Our mission is to see individuals suffering from abuse-related, life-controlling issues set free by the healing power of Jesus Christ. We provide refuge and guidance to individuals experiencing the effects of past or present abuse-related trauma.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 5 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $54K a year · 18% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$74K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% 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
$384K
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$387K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$178K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$384K
FY2024▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$263K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$384K
Expenses
$387K
FY2024▲ +71%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$115K
FY2023$226K
FY2024$387K
Net assets
$178K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$167K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$178K

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 Oct 2018.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $273K Management & general 29% · $114K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$87,187Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melanie Webb’s $87K is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Melanie Webb$87,187$32,871$3,970

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers refuge and guidance to heal from abuse-related trauma through Christ.

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1 program · $273K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Righteous Roots' main program is the operation of our crisis resource center in Gatesville, TX. We provide services and resources at no cost to individuals dealing with abuse-related trauma and victims of crime.

$273Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$384K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$364K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$387K
Ln 25
Programscol B$273K
Managementcol C$114K
Owns and owesPt X
$178K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$252K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$364K
Government grantsLn 1e$286K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$384K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$196K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$252K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
Net assetsLn 32$178K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$105K$57K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$173K$196K
Total assetsLn 16$278K$252K
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K$74K
Net assetsLn 32$181K$178K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8K$8K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$44K$44K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$157K$157K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$23K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$400$32K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$500$500
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K$343
Information technologyLn 14$12K$759$11K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$35K$22K$13K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$846$846
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$387K$273K$114K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $384K$387K−$3K$178K 990 PDF
FY2023 $244K$226K$18K$181K 990 PDF
FY2022 $263K$115K$148K$167K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $384,089 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $280,510$364,322
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $515$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $161$1,266
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$36,915$18,501
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $244,271$384,089
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$7,889
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $152,000$267,456
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,124$111,608
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $226,124$386,953
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,147−$2,864
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $384,089 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,634 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$285,807
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$78,515
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$364,322
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,266$1,266
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $5,000$5,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$9,867
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,266 · Excluded from tax $3,634$384,089
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $386,953 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,889$7,889
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,594 · Management $43,593$87,187
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $157,408$157,408
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,861$22,861
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,369$3,369
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $400 · Management $32,500$32,900
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $500$500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,136 · Management $343$7,479
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $759 · Management $11,188$11,947
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,802 · Management $12,926$34,728
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $846$846
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,258$4,258
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,644$4,644
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,786$4,786
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,151$6,151
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $273,286 · Management $113,667 · Fundraising $0$386,953
Part X · Balance sheet $252,342 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,945$56,598
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $173,266$195,744
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $278,211$252,342
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,844$10,005
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $97,476$74,471
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $180,735$177,871
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $180,735$177,871
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $278,211$252,342
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $177,871 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$384,089
XI-2 Total expenses$386,953
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,864
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$180,735
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$177,871

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