Refuge Bowling Green EIN 83-2610788

Refuge Bowling Green

EIN  83-2610788 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bowling Green, KY
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Equips churches to minister to and reach immigrants and refugees with the Gospel.
Leadership
Alice Tarnagda · Chief Operat · $84K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $939K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency

Equips churches to minister to and reach immigrants and refugees with the Gospel. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $939K in expenses, and $86K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$939K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$86K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $120K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs▲ +27% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -62% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +178% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +94%
Expenses
$939K
FY2024▲ +50%
Total assets
$276K
FY2024▲ +1%
Total liabilities
$190K
FY2024▼ -28%
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$939K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$86K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$120K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$276K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $803K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Programs

English program - 175 individuals served driver's education - 30 students obtained a driver's license job placements - 75 individuals were placed in local jobs health program - 1,099 individuals were served through classes, appointments, and individual instruction youth mentorship - 86 students participated in youth programming…

$803Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRefuge Bowling Green
EINHdr · item D83-2610788
Principal addressHdr · item CBowling Green, KY
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MKY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEmployment (J20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
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
Chief Operat
$84,248Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Execut
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alice Tarnagda’s $84K as Chief Operat is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1236 $1–10M employment 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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.0M · 98%
Program service revenue$11K · 1%
Other revenue$13K · 1%
Contributions & grants98%$1.0M
Program service revenue1%$11K
Other revenue1%$13K
— government grantsLn 1e$874K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.01
Program services86%$803K
Management & general13%$124K
Fundraising1%$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$939K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$80K
Total assetsLn 16$276K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$190K
Total net assetsLn 32$86K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $80K · Operating expenses/yr $939K
1.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $803K · Total expenses $939K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $124K · Total expenses $939K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $12K · Total expenses $939K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $315K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.0M · Total revenue $1.1M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $874K · Total revenue $1.1M
83%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $11K · Total revenue $1.1M
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.1M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $11K · Total expenses $939K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $546K
+94%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $64K · FY2024 $1.1M
+102%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $86K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $939K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $276K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $86K · Total assets $276K
31%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $276K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Alice Tarnagda · Reported title CHIEF OPERAT · Highest reported compensation $84K · Total expenses $939K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $656K · Total expenses $939K
70%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 94%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

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 · FY2024
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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)$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$546K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$412K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$156K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$64K 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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