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Refuge Foundation
Refuge Foundation reported $12.4 million in revenue and $216,352 in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $100.00 went to program services, $0.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $217,679 (DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 1592139% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $216KFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 100.0% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 100.0% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $217,679 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 100.61% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 786.7 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 2 of 7 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseSupports national christian foundation by making grants that supports non-denominational christian retreat centers committed to the practice of silence, solitude and simplicity in a natural setting of god's creation where the participant commits themselves to practice these spiritual disciples during their stay, in order to experience the presence of christ, hear his voice and realign and re-energize their perspectives to his will for their lives
Viewpoint at palmer is a property currently being used for housing christian missionaries as they come back to the united states, giving them time to rest, recover, and prepare to go back into the mission field
Judson mission view is a property that is currently being developed. Once developed, judson mission view will be used for retreats that are committed to the practice of silence, solitude and simplicity in a natural setting of god's creation where the participant commits themselves to practice these spiritual disciples during their stay, in order to experience the presence of christ, hear his voice and realign and re-energize their perspectives to his will for their lives
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $196,271 | $21,408 | $217,679 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $146,232 | $18,732 | $164,964 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $125,571 | $30,423 | $155,994 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $85,197 | $26,757 | $111,954 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Refuge Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b7 · 2 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- 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 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 50
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Every number above is copied from Refuge Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Refuge Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Refuge Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Refuge Foundation reported that 100.0% of its $216,352 in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Refuge Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Refuge Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $217,679, for the role of DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Refuge Foundation get its money?
Of $12.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 100.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Refuge Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 46-4299583 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513219349303926 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202540279349301489 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303199349318765 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232589349302203 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142879349301674 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202011979349305341 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 46-4299583: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.