The Wise Steward Group INC

Tax-deductible

Buford, GA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 82-3012839

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To grow ourselves and others into a closer relationship with christ, by using the gifts, talents, and resources god has given US to achieve these goals. We want to accomplish our vision and mission by using the experience and knowledge god has granted US throughout the past to make this a reality. With years of experience in online sales, retail sales, management, marketing, and the movement of goods on various online marketplaces, we plan to utilize these strengths to achieve success in store and online. One of the ways we will accomplish the monetization of the physical donation will be through our in-store branch, called "my purpose thrift". We will have a physical thrift store branch of operations that will be the main outlet to move merchandise through the marketplace. This thrift store branch will also sell merchandise online, and through other social media platforms to monetize the donations. Our goal and vision is to eventually include multiple branches and locations throughout

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $58
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$70K
-50% vs prior year
Spent
$77K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$1K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$70K
FY2024▼ -50%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$212K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$245K
FY2023$141K
FY2024$70K
Expenses
$77K
FY2024▼ -35%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$291K
FY2022$254K
FY2023$119K
FY2024$77K
Net assets
$1K
FY2024▼ -83%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16K
FY2021−$5K
FY2022−$13K
FY2023$7K
FY2024$1K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2018.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $42K Management & general 46% · $36K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Trevor Cain’s $16K as President is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Brad Faulkner——$24,190
Trevor Cain$16,000$20,800$20,800

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Nurtures spiritual growth through thrift store sales and utilizing God-given talents.

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1 program · $42K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The wise steward group is a nonprofit organization created to help other churches, organizations, and charities generate and monetize physical donations to glorify god.

$42Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$58

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$70K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Money outPt IX
$77K
Ln 25
Programscol B$42K
Managementcol C$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$1K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Total revenueLn 12$70K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$10K$2K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$7K$1K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$969$969
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$29K$609
Office expensesLn 13$28K$28K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$77K$42K$36K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $70K$77K−$7K$1K 990 PDF
FY2023 $141K$119K$21K$7K 990 PDF
FY2022 $245K$254K−$8K−$13K 990 PDF
FY2021 $270K$291K−$21K−$5K 990 PDF
FY2020 $212K$221K−$9K$16K 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 $70,104 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $70,104$70,104
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $70,104$70,104
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $77,474 across 6 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $969$969
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,823 · Management $609$29,432
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $28,312$28,312
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,991$8,991
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,746$5,746
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,024$4,024
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $41,838 · Management $35,636 · Fundraising $0$77,474
Part X · Balance sheet $2,307 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,975$2,307
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,975$2,307
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,397$1,102
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,700$1,102
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,275$1,205
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,975$2,307
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,205 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$70,104
XI-2 Total expenses$77,474
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,370
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,275
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,300
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,205

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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