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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$397K 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $233K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$397K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $9.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $296K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$756K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+75% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
60%
Net assets
$11.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +75%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$11.5M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.9M
FY2021$12.0M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$10.6M
FY2024$11.5M
FY2025$11.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1962.

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Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $1.2M Management & general 12% · $244K Fundraising 28% · $544K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $397K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$233,710Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development & Comm.
$108,454Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Development
$55,066Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (part Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (part Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Miles’s $233K as President is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paul C Miles———$258,822$286,465$281,189
Paul Miles$233,052$233,710$221,213———
Heather Klein Olson—————$124,452
Shannon Durio$117,088$55,066————
Anne Schoenherr Turner$106,988$108,454$110,833$105,310$102,435—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

6 grants awarded to exempt organizations that work at the intersection of poverty, violence, and inequality in the United States and the direct expenses of internally funded and directed projects. The grant programs supported by We Raise Foundation served a total of 12,561 unique individuals between July 2023 and June 2024.

$578Kprogram expense
02

Expenses for the education, training and support of professionals and other leaders in the Christian community that are involved in designing or operating projects. We Raise Foundation resourced grant partners to attend several events throughout the year including educational convenings for grantees and workshops for leaders who are…

$377Kprogram expense
03

Expenses incurred for the review, evaluation, selection and awarding of project grants, and support for internally funded and directed projects. We Raise Foundation employed one full time staff member and invested in the technology and supplies needed to vet 31 grant proposals received during the year, awarded 6 new grants, and…

$220Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 68 grants · $3.2M · 2019–2024
JumpstartSC · FY2024$100,599
Escolta Dream TeamCA · FY2024$30,719
Good News Hawaii ChurchHI · FY2024$15,000
City Hope TempeAZ · FY2024$15,000
Marian Middle SchoolMO · FY2024$15,000
Mt Tabor School of the Liberal ArtsMO · FY2024$15,000
Sunshine Gospel MinistriesIL · FY2024$9,000
Maafa Redemption ProjectIL · FY2023$402,500
The Community Warehouse INCWI · FY2023$31,869
A01 Foundation INCNJ · FY2023$10,000
Sunshine Gospel MinistriesIL · FY2022$100,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$605K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$244K
Fundraisingcol D$544K
Owns and owesPt X
$11.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$680K
Total assetsLn 16$12.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$756K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$605K
Gains on assetsLn 7$308K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$680K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$680K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$12.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$756K
Net assetsLn 32$11.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 63,302
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$760K$680K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.6M$9.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M$12.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$715K$756K
Net assetsLn 32$10.6M$11.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$566K$566K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$393K$203K$46K$144K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$265K$137K$31K$97K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K$11K$2K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$16K$6K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$22K$5K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$48K$48K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$188$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$118K$118K
Investment management feesLn 11f$36K$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$3K$21K$143
Advertising and promotionLn 12$69K$32K$36K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$8K$15K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$8K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$110K$65K$12K$33K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$60K$36K$15K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$620$620
InsuranceLn 23$14K$8K$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$13K$17K$42K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.2M$244K$544K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$2.1M−$714K$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $2.0M$2.0M$56K$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.5M−$362K$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.5M$38K$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$1.9M$346K$12.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$2.8M−$765K$9.9M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,019,343 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $898,781$1,414,219
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $252,064$605,124
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,150,845$2,019,343
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $330,486$565,844
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $619,002$754,736
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $78,000$118,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $484,885$524,286
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,512,373$1,963,366
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$361,528$55,977
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,019,343 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,414,219
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,037
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,414,219
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $296,709$296,709
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $308,415$308,415
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $605,124$2,019,343
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,963,366 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $565,844$565,844
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $202,733 · Management $46,200 · Fundraising $144,096$393,029
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $136,710 · Management $31,154 · Fundraising $97,169$265,033
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,861 · Management $2,475 · Fundraising $7,719$21,055
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,569 · Management $6,088 · Fundraising $11,939$33,596
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,768 · Management $4,807 · Fundraising $15,448$42,023
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $48,000$48,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $188 · Fundraising $10,638$10,826
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,497$30,497
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $118,500$118,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $36,114$36,114
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,922 · Management $20,678 · Fundraising $143$23,743
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $32,431 · Fundraising $36,313$68,744
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,198 · Management $14,926 · Fundraising $10,728$33,852
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,680 · Management $3,841 · Fundraising $3,840$15,361
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $64,607 · Management $12,045 · Fundraising $32,851$109,503
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $36,253 · Management $14,865 · Fundraising $8,634$59,752
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,240 · Management $620 · Fundraising $620$2,480
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,670 · Management $2,918 · Fundraising $3,335$13,923
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,678 · Management $16,827 · Fundraising $41,986$71,491
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,175,164 · Management $244,243 · Fundraising $543,959$1,963,366
Part X · Balance sheet $12,218,462 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $759,529$679,704
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $38,118$304,186
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,464$44,326
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,436$10,309
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,621,675$9,295,043
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,882,363$1,884,894
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,347,585$12,218,462
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,375$36,147
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $408,744$546,890
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $270,677$172,478
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $714,796$755,515
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,490,832$6,946,906
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,141,957$4,516,041
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,632,789$11,462,947
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,347,585$12,218,462
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,462,947 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,019,343
XI-2 Total expenses$1,963,366
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$55,977
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,632,789
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$602,875
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$171,306
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,462,947

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