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Sacred Purposes INC

Tax-deductible

Rapid City, SD501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 83-4029546Revenue $186K in FY2024

On file with the IRSindigenousamericanlegacy.org908 Lemmon Ave, 57701-0930 · Rapid City, SDTax-exempt since Apr 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$278K paid to officers and key staff.
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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $12K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$278K
to officers and key staff · 56% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 97% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 56% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$460K
95% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 95% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$186K
-57% vs prior year
Spent
$492K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$26K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$186K
FY2024▼ -57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$257K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$431K
FY2024$186K
Expenses
$492K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$149K
FY2022$217K
FY2023$409K
FY2024$492K
Net assets
$26K
FY2024▼ -92%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$158K
FY2022$288K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$26K

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 Apr 2019.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $492K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $278K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Erik Bringswhi
V & P Director
$144,000Pt VII · Sec A
$125,550Pt VII · Sec A
Eddie Martinez
Youth Director
$8,340Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew Brown
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alyssa Hart
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alice Prkins
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erik Bringswhi’s $144K as V & P Director is at the 97th 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Sacred Purposes INC is a human services nonprofit based in Rapid City, SD.

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1 program · $493K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Trauma resolution & justice reform

$493Kprogram 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
Justice Innovation INCFY2024$35K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$186K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$186K
Money outPt IX
$492K
Ln 25
Programscol B$492K
Owns and owesPt X
$26K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$460K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$186K
Government grantsLn 1e$186K
Total revenueLn 12$186K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$8
SavingsLn 2$178
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$460K
Net assetsLn 32$26K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$317K$170
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$333K$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$460K
Net assetsLn 32$333K$26K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$330K$330K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$25K
Management feesLn 11a$39K$39K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$40K$40K
InsuranceLn 23$993$993
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$492K$492K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $186K$492K−$307K$26K 990 PDF
FY2023 $431K$409K$22K$333K 990 PDF
FY2022 $347K$217K$130K$288K 990 PDF
FY2021 $257K$149K$108K$158K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $185,728 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $430,847$185,728
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $321$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $431,168$185,728
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $244,926$354,857
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $164,393$137,577
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $409,319$492,434
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,849−$306,706
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $185,728 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$185,728
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$185,728
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$185,728
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $492,434 across 10 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $329,640$329,640
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,217$25,217
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $38,762$38,762
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,878$1,878
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,858$5,858
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,821$1,821
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,561$21,561
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,080$40,080
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $993$993
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,624$26,624
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $492,434 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$492,434
Part X · Balance sheet $486,552 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $82,603−$8
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $234,245$178
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$474,618
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,764$11,764
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $332,994$486,552
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$30,577
X-19 Deferred revenue$400,000
X-25 Other liabilities$29,687
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$460,264
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $332,994$26,288
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $332,994$486,552
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,288 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$185,728
XI-2 Total expenses$492,434
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$306,706
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$332,994
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$26,288

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

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