The Widows Mite EIN 88-0486834 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

The Widows Mite FY2022 filing

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Provides meals, housing, and food boxes to those in need. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $295K in revenue, $228K in expenses, and $415K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Las Vegas, NV
Website
www.lvcw.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$295KFY2022
Expenses
$228K
Net assets
$415K
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  88-0486834 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Las Vegas, NV
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides meals, housing, and food boxes to those in need.
Leadership
Julia Occhiogrosso · Board Member, Community Member · $18K
Money in and out
$295K revenue, $228K expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$295K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$228K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$415K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $68K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
15.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+23%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$295K
FY2022▲ +30%
Expenses
$228K
FY2022▲ +0.6%
Total assets
$435K
FY2022▲ +18%
Total liabilities
$20K
FY2022▼ -2%
Total revenue
$295K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$228K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$415K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$68K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$435K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $141K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Food Line for the Homeless

On thursday, friday and saturday mornings at 7 A.M. We distribute about 300 hot "to go" meals outside in a nearby empty lot. Due to COVID-19, volunteers assemble the meals outdoors at about 6:15 A.M. Meals include a hot main dish and side dish and hot tea (cold tea in the summer) and water bottles are available too.

$119Kprogram expense
02

Monthly food box distribution to about 10 low-income families

$14Kprogram expense
03

Wednesday Sack Lunch Distribution

About 50 sack lunches are made by a church and we add more if necessary. We distribute them to homeless encampments in fields and under bridges, etc. With expenses of $7,000. Hospitality houses, housing to around 8 formerly homeless men: $29,777.

$8Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Widows Mite
EINHdr · item D88-0486834
Principal addressHdr · item CLas Vegas, NV
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lvcw.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNV
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P85)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2001

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member, Community Member
$17,600Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Community Member
$7,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and Community Member
$4,028Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member and Community Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julia Occhiogrosso’s $24K as Board Member, Community Member is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julia Occhiogrosso$24,285$24,119$17,600$17,600$12,721$10,295
Gary Cavalier$8,331$8,166$7,500$7,000$7,000$7,000
Mark Kelso$6,865$6,411$5,052$4,028$3,769$3,839
Robert Majors$87

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$276K · 93%
Program service revenue$18K · 6%
Contributions & grants93%$276K
Program service revenue6%$18K
Investment income$774
Other revenue$655
Total revenueLn 12$295K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.06
Program services89%$202K
Management & general6%$13K
Fundraising6%$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$228K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$268K
Total assetsLn 16$435K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$20K
Total net assetsLn 32$415K
Months of cash on handcomputed14.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $268K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $228K · Less non-cash grants $18K · Cash operating expenses/yr $209K
15.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $202K · Total expenses $228K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $13K · Total expenses $228K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $13K · Total expenses $228K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $10K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $232K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $276K · Total revenue $295K
93%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $295K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $18K · Total revenue $295K
6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $774 · Total revenue $295K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $18K · Total expenses $228K
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $295K · Prior year $228K
+30%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $415K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $295K · Expenses $228K
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $435K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $415K · Total assets $435K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $435K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Julia Occhiogrosso · Reported title BOARD MEMBER, COMMUNITY MEMBER · Highest reported compensation $18K · Total expenses $228K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $43K · Total expenses $228K
19%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 30%
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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$24K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $35K · 2021–2021
Family Promise of Las VegasNV · FY2021$35,000

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$327K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$322K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$272K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$295K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$228K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$227K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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