Provide financial aid for end-of-life expenses and offer emotional support for families who have suffered the loss of a child from one year of age to seventeen years old. Support will be provided to families from the following louisiana parishes: evangeline, iberia, lafayette, st. Landry, st. Martin, vermillion, jeff davis, avoyelles, st. Mary, and acadia

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 87-0897385) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
46¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 140 volunteers and 3 employees.
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
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
46%
of spending
46% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.2 mo
of spending, in cash
1.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
4% of total assets
Liabilities are 4% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
7 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$454K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$564K
To programs
46%
Net assets
$54K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$454K
FY2024▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$42K
FY2022$208K
FY2023$547K
FY2024$454K
Expenses
$564K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$167K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$564K
Net assets
$54K
FY2024▼ -67%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$32K
FY2022$73K
FY2023$164K
FY2024$54K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2022.

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

Where the money goes

46 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 46% · $257K Management & general 16% · $92K Fundraising 38% · $215K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$49,950Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$49,950Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman / Legal Counsel
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charise Gilmore’s $50K as Executive Director is at the 37th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Charise Gilmore$49,950$19,980
Justin Gilmore$49,950$19,980

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

Helps Louisiana families cover end-of-life costs and provides emotional support after losing a child.

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3 programs · $257K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Financial Assistance for End of Life Expenses

The rescyou group will provide direct payments to funeral homes, grave yards, hospitals, etc to assist with expenses for a newly bereaved family.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 87-0897385) · Dispute this line
$135Kprogram expense
02

Professional Grief Counseling

The rescyou group will provide grief support hosted by professionals on staff at the rescyou group and offer financial assistance for bereaved families to attend counseling sessions with professional grief counselors outside of the rescyou group.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 87-0897385) · Dispute this line
$102Kprogram expense
03

Prevention Initiatives and Workshops

The rescyou group will conduct workshops on preventing child loss and provide financial assistance to local organizations that support the following initiatives: car seat safety, water safety, CPR training, etc.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 87-0897385) · Dispute this line
$20Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $276K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$83,213
Unitemized GrantFY2024$34,837
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,727
Unitemized GrantFY2023$56,835
Unitemized GrantFY2023$41,923
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,885
Unitemized GrantFY2022$49,575
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,555

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$454K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Other incomeLn 4–11$226K
Money outPt IX
$564K
Ln 25
Programscol B$257K
Managementcol C$92K
Fundraisingcol D$215K
Owns and owesPt X
$54K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K
Total assetsLn 16$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$197K
Other incomeLn 4–11$226K
Total revenueLn 12$454K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
SavingsLn 2$41K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$56K
Total assetsLn 16$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$54K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6140
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$165K$56K
Total assetsLn 16$165K$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$164K$54K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$123K$123K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$100K$35K$55K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$92K$52K$2K$37K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$115$115
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$7K$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$2K$4K$880
Office expensesLn 13$18K$3K$14K$420
OccupancyLn 16$31K$24K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$757$614
InsuranceLn 23$8K$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$162K$162K
Total functional expensesLn 25$564K$257K$92K$215K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 16, 2025 $454K$564K−$110K$54K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 8, 2024 $547K$456K$91K$164K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $208K$167K$41K$73K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $42K$32K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $454,002 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $286,487$227,776
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $260,072$226,226
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $546,559$454,002
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $109,519$129,430
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $116,903$206,559
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $229,383$227,701
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $455,805$563,690
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $90,754−$109,688
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $454,002 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$196,869
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,907
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$227,776
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$226,226
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$454,002
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $563,690 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,974$5,974
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $123,456$123,456
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $34,965 · Management $54,945 · Fundraising $9,990$99,900
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $52,351 · Management $2,221 · Fundraising $37,301$91,873
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $115$115
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,680 · Management $4,373 · Fundraising $3,618$14,671
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,788 · Management $3,510 · Fundraising $880$6,178
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,170 · Management $14,381 · Fundraising $420$17,971
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,932 · Management $7,557$31,489
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $757 · Management $614$1,371
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,102 · Management $4,101$8,203
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $162,489$162,489
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $257,175 · Management $91,817 · Fundraising $214,698$563,690
Part X · Balance sheet $56,458 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,911$15,790
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $101,078$40,668
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $164,989$56,458
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,263$2,420
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,263$2,420
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $163,726$54,038
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $163,726$54,038
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $164,989$56,458
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $54,038 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$454,002
XI-2 Total expenses$563,690
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$109,688
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$163,726
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$54,038

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