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Monarch Justice Center

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Napa, CA501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 88-0747034Revenue $801K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmonarchjusticecenter.org1546 1st St, 94559-2841 · Napa, CATax-exempt since Jan 2023Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Monarch Justice Center is a collaboration of public and private professionals dedicated to easing the burden that systems and lack of access to resources place on survivors domestic violence, human trafficking, elder abuse and sexual assault. We believe when we reduce barriers, improve the systemic response to these crimes, and listen to the voices of survivors, we will create a more safe, equitable and just community where all survivors can heal and thrive.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 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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FY2025 · 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 surplus $333K a year · 37% 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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$114K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 91% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $600K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$55K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$801K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$946K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$730K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$801K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$69K
FY2024$989K
FY2025$801K
Expenses
$946K
FY2025▲ +432%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$178K
FY2025$946K
Net assets
$730K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$64K
FY2024$875K
FY2025$730K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2023.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $794K Management & general 16% · $153K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $114K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Michele Farhat
Executive Director
$114,014Pt VII · Sec A
Katy Mendenhall
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jay Kouba
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Darla Hall
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shae Avery
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Holton
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ed Matovcik
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kim Phinney
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michele Farhat’s $114K as Executive Director is at the 91st 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.

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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps survivors of abuse and trafficking overcome barriers to healing and justice.

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3 programs · $794K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Improved survivor experience and increased partner and community engagement.

$729Kprogram expense
02

Monarch justice center successful in identifying and securing a new home for the center

$55Kprogram expense
03

Human trafficking conference

$10Kprogram 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
Peter a and Vernice H Gasser FoundationFY2024$375K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$120K
Community Foundation of the Napa ValleyFY2024$50K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$30K
Golden Rule Family FoundationFY2024$20K
Alaina's Voice FoundationFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$600K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$801K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$673K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$118K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$946K
Ln 25
Programscol B$794K
Managementcol C$153K
Owns and owesPt X
$730K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$521K
Total assetsLn 16$785K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$673K
Government grantsLn 1e$63K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$118K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$801K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$521K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$521K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$144K
Other assetsLn 15$64K
Total assetsLn 16$785K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
Net assetsLn 32$730K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$751K$521K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$144K
Total assetsLn 16$875K$785K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$55K
Net assetsLn 32$875K$730K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$316K$253K$63K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$8K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$16K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$2K$614
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$44K$44K
OccupancyLn 16$176K$141K$35K
TravelLn 17$26K$26K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$9K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$204K$171K$34K
All other expensesLn 24e$110K$98K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$946K$794K$153K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $801K$946K−$145K$730K 990 PDF
FY2024 $989K$178K$811K$875K 990 PDF
FY2023 $69K$64K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $801,307 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $979,527$673,359
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$117,584
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,471$10,364
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $988,998$801,307
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $53,890$345,852
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $123,864$600,418
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $177,754$946,270
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $811,244−$144,963
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $801,307 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$62,998
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$610,361
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$673,359
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $117,584$117,584
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,364$10,364
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $117,584 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,364$801,307
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $946,270 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $252,558 · Management $63,139$315,697
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,731 · Management $1,933$9,664
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,393 · Management $4,098$20,491
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,454 · Management $614$3,068
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,019$13,019
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $44,107$44,107
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $140,873 · Management $35,218$176,091
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,770$25,770
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,911$12,911
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,240 · Management $2,310$11,550
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $170,604 · Management $33,715$204,319
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $98,012 · Management $11,571$109,583
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $793,672 · Management $152,598 · Fundraising $0$946,270
Part X · Balance sheet $785,323 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $751,080$520,544
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $44,519$12,676
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$29,463
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$143,812
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $15,000$15,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $64,828$63,828
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $875,427$785,323
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$3,242
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$51,617
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$54,859
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $875,427$730,464
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $875,427$730,464
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $875,427$785,323
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $730,464 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$801,307
XI-2 Total expenses$946,270
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$144,963
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$875,427
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$730,464

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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