Refuge Bowling green's missions are (1) to train and equip churches to minister and to reach immigrants and refugees living in the Bowling Green, kentucky area. (2) to create avenues of entry points for the gospel in immigrant communities that are unreached/unchurched. (3) to provide suport and ministry to believing immigrants and refugees in their community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$154K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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 $18K a year · 3% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$154K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $821K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$190K
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+94% vs prior year
Spent
$939K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$86K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +94%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$156K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$546K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$939K
FY2024▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$400K
FY2023$626K
FY2024$939K
Net assets
$86K
FY2024▲ +640%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14K
FY2021$16K
FY2022$91K
FY2023$12K
FY2024$86K

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 Sep 2019.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $803K Management & general 13% · $124K Fundraising 1% · $12K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $154K paid to officers and key staff.

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 1245 $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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Equips churches to minister to and reach immigrants and refugees with the Gospel.

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1 program · $803K · in their 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

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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Money outPt IX
$939K
Ln 25
Programscol B$803K
Managementcol C$124K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$86K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$276K
LiabilitiesLn 26$190K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$874K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$111K
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$276K
LiabilitiesLn 26$190K
Net assetsLn 32$86K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$136K$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$80K$111K
Total assetsLn 16$274K$276K
LiabilitiesLn 26$262K$190K
Net assetsLn 32$12K$86K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$152K$138K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$504K$451K$53K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$38K$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$12K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K$483
TravelLn 17$17K$4K$654$12K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$39K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$75K$692
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$16K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$939K$803K$124K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$939K$120K$86K 990 PDF
FY2023 $546K$626K−$79K$12K 990 PDF
FY2022 $412K$400K$13K$91K 990 PDF
FY2021 $156K$16K 990 PDF
FY2020 $64K$14K 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 $1,058,959 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $546,290$1,035,359
I-9 Program service revenue$10,770
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$12,830
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $546,290$1,058,959
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $421,605$656,114
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $204,071$282,496
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $625,676$938,610
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$79,386$120,349
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,058,959 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$873,797
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$161,562
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,035,359
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $10,770$10,770
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $12,830$12,830
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $23,600$1,058,959
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $938,610 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $138,248 · Management $14,000$152,248
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $450,593 · Management $53,273$503,866
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $33,500$33,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,360$38,360
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,201$1,201
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,889 · Management $2,967$14,856
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,812 · Management $483$9,295
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,362 · Management $654 · Fundraising $12,079$17,095
IX-20 InterestManagement $6,867$6,867
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $39,150$39,150
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,304$24,304
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $75,036 · Management $692$75,728
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,267 · Management $5,873$22,140
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $802,572 · Management $123,959 · Fundraising $12,079$938,610
Part X · Balance sheet $275,890 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $135,772$80,064
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $57,711$59,116
X-4 Accounts receivable$4,331
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $80,390$111,014
X-15 Other assets$21,365
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $273,873$275,890
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$12,721
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$69,314
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $262,211$107,613
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $262,211$189,648
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,662$64,877
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$21,365
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,662$86,242
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $273,873$275,890
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $86,242 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,058,959
XI-2 Total expenses$938,610
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$120,349
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,662
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$45,769
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$86,242

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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