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Creates living-wage jobs, offers training, and upcycles textile waste for a thriving creative economy. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $102K in revenue, in expenses, and $329K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2022
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Grand Rapids, MI
Website
www.publicthread.org
Filings
3 on file (2023–2023)
Revenue
$102KFY2023
Expenses
Net assets
$329K
People
13
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  88-2752338 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Grand Rapids, MI Founded 2022
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Creates living-wage jobs, offers training, and upcycles textile waste for a thriving creative economy.
Leadership
Janay Brower · Chief Executive Officer · $50K
Money in and out
$102K revenue
Bottom line
22.0mo operating runway
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$102K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$329K
Pt X · Ln 32
Operating runway
22.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-37%
revenue over expenses, this year
Donor-funded
94%
of revenue is gifts & grants

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990-EZ
Revenue
$102K
FY2023▼ -80%
Expenses
FY2023
Total assets
FY2023
Total liabilities
$96K
FY2023
Total revenue
$102K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$329K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPublic Thread X
EINHdr · item D88-2752338
Principal addressHdr · item CGrand Rapids, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.publicthread.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2022
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2022

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$49,677Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founder & Ex
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janay Brower’s $50K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2162 $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

NameFY2023FY2023
Janay Brower$49,677$49,677

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $81K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

To provide bold upcycled luxury that supports people, the planet, and the community. Part of this mission is reducing textile waste in kent county & public thread post-industrial textile waste division in 2023, 20 tons (40,038 pounds) of textile "waste" was upcycled and reused

$81Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$95K · 94%
Other revenue$7K · 6%
Contributions & grants94%$95K
Other revenue6%$7K
Total revenueLn 12$102K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$256K
Total assetsLn 16
Total liabilitiesLn 26$96K
Total net assetsLn 32$329K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $256K · Operating expenses/yr $140K
22.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
not reported
Management & General
not reported
Fundraising
not reported
Cost to raise $1
not reported
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $95K · Total revenue $102K
94%
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
Program service revenue — · Total revenue $102K
Investment reliance
Investment income — · Total revenue $102K
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue — · Total expenses $140K
Rests on the self-reported EZ program figure
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $102K · Prior year $515K
-80%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $329K · Beginning of year $366K
-10%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $102K · Expenses $140K
-37%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $96K · Total assets $425K
23%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $329K · Total assets $425K
77%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Janay Brower · Reported title CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $50K · Total expenses $140K
36%
Personnel share
Salaries & benefits $115K · Total expenses $140K
82%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth -80%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$80K

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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)$425K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$656K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$515K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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