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Refire Culinary INC FY2024 filing

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Tallahassee, FL501(c)(3)Since 2021Crime & Legal EIN 87-2271636Revenue $230K in FY2024

On file with the IRSrefireculinary.org1700 N Monroe St Ste 11 Pmb 220, 32303-0501 · Tallahassee, FLTax-exempt since Nov 2021Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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REfire is a culinary training program for people with felony convictions, providing basic skills training, job experience and job placement support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 4% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $80K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$401
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$230K
+106% vs prior year
Spent
$224K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$45K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$230K
FY2024▲ +106%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$112K
FY2024$230K
FY2025$470K
Expenses
$224K
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$224K
FY2025$503K
Net assets
$45K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$37K
FY2024$45K
FY2025$12K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 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% · $224K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Melanie Quinton
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sandi Poreda
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Quintin Storey
Graduate Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Debora Miller
Culinary Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marissa Jefferson
Culinary Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rachel Tullius
Reentry Specialist
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Kelly-Manders’s $58K as Founder & Board Member is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains formerly incarcerated individuals in culinary skills for job placement.

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1 program · $224K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The REFire program had 24 students registered in the culinary training program and 14 have graduated in 2024

$224Kprogram 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 · FY2024
United Way of the Big Bend INCFY2024$58K
Grapevine Giving FoundationFY2024$17K
The Richard M Schulze Family FoundationFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$80K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$230K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Other incomeLn 4–11$90K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$224K
Ln 25
Programscol B$224K
Owns and owesPt X
$45K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K
Total assetsLn 16$46K
LiabilitiesLn 26$401
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Government grantsLn 1e$85K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$90K
Total revenueLn 12$230K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$46K
Total assetsLn 16$46K
LiabilitiesLn 26$401
Net assetsLn 32$45K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K$46K
Total assetsLn 16$39K$46K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$401
Net assetsLn 32$39K$45K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$46K$46K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$56K$56K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$769$769
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$400$400
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$57K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$224K$224K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $470K$503K−$33K$12K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $230K$224K$7K$45K 990 PDF
FY2023 $112K$37K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $230,386 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $73,977$137,061
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,003$3,047
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$90,278
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $111,980$230,386
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,496$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $39,844$109,756
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,529$114,092
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $74,869$223,848
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $37,111$6,538
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $230,386 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$51,373
VIII-1e Government grants$85,293
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$395
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$137,061
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,047$3,047
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $90,278$90,278
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $93,325 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$230,386
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $223,848 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,681$45,681
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $56,272$56,272
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,803$7,803
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,800$1,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,727$28,727
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $769$769
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,847$8,847
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,022$2,022
IX-17 TravelPrograms $400$400
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,290$3,290
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $56,654$56,654
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,583$11,583
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $223,848 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$223,848
Part X · Balance sheet $45,810 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,871$45,810
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $38,871$45,810
X-25 Other liabilities$401
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$401
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $38,871$45,409
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $38,871$45,409
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $38,871$45,810
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $45,409 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$230,386
XI-2 Total expenses$223,848
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,538
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$38,871
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$45,409

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

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