Dsm Mutual Aid EIN 85-2395243 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Dsm Mutual Aid FY2023 filing

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Provides food, shelter, and financial aid for housing and legal needs to those in Polk County, Iowa. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $205K in revenue, $107K in expenses, and $398K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Des Moines, IA
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$205KFY2023
Expenses
$107K
Net assets
$398K
People
4
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  85-2395243 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Des Moines, IA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides food, shelter, and financial aid for housing and legal needs to those in Polk County, Iowa.
Leadership
Molly Free · Director
Money in and out
$205K revenue, $107K expenses
Bottom line
96% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$205K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$107K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$398K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $98K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
96%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
43.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+48%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$205K
FY2023▲ +122%
Expenses
$107K
FY2023▲ +44%
Total assets
$418K
FY2023▲ +39%
Total liabilities
$20K
FY2023
Total revenue
$205K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$107K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$398K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$98K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$418K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDsm Mutual Aid
EINHdr · item D85-2395243
Principal addressHdr · item CDes Moines, IA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $36K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Camp Aid Fund

Delivers material assistance - primarily heaters, new propane tanks and refills, tents, batteries, food and water - but other household and personal items as well - directly to unhoused individuals' encampment sites throughout Des Moines, IA. Persons Benefited (Unduplicated Count) = 175

$34Kprogram expense
02

Bail Fund

Primarily provides bail for protesters arrested in Central Iowa. Also provides support for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated persons or arrestees in Central Iowa through mutual aid in the form of bail, commissary funds, legal fees, court fees, probation fees, fines and other costs associated with arrest, incarceration and court…

$2Kprogram expense
03

Rent Relief Fund

This fund was permanently closed in 2023 after temporary closure on December 31, 2022. Previously the Fund provided rent and utility assistance for individuals and families in Des Moines, IA and was established at the request of Des Moines Black Liberation Movement Collective (DSM BLM Collective, EIN 85-2720434) and promoted as the "DSM…

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$204K
Investment income$414
Total revenueLn 12$205K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.02
Program services96%$103K
Management & general2%$2K
Fundraising2%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$107K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$382K
Total assetsLn 16$418K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$20K
Total net assetsLn 32$398K
Months of cash on handcomputed42.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $382K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $107K · Less non-cash grants $350 · Cash operating expenses/yr $107K
43.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $103K · Total expenses $107K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $2K · Total expenses $107K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $107K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $155K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $204K · Total revenue $205K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $205K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $205K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $414 · Total revenue $205K
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $107K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $205K · Prior year $92K
+122%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $398K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $205K · Expenses $107K
+48%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $418K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $398K · Total assets $418K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $418K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Molly Free · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $107K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $107K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%
Overhead ratio 2%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 122%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$36
Grants paid · 12 grants · $271K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$143,586
Unitemized GrantFY2024$313
Unitemized GrantFY2024$170
Unitemized GrantFY2023$66,857
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,008
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,575
Unitemized GrantFY2021$20,950
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,333
Unitemized GrantFY2021$7,800
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,618

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$127K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$205K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$92K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$390K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$264K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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