Thistle Hills INC FY2023 filing

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To serve women from the chester county and coatesville, PA areas who are survivors of trafficking, prostitution and addiction that deserve a second chance at life. IT is a community based program that provides 12 to 24 month residential program at no cost to transform women who have suffered from trafficking and addiction.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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FY2023 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $74K a year · 42% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$100K
to officers and key staff · 108% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 108% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$74K
+68% vs prior year
Spent
$92K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$339K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$74K
FY2023▲ +68%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$511K
FY2022$44K
FY2023$74K
FY2024$127K
FY2025$121K
Expenses
$92K
FY2023▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$84K
FY2022$114K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$98K
FY2025$119K
Net assets
$339K
FY2023▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$427K
FY2022$357K
FY2023$339K
FY2024$368K
FY2025$370K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2021.

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% · $92K

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; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tiffany Starkes’s $57K as Program/House Manager is at the 46th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Tiffany Starkes$57,115$55,000$50,000$22,385—
Tiffany Starks—$55,000$50,000——
Kaitlyn Joyce———$42,646—
Kaitlin Joyce————$28,846

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

Programs and updates

Provides residential programs for women recovering from trafficking and addiction.

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1 program · $92K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Establish and maintain home for women surviving trafficking, prostitution and addiction

$92Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$74K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$106
Money outPt IX
$92K
Ln 25
Programscol B$92K
Owns and owesPt X
$339K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$106
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$74K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$18K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$321K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$339K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K$18K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$321K$321K
Total assetsLn 16$358K$339K
LiabilitiesLn 26$553$0
Net assetsLn 32$357K$339K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$50K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4K$4K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$752$752$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K$0$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$262$262$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$20K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$92K$92K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 30, 2025 $121K$119K$1K$370K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2024 $127K$98K$29K$368K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 1, 2023 $74K$92K−$18K$339K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 9, 2022 $44K$114K−$70K$357K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 27, 2021 $511K$84K$427K$427K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $74,331 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $43,785$59,962
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $163$106
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $300$14,263
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $44,248$74,331
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $73,590$59,202
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,626$33,152
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $114,216$92,354
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$69,968−$18,023
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 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-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $74,331 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,918
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$59,962
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$59,962
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $106 · Excluded from tax $0$106
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $13,729 · Excluded from tax $0$13,729
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $534 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$534
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $534 · Unrelated business $13,835 · Excluded from tax $0$74,331
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $92,354 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$50,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,498 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,498
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,704 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,704
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $752 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$752
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,739 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,739
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,148 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,148
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $262 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$262
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,251 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,251
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $92,354 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$92,354
Part X · Balance sheet $338,979 assets, 7 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $36,432$17,856
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $321,123$321,123
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $357,555$338,979
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $553$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $357,002$338,979
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $357,002$338,979
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $357,555$338,979
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $338,979 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$74,331
XI-2 Total expenses$92,354
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$18,023
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$357,002
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$338,979

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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