Balance sheet $4,998,122 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,279,951$503,006
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $101,151$1,017,437
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,067,827$3,091,106
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $769,544$386,573
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,218,473$4,998,122
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,758$257,047
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $603,733$595,572
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,433,740$4,223,750
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $181,000$178,800
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,614,740$4,402,550
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,218,473$4,998,122
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,402,550 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,549,161
XI-2 Total expenses$800,869
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$748,292
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,614,740
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$39,518
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,402,550

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