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SOLACE FRIENDS INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $938K · expenses $506K · assets $1.3M

EIN
83-1754134
Address
4142 MONONA DR, MADISON, WI 53716-1662
Website
www.solacefriends.org
NTEE code
P74
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
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Mission

Provide a place of compassionate, safe, comfortable presence and caregiving to our community's most vulnerable people as they prepare for the end of their lives.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Kendra Deja Executive Director2023-2024 $99,500$112,015 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

34 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ann Catlett Director2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Ed Hughes Treasurer2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Katherine Kamp President2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Joan Karan Director2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Laura Rose Director2024 3 $0 reported 1
Maya Holtzman - end Oct 2024 Director2024 3 $0 reported 1
Latasha Robinson Director2024 3 $0 reported 1
Lisa Berry Director2024 3 $0 reported 1
Jane Corkery Director2024 3 $0 reported 1
Lisa Cappelli Director2024 3 $0 reported 1
Marco Torrez Miranda - begin Dec 20 Director2024 3 $0 reported 1
James Ircink - begin Dec 2024 Director2024 3 $0 reported 1
Karen Reppen-thru July 2023 (former) Director2023 10 $0 reported 1
Rebecka Crandall-thru Sept 2023 (former) Director2023 3 $0 reported 1
Laura Rose- begin Sept 2023 (former) Director2023 3 $0 reported 1
Maya Holtzman (former) Director2023 3 $0 reported 1
Latasha Robinson - begin Nov 2023 (former) Director2023 3 $0 reported 1
Lisa Berry - begin Oct 2023 (former) Director2023 3 $0 reported 1
Jane Corkery - begin Sept 2023 (former) Director2023 3 $0 reported 1
Lisa Cappelli - Begin Sept 2023 (former) Director2023 3 $0 reported 1
MARCUS PEARSON- Thru Aug 2023 (former) Director2023 1 $0 reported 1
Karen Reppen (former) Director2021-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Charlestine Daniel - until Nov 2022 (former) Director2022 3 $0 reported 1
Julie Hiuras Mascitti - until April (former) Director2022 3 $0 reported 1
Rebecka Crandall (former) Director2021-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Laura Rose - started July 2022 (former) Director2022 3 $0 reported 1
Jim Struve - until March 2022 (former) Director2022 3 $0 reported 1
Maya Holtzman - start Oct 2022 (former) Director2022 3 $0 reported 1
Julie Hiuras Mascitti (former) Director2021 2 $0 reported 1
Charlestine Daniel (former) Director2021 3 $0 reported 1
David Kinyon (former) Director (thru 3/21)2021 2 $0 reported 1
Eric Knudson (former) Director (thru 9/21)2021 3 $0 reported 1
Andrew O'Donnell (former) Director(thru 12/21)2021 5 $0 reported 1
Jim Struve (former) Director (as of 12/21)2021 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 13 people listed · 1 paid, $100K · 12 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kendra Deja Executive Director40 $99,500$0$0 $99,5001
Ann Catlett Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Ed Hughes Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Katherine Kamp President10 $0$0$0 $01
Joan Karan Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Laura Rose Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Maya Holtzman - end Oct 2024 Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Latasha Robinson Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Berry Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Jane Corkery Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Cappelli Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Marco Torrez Miranda - begin Dec 20 Director3 $0$0$0 $01
James Ircink - begin Dec 2024 Director3 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 14 people listed · 1 paid, $13K · 3 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kendra Deja Executive Director40 $12,515$0$0 $12,5151
Ann Catlett President10 $0$0$0 $01
Ed Hughes Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Katherine Kamp President10 $0$0$0 $01
Joan Karan Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Karen Reppen-thru July 2023 Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Rebecka Crandall-thru Sept 2023 Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Laura Rose- begin Sept 2023 Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Maya Holtzman Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Latasha Robinson - begin Nov 2023 Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Berry - begin Oct 2023 Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Jane Corkery - begin Sept 2023 Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Cappelli - Begin Sept 2023 Director3 $0$0$0 $01
MARCUS PEARSON- Thru Aug 2023 Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ann Catlett President20 $0$0$0 $01
Ed Hughes Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Katherine Kamp Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
Joan Karan Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Karen Reppen Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Charlestine Daniel - until Nov 2022 Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Julie Hiuras Mascitti - until April Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Rebecka Crandall Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Laura Rose - started July 2022 Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Jim Struve - until March 2022 Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Maya Holtzman - start Oct 2022 Director3 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ann Catlett President20 $0-$0 $01
Karen Reppen Vice-president10 $0-$0 $01
Ed Hughes Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
Julie Hiuras Mascitti Director2 $0-$0 $01
Joan Karan Director8 $0-$0 $01
Charlestine Daniel Director3 $0-$0 $01
Katherine Kamp Director5 $0-$0 $01
David Kinyon Director (thru 3/21)2 $0-$0 $01
Eric Knudson Director (thru 9/21)3 $0-$0 $01
Andrew O'Donnell Director(thru 12/21)5 $0-$0 $01
Rebecka Crandall Director (as of 12/21)5 $0-$0 $01
Jim Struve Director (as of 12/21)2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$938,124$505,824 $1,295,918$1,267,125 $921,743$0 $99,50012100
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$646,334$159,527 $1,233,069$834,825 $644,620$0 $12,516325
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$231,533$96,287 $704,532$324,961 $231,533$0 $0125
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$180,810$19,512 $189,715$189,715 $180,810$0 ---

Funders of this organization

11 grantors reported grants to this organization, $634,098 in all, tax years 2021 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DANIEL AND JULIE HARTUNG CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SOLACE FRIENDS INC” 2024-2025 2$140,000 2025$20,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$123,766 2024$40,300
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OSCAR RENNEBOHM FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SOLACE FRIENDS INC” 2023-2024 2$101,600 2024$1,600
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MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$85,000 2024$25,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$44,932 2024$21,516
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MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SOLACE FRIENDS INC” 2021, 2023 2$40,000 2023$15,000
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EVJUE FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2021-2022 2$35,000 2022$15,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$30,500 2024$25,000
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ROOTS AND WINGS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SOLACE FRIENDS INC” 2021 1$25,000 2021$25,000
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VOGEL FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Solace Friends Inc” 2023-2025 3$8,000 2025$1,500
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ALLIANT ENERGY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SOLACE FRIENDS INC” 2023-2024 2$300 2024$200
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $505,824 spent · pay $324,911 · grants $0 · events $1,098
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $199,759$189,771$9,988- 39.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $99,500$49,750$29,850$19,900 19.7%
Fees: other services $48,623$12,605$7,563$28,455 9.6%
Occupancy $34,447$26,855$5,361$2,231 6.8%
Office expenses $32,903$27,434$4,776$693 6.5%
Payroll taxes $22,167$17,742$2,951$1,474 4.4%
Fees: accounting $16,832-$16,832- 3.3%
Interest $16,658$13,332$2,218$1,108 3.3%
Other (as described)PAYROLL ADMIN $8,453-$8,453- 1.7%
Depreciation and depletion $7,674$6,142$1,022$510 1.5%
Insurance $4,431$2,961$1,470- 0.9%
Other (as described)HOUSE SUPPLIES $4,266$4,266-- 0.8%
Other (as described)FOOD FOR RESIDENCE $4,096$4,096-- 0.8%
Other employee benefits $3,485$1,069$2,327$89 0.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,098$549$329$220 0.2%
Information technology $895-$895- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $496$248$248- 0.1%
Travel $41-$41- 0.0%
Total$505,824100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $159,527 spent · pay $57,674 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $48,522$24,261$14,557$9,704 30.4%
Other salaries and wages $39,251$19,626$11,775$7,850 24.6%
Interest $18,382$18,382-- 11.5%
Occupancy $17,687$17,687-- 11.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $12,516$6,258$3,755$2,503 7.8%
Payroll taxes $4,039$2,019$1,212$808 2.5%
Insurance $3,915$3,046$869- 2.5%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $3,486$1,743$1,046$697 2.2%
Office expenses $2,695$578$2,117- 1.7%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINT $2,247$2,247-- 1.4%
Other employee benefits $1,868$934$560$374 1.2%
Fees: accounting $1,850-$1,850- 1.2%
Other (as described)HOUSE SUPPLIES $1,385$1,385-- 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $981$400$581- 0.6%
Travel $510$255$153$102 0.3%
Fees: legal $193-$193- 0.1%
Total$159,527100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $96,287 spent · pay $44,041 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $40,953$16,381$16,381$8,191 42.5%
Fees: other services $34,330$1,716$1,717$30,897 35.7%
Interest $6,188$6,188-- 6.4%
Occupancy $3,392$3,392-- 3.5%
Payroll taxes $3,088$1,253$1,208$627 3.2%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINT $2,912$2,912-- 3.0%
Office expenses $2,823-$2,823- 2.9%
Insurance $1,702$1,225$477- 1.8%
Fees: accounting $669-$669- 0.7%
Other (as described)HOUSE SUPPLIES $230$230-- 0.2%
Total$96,287100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $19,512 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $14,076 72.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,420 22.7%
Printing, publications, postage $1,016 5.2%
Total$19,512100%

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