Sarah's Circle
Sarah's Circle reported $10.0 million in revenue and $7.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.17 went to program services, $7.62 to management and general costs and $6.21 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 87.7% of the total. Government grants made up 49.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $257,086 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 22% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $7.1MFor context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$38.46 $3.9M
- Government grants$49.14 $4.9M
- Program service revenue$0.85 $85,385
- Investment income$11.55 $1.2M
Other revenue was negative: −$9,759. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.2% | 87.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.6% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.2% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 87.7% | 17.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 49.2% | 1.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.9% | 66.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $257,086 | $300,863 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.61% | 1.57% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 88.5 | 10.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 13 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseInterim housing - every day the interim housing program provides comprehensive services including shelter and 24-hour access to 50 women who are currently homeless. The goal of the program is to help women move into permanent housing as quickly as possible with intensive case management, housing coordination, and other individualized services tailored to the strengths and challenges of the individual
Permanent supportive housing - the organization provides permanent supportive housing to women who have a disabling condition who have been chronically homeless. Some women in this program were homeless for over a decade before being housed. Each woman in the program is provided with a housing subsidy, intensive case management, and other individualized supportive services to help her improve her health, well-being, and self-sufficiency. This type of housing has been proven to improve outcomes for the most difficult to serve individuals and reduce public costs for jails, emergency rooms, and…
Daytime support center - the daytime support center is a safe and welcoming community for any woman in need, whether street homeless,doubled up with friends or family, formerly homeless, struggling with domestic violence, or simply low income and in need of community. Services include basic necessities, such as food, bathrooms, showers,laundry, telephone, computers with internet access, and an address for mail; educational and general interest programming on a variety of topics; individualized case management; and housing coordination
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $226,775 | $0 | $30,311 | $257,086 |
| SR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & PROPERTIES Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $145,620 | $0 | $14,751 | $160,371 |
| SR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $126,992 | $0 | $17,480 | $144,472 |
| DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $101,796 | $0 | $15,364 | $117,160 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Sarah's Circle (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $257K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 12 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 573
- Volunteers Part I, line 6330
Private foundation grants it received
33 private foundations reported grants to Sarah's Circle totaling $646K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Sarah's Circle's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Sarah's Circle reported that 86.2% of its $7.1 million in expenses went to program services, 7.6% to management and general and 6.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Sarah's Circle pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Sarah's Circle reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $257,086, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Sarah's Circle get its money?
Of $10.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 87.7% came from contributions and grants (including 49.2% from government grants) and 0.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Sarah's Circle a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-3043662 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202543459349301039 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202413309349300901 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202303189349307580 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202340449349301339 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202103149349306680 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202033499349300648 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-3043662: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.