Every Shelter provides clean, insulated floors to refugees living in shelters.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 4 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $117K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$254K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$126K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$628K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$494K
FY2021$566K
FY2022$701K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$510K
FY2021$424K
FY2022$677K
FY2023$850K
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$628K
FY2024▲ +49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021$172K
FY2022$196K
FY2023$421K
FY2024$628K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2019.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $813K Management & general 8% · $80K Fundraising 14% · $149K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $254K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$140,906Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff/Secretary
$113,488Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer from 1/25/24
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer to 1/25/24
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Key’s $141K as Vice President is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Key$140,906$135,625———
Austin Hermann$113,488$90,054———
Scott Austin Key——$91,608$87,576$85,608
Sam Brisendine————$779

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

Provides clean, insulated floors for refugees in shelters.

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3 programs · $700K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Our advocacy efforts focus on raising awareness about the urgent shelter and housing needs of refugees in Uganda and around the world, drawing on our direct field experience in deploying shelter solutions in refugee camps and settlements.

$385Kprogram expense
02

Shelter Goods

We provide unique and novel products for creating refugee shelters based on the specific needs of each individual refugee community.

$170Kprogram expense
03

Shelter Workshop

Through Shelter Workshop, we create unique, good jobs for refugees as a critical way to allow refugees to rebuild their lives.

$145Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $241K · 2022–2024
Refuge and Hope InternationalAL · FY2024$117,626
Cooperative Housing FoundationMD · FY2022$49,046

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$105K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$813K
Managementcol C$80K
Fundraisingcol D$149K
Owns and owesPt X
$628K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$441K
Total assetsLn 16$755K
LiabilitiesLn 26$126K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$62K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$51K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$105K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$441K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$441K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$300K
Total assetsLn 16$755K
LiabilitiesLn 26$126K
Net assetsLn 32$628K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$409K$441K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$300K
Total assetsLn 16$425K$755K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$126K
Net assetsLn 32$421K$628K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$118K$118K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$270K$207K$11K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$151K$114K$6K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$197
Other employee benefitsLn 9$906$733$173
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$24K$1K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$103$11K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$76$68
Office expensesLn 13$50K$21K$11K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$29K$10K$2K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$34K$16K$16K$3K
TravelLn 17$67K$55K$2K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$720$720
InsuranceLn 23$10K$7K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$236K$236K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$813K$80K$149K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.0M$209K$628K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$850K$225K$421K 990 PDF
FY2022 $701K$677K$24K$196K 990 PDF
FY2021 $566K$424K$142K$172K 990 PDF
FY2020 $494K$510K−$16K$31K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,251,301 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,110,541$1,118,112
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$105,227
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $133$1,528
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$36,068$26,434
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,074,606$1,251,301
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $74,545$118,391
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $378,262$456,837
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $396,956$467,295
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $849,763$1,042,523
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $224,843$208,778
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,251,301 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$51,416
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,066,696
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$62,130
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,118,112
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $105,227$105,227
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $323$323
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,205$1,205
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $26,434$26,434
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $105,227 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,962$1,251,301
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,042,523 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $118,391$118,391
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $207,246 · Management $11,221 · Fundraising $51,985$270,452
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $113,546 · Management $5,954 · Fundraising $31,917$151,417
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,284 · Management $197$2,481
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $733 · Management $173$906
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,582 · Management $1,338 · Fundraising $6,661$31,581
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,344$16,344
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $103 · Management $11,264 · Fundraising $8,025$19,392
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,991 · Management $76 · Fundraising $68$3,135
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,012 · Management $11,115 · Fundraising $18,255$50,382
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,941 · Management $1,572 · Fundraising $17,464$28,977
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,851 · Management $15,728 · Fundraising $2,700$34,279
IX-17 TravelPrograms $54,919 · Management $2,194 · Fundraising $10,249$67,362
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $720$720
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,548 · Management $1,600 · Fundraising $1,403$9,551
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $235,653$235,653
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $812,800 · Management $80,276 · Fundraising $149,447$1,042,523
Part X · Balance sheet $754,745 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $408,548$441,080
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$300,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,779$13,665
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $425,232$754,745
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $410$12,461
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,000$4,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,410$126,461
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $420,822$628,284
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $420,822$628,284
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $425,232$754,745
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $628,284 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,251,301
XI-2 Total expenses$1,042,523
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$208,778
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$420,822
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,316
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$628,284

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