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Shirley's Way
Shirley's Way reported $10.4 million in revenue and $7.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $89.45 went to program services, $7.01 to management and general costs and $3.54 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 6.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $92,650 (PRESIDENT CEO). Revenue rose 1569% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $7.4MFor 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 $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.4% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.0% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.5% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.42 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 6.1% | 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 | $92,650 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.25% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.8 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 4 of 4 | 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 expenseFinancial assistance for patients with everyday living expenses. These include rent, mortgage, utilities, transportation, food, clothing, medical needs, funeral expenses, household expenses, and general living expenses
Children programs. We provide anything to promote a childs education or extracurricular activities. Also we provide food to children on the weekends. We do this by supporting the kids through the local school system. We have partnered with many local schools
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT CEO Director/trustee, officer, 025.00 hrs/week | $92,650 | $0 | $0 | $92,650 |
| CFO Director/trustee, officer, 030.00 hrs/week | $88,765 | $0 | $0 | $88,765 |
| COO Director/trustee, officer, 040.00 hrs/week | $79,266 | $0 | $0 | $79,266 |
| SECRETARY Director/trustee, officer, 030.00 hrs/week | $40,132 | $0 | $0 | $40,132 |
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–1b4 · 4 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 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- 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 4Yes
- 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 581
- Volunteers Part I, line 6335
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| DINSMORE AND SHOHL LLP Attorney | $109,542 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to Shirley's Way totaling $8,334 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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Of every $100 Shirley's Way spent in 2024, $89.45 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Shirley's Way's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Shirley's Way reported that 89.4% of its $7.4 million in expenses went to program services, 7.0% to management and general and 3.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Shirley's Way pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Shirley's Way reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $92,650, for the role of PRESIDENT CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Shirley's Way get its money?
Of $10.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 6.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Shirley's Way a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 90-1024077 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543219349327324 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423209349317887 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333199349315838 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223089349303467 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103199349315300 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043219349317559 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 90-1024077: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.