Monarch Grief Center

Tax-deductible

Perrysburg, OH501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 88-3113455Revenue $286K in FY2024

On file with the IRSmonarchgriefcenter.org314 Louisiana Ave, 43551-1461 · Perrysburg, OHTax-exempt since Aug 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide those in northwest ohio who are grieving with a place to turn so they feel less alone in their Grief journey.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 50% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$286K
+129% vs prior year
Spent
$246K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$98K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$286K
FY2024▲ +129%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$45K
FY2023$125K
FY2024$286K
Net assets
$98K
FY2024▲ +69%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$42K
FY2023$58K
FY2024$98K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2022.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $226K Management & general 8% · $20K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$63,533Pt VII · Sec A
Outreach Director
$35,013Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Polakowski’s $64K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Tim Polakowski$63,533$37,408
Amy Row$35,013$20,842

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers support and community for grieving individuals in Northwest Ohio.

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3 programs · $226K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Individual Grief Counseling

Counselors provide a comforting, empathetic, and nonjudgmental space for you to share and process your grief.

$147Kprogram expense
02

Specialized Grief Support Groups

Support groups provide a safe, trusted place to experience, process, and cope alongside others who are also grieving a similar loss.

$56Kprogram expense
03

Community Outreach and Education

Create a community that is more grief literate through education and other outreach efforts.

$23Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$286K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$219K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24K
Money outPt IX
$246K
Ln 25
Programscol B$226K
Managementcol C$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$98K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K
Total assetsLn 16$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$219K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Total revenueLn 12$286K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$95K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$95K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$98K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K$95K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$3K
Total assetsLn 16$58K$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$58K$98K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$99K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$950$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$585$575$10
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$1K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$23K
TravelLn 17$71$71
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$138$138
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$698
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K$64K
All other expensesLn 24e$732$732
Total functional expensesLn 25$246K$226K$20K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $286K$246K$40K$98K 990 PDF
FY2023 $125K$58K 990 PDF
FY2022 $45K$42K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $285,762 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$24,276
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$219,030
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$42,456
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$285,762
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 $58,250$126,401
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $50,702$119,331
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $108,952$245,732
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$108,952$40,030
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $285,762 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$24,276
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,276
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $219,030$219,030
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $42,456$42,456
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $219,030 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $42,456$285,762
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $245,732 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $98,546$98,546
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,872$18,872
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,983$8,983
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $950 · Management $1,100$2,050
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $575 · Management $10$585
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,404$7,404
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,134 · Management $17,869$19,003
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,416$23,416
IX-17 TravelPrograms $71$71
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $138$138
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,181 · Management $698$1,879
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,053$64,053
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $732$732
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $225,917 · Management $19,815 · Fundraising $0$245,732
Part X · Balance sheet $97,922 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $57,892$95,310
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$2,612
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $57,892$97,922
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $57,892$97,922
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $57,892$97,922
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $97,922 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$285,762
XI-2 Total expenses$245,732
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$40,030
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$57,892
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$97,922

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

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