The Guest House INC

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To provide emergency food and shelter for adult homeless men of henry county. To teach life skills and provide support in a healthy and safe environment. To offer the life changing and live saving message of jesus christ to the residents of the Guest House. To assist residents to secure employment, education and or training and permanent House.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$37K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
Concern: 50% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $87K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
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
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$284K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$238K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$213K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$284K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$156K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$242K
FY2024$284K
Expenses
$238K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$181K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$223K
FY2024$238K
Net assets
$213K
FY2024▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$154K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$213K

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 Jun 2014.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $118K Management & general 44% · $105K Fundraising 6% · $14K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$36,926Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Passow’s $37K as Executive Di is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 852 $100K–1M housing 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Jeff Passow$36,926$32,646

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers emergency food, shelter, life skills, and spiritual support to homeless men, helping them find jobs and housing.

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1 program · $118K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To provide emergency food and shelter for adult homeless men of henry county. To teach life skills and provide support in a healthy and safe environment. To offer the life changing and lifesaving message of jesus christ to the residents of the guest house.

$118Kprogram 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$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$284K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$155K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$73K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Money outPt IX
$238K
Ln 25
Programscol B$118K
Managementcol C$105K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$213K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K
Total assetsLn 16$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$73K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$155K
Total revenueLn 12$284K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$81K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$87K
Total assetsLn 16$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$213K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
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$70K$81K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$83K$87K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$46K
Total assetsLn 16$167K$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$167K$213K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$37K$26K$7K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$94K$66K$19K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$9K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$505$505
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$37K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$5K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$8K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$238K$118K$105K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $284K$238K$46K$213K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $242K$223K$19K$167K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $214K$220K−$6K$148K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $214K$181K$33K$154K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 $156K$167K−$11K$121K 990 PDF

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 $283,548 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $73,982$72,934
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $90,989$52,312
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,314$3,702
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $74,977$154,600
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $242,262$283,548
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $124,976$143,958
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $98,402$93,733
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $223,378$237,691
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,884$45,857
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $283,548 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $84,328 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$72,934
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$72,934
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $50,122 · Excluded from tax $2,190$52,312
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,702$3,702
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $69,300$69,300
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $972$972
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $54,796 · Excluded from tax $155,818$283,548
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $237,691 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,848 · Management $7,385 · Fundraising $3,693$36,926
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $65,822 · Management $18,806 · Fundraising $9,403$94,031
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,101 · Management $2,600 · Fundraising $1,300$13,001
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $505$505
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $19,160$19,160
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,661$1,661
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $36,614$36,614
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,574$4,574
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,749$5,749
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,563 · Management $8,777$13,340
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,376 · Management $3,754$12,130
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $118,284 · Management $105,011 · Fundraising $14,396$237,691
Part X · Balance sheet $212,725 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,420$80,507
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,527$45,595
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $82,921$86,623
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $166,868$212,725
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $158,756$204,613
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,112$8,112
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $166,868$212,725
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $166,868$212,725
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $212,725 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$283,548
XI-2 Total expenses$237,691
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$45,857
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$166,868
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$212,725

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

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