Operation Happy Nurse

Tax-deductible

Alexandria, VA501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 84-4925952

To help all nurses struggling with stress, anxiety and/or depression by offering a community focused on improving overall mental health and physical wellbeing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $26K a year · 11% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $8K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$230K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$265K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$6K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$230K
FY2024▼ -20%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$85K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$230K
Expenses
$265K
FY2024▼ -28%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$180K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$265K
Net assets
$6K
FY2024▼ -59%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$58K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$14K
FY2024$6K

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 May 2020.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $219K Management & general 17% · $46K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder/Principal Officer
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shannon McPeek’s $15K as Founder/Principal Officer is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Shannon McPeek$15,000$39,000$15,455—
Shannon McPeek———$12,229

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports nurses facing stress, anxiety, and depression through community for better mental and physical health.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $219K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Website Community

The operation happy nurse website has approximately 1760 nurses signed up. Members are able to access stress relief resources such as workouts, blogs, meditation, book clubs, emergency hotlines, and MORE.PODCAST: the operation happy nurse podcast has two certified RN hosts who discuss their experiences and stress relief practices.

$219Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$8K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$230K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Money outPt IX
$265K
Ln 25
Programscol B$219K
Managementcol C$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$6K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K
Total assetsLn 16$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$60K
Total revenueLn 12$230K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7K
Total assetsLn 16$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$6K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 645
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$16K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$16K$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$14K$6K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$15K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$54K$54K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$138K$138K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$265K$219K$46K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $230K$265K−$35K$6K 990 PDF
FY2023 $286K$365K−$79K$14K 990 PDF
FY2022 $216K$180K$35K$93K 990 PDF
FY2021 $85K$58K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $229,844 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$107 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$229,951
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$59,842
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$229,951
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$107 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$229,844
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $264,753 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,000$15,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $26,649$26,649
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $54,260$54,260
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,576$10,576
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,163$11,163
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,075$3,075
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,645$3,645
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $138,103$138,103
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,061 · Management $1,221$2,282
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $219,000 · Management $45,753 · Fundraising $0$264,753
Part X · Balance sheet $7,122 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,391$7,122
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,391$7,122
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,039$1,277
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,039$1,277
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,352$5,845
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,352$5,845
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,391$7,122
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,845 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$229,844
XI-2 Total expenses$264,753
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$34,909
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,352
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$26,402
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,845

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

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