Sanctuary Indy INC

Indianapolis, IN · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$230K
+273% vs prior year
Spent
$61K
To programs
8%
Net assets
$207K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$230K
FY2024▲ +273%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$62K
FY2024$230K
Net assets
$207K
FY2024▲ +480%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$36K
FY2024$207K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CSanctuary Indy INC
EINHdr · item D87-2083554
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2022
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CIndianapolis, IN
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sanctuaryindy.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.08 Management & general $0.85 Fundraising $0.07
Program services8%$5K
Management & general85%$52K
Fundraising7%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$61K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
8%
of spending reaches programs
Surplus margin
+73%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +54% vs prior filing year
Donor-funded
100%
of revenue is gifts & grants▼ -0.6% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$169K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$207K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B8%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Total assetsLn 16$207K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$207K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.1

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$230K
Total revenueLn 12$230K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $31K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $61K · Less non-cash grants $176K · Cash operating expenses/yr −$115K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $5K · Total expenses $61K
8%
Management & General
Management & general $52K · Total expenses $61K
85%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4K · Total expenses $61K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $4K · Solicited contributions $230K
$0.02 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $230K · Total revenue $230K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $230K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $230K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $230K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $61K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $230K · Prior year $62K
+273%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $207K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $230K · Expenses $61K
+73%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $207K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $207K · Total assets $207K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $207K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michelle Shelburne · Reported title Founder and ED · Highest reported compensation $32K · Total expenses $61K
53%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $41K · Total expenses $61K
67%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 8%——
Overhead ratio 85%——
Fundraising cost ratio 2%——
Revenue growth 273%——
Fundraising fee ratio 7%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder and Ed
$32,209Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Shelburne’s $32K as Founder and Ed is at the 20th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Michelle Shelburne$32,209$13,523

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 7Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 7Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides tiny homes to foster dignity, community, and peaceful living for residents.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $5K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Sanctuary Indy worked with planning, zoning, and architectural teams to design our micro-communities for the Far Eastside. We began offering weekly outreach to our community by providing support to XX homeless individuals, including food, triage support, and case management.

$5Kprogram 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$44K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $230K$61K+273% 990 PDF
FY2023 $62K— 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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