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Connects people experiencing homelessness with loved ones and resources to rebuild their lives. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $1.9M in revenue, $782K in expenses, and $1.5M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
San Francisco, CA
Website
www.miraclemessages.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$1.9MFY2022
Expenses
$782K
Net assets
$1.5M
People
8
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-4179328 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Connects people experiencing homelessness with loved ones and resources to rebuild their lives.
Leadership
Kevin Adler · President · $137K
Money in and out
$1.9M revenue, $782K expenses
Bottom line
61% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$1.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$782K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.1M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.31 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
61%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
23.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+58%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2022▲ +198%
Expenses
$782K
FY2022▲ +67%
Total assets
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +253%
Total liabilities
$-11K
FY2022▼ -409%
Total revenue
$1.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$782K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B61%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMiracle Messages
EINHdr · item D82-4179328
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.miraclemessages.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$137,264Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$35,705Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Adler’s $151K as President is at the 73rd 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kevin Adler$151,093$137,396$137,264$142,350$118,565
Mary Carl$150,089
Colette Lay COO$119,339
Jessica Donig$83,040$109,283
John Ma$74,150
Madeline Mazzocchi$70,546
Nelly Stastny$67,197
Colette Lay$53,266$35,705

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $481K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Miracle Money

Miracle money provides unconditional direct cash transfers of 750 a month for 12 months to at least 55 adults experiencing homelessness in los angeles county and at least 55 in san francisco and oakland, as part of a randomized control trial evaluating basic income combined with social support.

$284Kprogram expense
02

Miracle messages is an award-winning nonprofit organization that helps people experiencing homelessness rebuild their social and financial support systems, primarily through family reunifications and a phone-based buddy program.

$99Kprogram expense
03

Reunion Services

A person experiencing homelessness records a short message to a loved one (or vice versa). Then, our network of "digital detectives" attempt to locate the loved one and deliver the message. To date, we've reunited over 450 families worldwide.

$98Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$1.9M
Investment income$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$61K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.31 Fundraising $0.08
Program services61%$481K
Management & general31%$242K
Fundraising8%$60K
Total functional expensesLn 25$782K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$-11K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed23.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.5M · Operating expenses/yr $782K
23.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $481K · Total expenses $782K
61%
Management & General
Management & general $242K · Total expenses $782K
31%
Fundraising
Fundraising $60K · Total expenses $782K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $50K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $962K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.9M · Total revenue $1.9M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $61K · Total revenue $1.9M
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.9M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $1.9M
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $782K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.9M · Prior year $631K
+198%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.9M · Expenses $782K
+58%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.5M · Total assets $1.5M
101%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.5M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kevin Adler · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $137K · Total expenses $782K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $530K · Total expenses $782K
68%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 61%
Overhead ratio 31%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth 198%
Accounting fee ratio 0.05%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $921K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$213,740
Unitemized GrantFY2023$680,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$27,750

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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)$3.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$631K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$545K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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