The Miracles Club

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Portland, OR501(c)(3)Since 1995Mental HealthEIN 93-1190084Revenue $5.9M in FY2024

On file with the IRSthemiraclesclub.org4200 Ne Ml King JR Blvd, 97211-3442 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Aug 1996Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To promote and help maintain healthy, sober and productive lifestyles by supporting efforts to obtain housing, employment and personal relationships for individuals struggling with addictions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 19 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
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $106K a year · 4% 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
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
$157K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 70% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $36K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$5.9M
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$5.2M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.9M
FY2024▲ +54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$385K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$994K
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$5.9M
Expenses
$5.2M
FY2024▲ +49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$491K
FY2021$934K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$5.2M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2024▲ +34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$403K
FY2021$516K
FY2022$68K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 1996.

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% · $4.8M Management & general 8% · $393K

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; $157K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir
$157,317Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julia Mines’s $157K as Executive Dir is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julia Mines$157,317$114,246$68,707$59,747$62,160
Scott Belt————$36,379
Karrie Forster—$28,494$27,420——
Susan Matlack Jones———$15,994—

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

Helps people recovering from addiction find housing, jobs, and relationships for healthy, sober lives.

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1 program · $4.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Programs to treat addiction as well as to provide supporting services to help obtain housing and employment and generally to promote and maintan productive lifestyles.

$4.8Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$36K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $30K · 2022–2022
None Left BehindOR · FY2022$30,255

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$299K
Other incomeLn 4–11$148K
Money outPt IX
$5.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.8M
Managementcol C$393K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$626K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
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$5.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$299K
Investment incomeLn 3$492
Other incomeLn 4–11$148K
Total revenueLn 12$5.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$626K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$626K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$304K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 625
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$1.2M$626K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$62K$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$24K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$157K$157K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$2.1M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$115K$115K
Payroll taxesLn 10$256K$256K
Legal feesLn 11b$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$81K$81K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$378K$378K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K$33K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$35K
TravelLn 17$63K$63K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$1.2M
All other expensesLn 24e$837K$445K$393K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.2M$4.8M$393K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.9M$5.2M$644K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.8M$3.5M$319K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $994K$1.4M−$448K$68K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$934K$123K$516K 990 PDF
FY2020 $385K$491K−$105K$403K 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 $5,873,625 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,693,711$5,426,193
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $42,149$298,792
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $509$492
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $83,464$148,148
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,819,833$5,873,625
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 $1,538,470$2,611,020
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,962,848$2,618,539
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,501,318$5,229,559
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $318,515$644,066
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 $5,873,625 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,419,092
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,101
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,426,193
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $298,792$298,792
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $492$492
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $71,986$71,986
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $75,462$75,462
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $700$700
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $298,792 · Unrelated business $492 · Excluded from tax $148,148$5,873,625
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,229,559 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $157,317$157,317
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,082,354$2,082,354
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $115,471$115,471
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $255,878$255,878
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $22,638$22,638
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $80,576$80,576
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $377,580$377,580
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $33,455$33,455
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,650$34,650
IX-17 TravelPrograms $63,380$63,380
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,570$16,570
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,152,490$1,152,490
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $444,603 · Management $392,597$837,200
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,836,962 · Management $392,597 · Fundraising $0$5,229,559
Part X · Balance sheet $2,169,789 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,237,245$626,328
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $34,969$20,169
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$29,907
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $61,956$1,189,836
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $302,196$303,549
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,636,366$2,169,789
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $45$3,589
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,729$20,910
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,774$24,499
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $678,044$905,395
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $928,548$1,239,895
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,606,592$2,145,290
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,636,366$2,169,789
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,145,290 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,873,625
XI-2 Total expenses$5,229,559
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$644,066
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,606,592
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$105,368
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,145,290

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

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