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Shared Beginnings EIN 82-4697719

Shared Beginnings

EIN  82-4697719 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fayetteville, AR
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports expectant mothers, families seeking reunification, and birth families needing help.
Leadership
Michaela Montie · Executive Di · $69K
Money in and out
$543K revenue, $634K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency

Supports expectant mothers, families seeking reunification, and birth families needing help. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $543K in revenue, $634K in expenses, and $219K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$543K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$634K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$219K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$91K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -34% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-17%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -87% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$543K
FY2024▼ -8%
Expenses
$634K
FY2024▼ -1%
Total assets
$243K
FY2024▼ -35%
Total liabilities
$23K
FY2024▼ -64%
Total revenue
$543K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$634K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$219K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$91K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$243K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $503K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Supporting birth mothers seeking an adoption plan for their child by providing connections to resources, counseling and legal support throughout the adoption process and post-placement.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CShared Beginnings
EINHdr · item D82-4697719
Principal addressHdr · item CFayetteville, AR
WebsiteHdr · item Jsharedbeginnings.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P31)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
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
Michaela Montie
Executive Di
$69,300Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ann Book
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bryan Fittin
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Erika McCourt
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michaela Montie’s $69K as Executive Di is at the 60th 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
Michaela Montie$69,300$69,339$61,200$60,000$60,000

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$403K · 74%
Program service revenue$117K · 22%
Other revenue$19K · 4%
Investment income$4K · 1%
Contributions & grants74%$403K
Program service revenue22%$117K
Other revenue4%$19K
Investment income1%$4K
— government grantsLn 1e$177K
Total revenueLn 12$543K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.08
Program services79%$503K
Management & general13%$80K
Fundraising8%$51K
Total functional expensesLn 25$634K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$200K
Total assetsLn 16$243K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$23K
Total net assetsLn 32$219K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $200K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $634K · Less non-cash grants $23K · Cash operating expenses/yr $611K
3.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $503K · Total expenses $634K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $80K · Total expenses $634K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $51K · Total expenses $634K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $48K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $214K
$0.22 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $403K · Total revenue $543K
74%
Government reliance
Government grants $177K · Total revenue $543K
33%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $117K · Total revenue $543K
22%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $543K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $117K · Total expenses $634K
18%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $543K · Prior year $589K
-8%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $971K · FY2024 $543K
-14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $219K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $543K · Expenses $634K
-17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $243K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $219K · Total assets $243K
90%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $243K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michaela Montie · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $69K · Total expenses $634K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $443K · Total expenses $634K
70%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%——
Overhead ratio 13%——
Fundraising cost ratio 13%——
Revenue growth -8%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

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 · FY2025
Stacy L and David W Schulz Family FoundationFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

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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)$543K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$589K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$964K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$971K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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