Sun Community Service FY2020 filing

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Bellingham, WA501(c)(3)Since 1975EIN 91-0926916Revenue $486K in FY2020

On file with the IRS515 E Chestnut St, 98225-5155 · Bellingham, WATax-exempt since Apr 1975Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Serving people in whatcom county with behavioral health needs by providing emergency shelter and supportive housing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $30K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$534K
67% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 67% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$486K
Spent
$480K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$267K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$486K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$486K
FY2021$556K
FY2022$592K
FY2023$458K
FY2024$718K
FY2025$704K
Expenses
$480K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$480K
FY2021$593K
FY2022$639K
FY2023$577K
FY2024$654K
FY2025$751K
Net assets
$267K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$267K
FY2021$230K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$64K
FY2024$129K
FY2025$82K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1975.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $445K Management & general 7% · $32K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$49,605Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Denise Yorston——$41,978$69,635$59,799$49,605
Hannah Osborne$63,757$67,375$41,382———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers emergency and permanent housing with support for individuals facing serious behavioral health challenges.

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3 programs · $428K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The organization operates sun house, an emergency shelter for people who are homeless and have behavioral health issues, serving 9 people at a time for approximately 55 people per year, providing medication monitoring, meals, beds and 24-HOUR supervision

$323Kprogram expense
02

Sun community service operates greggie's house, a permanent supporting housing project for six people with significant mental health diagnoses and who are homeless, providing supportive services 20 hours per week, including medication monitoring, life skills training and case management services.

$79Kprogram expense
03

Sun community service operates the I-street house, a permanent supported housing project for people who have a disabling condition and are homeless, providing supportive services 20 hours per week, including medication monitoring, life skills training and case management services for 5 clients at a time.

$26Kprogram 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$28K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$486K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$429K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$480K
Ln 25
Programscol B$445K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$267K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$245K
Total assetsLn 16$801K
LiabilitiesLn 26$534K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$429K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$486K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$118K
SavingsLn 2$128K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$245K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$417K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$801K
LiabilitiesLn 26$534K
Net assetsLn 32$267K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K$245K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$120K$417K
Total assetsLn 16$413K$801K
LiabilitiesLn 26$151K$534K
Net assetsLn 32$262K$267K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$28K$23K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$205K$205K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$29K$2K$215
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$26K$2K$263
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$6K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$275
OccupancyLn 16$70K$70K
TravelLn 17$135$135
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$13K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$54K$566
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$480K$445K$32K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $704K$751K−$47K$82K 990 PDF
FY2024 $718K$654K$64K$129K 990 PDF
FY2023 $458K$577K−$119K$64K 990 PDF
FY2022 $592K$639K−$47K$183K 990 PDF
FY2021 $556K$593K−$37K$230K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $486K$480K$5K$267K 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
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Part I · Summary $485,550 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $53,024$54,454
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $375,588$429,354
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $790$1,742
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $429,402$485,550
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 $286,372$318,134
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $154,168$161,974
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $440,540$480,108
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,138$5,442
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $485,550 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $417,074 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$54,454
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$54,454
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,280$12,280
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $1,742$1,742
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $429,354 · Unrelated business $1,742 · Excluded from tax $0$485,550
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $480,108 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,857 · Management $23,036 · Fundraising $2,679$53,572
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $204,866$204,866
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,792 · Management $1,850 · Fundraising $215$30,857
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,316 · Management $2,260 · Fundraising $263$28,839
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,455 · Management $1,694$8,149
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,966 · Management $275$2,241
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $70,319$70,319
IX-17 TravelPrograms $135$135
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,141$10,141
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,345 · Management $2,045$15,390
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,840 · Management $566$54,406
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,193$1,193
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $445,225 · Management $31,726 · Fundraising $3,157$480,108
Part X · Balance sheet $801,420 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $62,986$117,878
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $125,789$127,528
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $94,176$134,995
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,925$12
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $119,733$416,771
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,236$4,236
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $412,845$801,420
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,557$534,137
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $151,004$534,137
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $261,841$267,283
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $412,845$801,420
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $267,283 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$485,550
XI-2 Total expenses$480,108
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,442
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$261,841
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$267,283

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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