Empowering single mothers and families in Columbus with resources, community, and education.
For fiscal year 2025 it reported $2.2M in revenue, $2.0M in expenses, and $533K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$2.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$533K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $254K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
78%
15%
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs▲ +26% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate0% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +141% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +73%
$2.2M$1.1M$0
FY2021FY2025
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +61%
$2.0M$994K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total assets
$610K
FY2025▲ +67%
$610K$305K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total liabilities
$77K
FY2025▼ -11%
$87K$44K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total revenue
$2.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$533K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$254K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$610K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 41
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $939K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01
Motherful Food Program
Food Pantry, Community Garden, Resource Garage and Composting Program. Motherful serves our entire collective of 600 single mother families as well as non-members every Sunday, providing immediate access to nutritional food, as well as funds to cover the cost of transportation to the center.
$573Kprogram expense
02
Mothers Fund
Grants & Material Resources & Support. Motherfuls multifaceted approach has the potential to increase financial stability, food security, housing stability, community cohesion, and wellness among members. Micro-lending initiatives and emergency fund grants are invaluable in creating financial stability.
$229Kprogram expense
03
Motherful Collective
Community, Resources, Education, Arts & Wellness. Community & collective care initiatives substantially improve the health & wellness of single mothers and their families. Monthly community conversations, experiential arts events, and community dinners forge a sense of connectedness that profoundly impacts member well-being.
Heidi Howes’s $138K as Cofounderdirector
is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII
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.
Individual Heidi Howes · Reported title CofounderDirector · Highest reported compensation $138K · Total expenses $2.0M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $380K · Total expenses $2.0M
19%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
78%
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Overhead ratio
15%
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Fundraising cost ratio
6%
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Revenue growth
73%
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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.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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