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Refuge for the Poor

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Combats poverty and human trafficking in Cambodia. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $343K in revenue, $248K in expenses, and $212K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Hatboro, PA
Website
refugeforthepoor.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$343KFY2024
Expenses
$248K
Net assets
$212K
People
5
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-3672347 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Hatboro, PA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Combats poverty and human trafficking in Cambodia.
Leadership
Gregory Drebes · President · $4K
Money in and out
$343K revenue, $248K expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$343K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$248K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$212K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $95K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs▲ +10% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +134% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+28%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +894% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$343K
FY2024▲ +10%
Expenses
$248K
FY2024▼ -23%
Total assets
$212K
FY2024▲ +79%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$343K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$248K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$212K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$95K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$212K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $221K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Funds are used primarily to assist with student tuitions, housing costs, food and medical care for the needy in cambodia. The ministry outreach is to assist in poor communities.

$221Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRefuge for the Poor
EINHdr · item D82-3672347
Principal addressHdr · item CHatboro, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jrefugeforthepoor.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$3,600Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gregory Drebes’s $4K as President is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gregory Drebes$3,600$43,200$52,400$48,000$48,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$340K · 99%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$340K
Investment income1%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$343K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.07
Program services89%$221K
Management & general3%$8K
Fundraising7%$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$248K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$180K
Total assetsLn 16$212K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$212K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $212K · Operating expenses/yr $248K
10.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $221K · Total expenses $248K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $8K · Total expenses $248K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $19K · Total expenses $248K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $35K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $313K
$0.11 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $340K · Total revenue $343K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $343K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $343K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $343K
+0.8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $248K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $343K · Prior year $313K
+10%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $342K · FY2024 $343K
+0.07%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $212K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $343K · Expenses $248K
+28%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $212K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $212K · Total assets $212K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $32K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $212K
15%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gregory Drebes · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $4K · Total expenses $248K
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $4K · Total expenses $248K
2%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 3%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 10%
Accounting fee ratio 1.0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$148

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$343K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$313K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$285K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$280K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$342K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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