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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SOJOURNER HOUSE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,075,739
Total expenses
$1,031,574
Contributions and grants received
$981,551
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$71,863
Investment income
$22,325
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,257,054
Total liabilities, end of year
$47,989
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,209,065
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$919,982
Management and general expenses
$111,592
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$919,982

Program services were 89.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $711,586

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $269,965

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $168,438

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $71,863 · related or exempt $71,863

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22,325 · excluded $22,325

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $120,487 · program services $120,487

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $396,506 · program services $396,506

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $31 · program services $31

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $23,192 · program services $23,192

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $45,102 · program services $45,102

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $41,139 · management and general $41,139

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $28,728 · program services $4,269 · management and general $24,459

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $21,138 · program services $21,138

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,400 · management and general $10,400

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $44,063 · program services $44,063

  • 17 · Travel

    total $150 · program services $75 · management and general $75

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $31,048 · management and general $31,048

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,378 · program services $16,499 · management and general $2,879

  • 24a · Other expenses: DONATED GOODS

    total $130,000 · program services $130,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $39,179 · program services $38,741 · management and general $438

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

    total $37,035 · program services $37,035

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $27,171 · program services $26,770 · management and general $401

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $16,827 · program services $16,074 · management and general $753

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $647,558 · end of year $625,354

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $175,665 · end of year $177,652

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $85,250 · end of year $82,733

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $26,641 · end of year $31,447

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,768,982

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,006,770

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $732,435 · end of year $762,212

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $512,830 · end of year $570,905

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,493 · end of year $6,751

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $54,173 · end of year $40,093

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,768 · end of year $7,896

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,125,931 · end of year $2,209,065

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SOJOURNER HOUSE IS A SHELTER OF HOPE FOR FAMILIES;PROVIDING A CIRCLE OF SUPPORT AND EMPOWERING THEM TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SOJOURNER HOUSE IS A SHELTER OF HOPE FOR FAMILIES; PROVIDING A CIRCLE OF SUPPORT AND EMPOWERING THEM TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE.

  • FAMILY SHELTER - FOUNDED IN 1981, SOJOURNER HOUSE WAS THE FIRST FAMILY SHELTER IN BOSTON TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH MALE AND FEMALE PARENTS ALONG WITH CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. AS ONE OF THE FEW HANDICAP-ACCESSIBLE SHELTERS IN MASSACHUSETTS, SOJOURNER HOUSE PROVIDES SHELTER FOR UP TO NINE FAMILIES, ACCOMMODATING UP TO TWENTY-FOUR INDIVIDUALS AT FULL CAPACITY. IN ADDITION, SOJOURNER HOUSE OPERATES A WEEKLY FOOD PANTRY SERVING BOTH ITS RESIDENTS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

    Expenses $859,492

  • PERMANENT HOUSING - SOJOURNER HOUSE OWNS AND MANAGES AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROPERTIES IN ROXBURY AND MILTON.

    Expenses $23,644 · Revenue $71,863

  • HOUSING SERVICES - SOJOURNER HOUSE WORKS WITH FAMILIES TO IDENTIFY UNIQUE BARRIERS TO SECURING PERMANENT HOUSING. FAMILIES RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT IN THE AREAS OF HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, JOB TRAINING, BUDGETING, PARENTING, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY. SOJOURNER HOUSE HAS DEVELOPED STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE ONSITE WORKSHOPS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE FAMILIES WE SERVE. ONCE A FAMILY SECURES PERMANENT HOUSING SOJOURNER HOUSE PROVIDES STABILIZATION SERVICES FOR UP TO TWO YEARS TO ENSURE THE FAMILY HAS A SEAMLESS TRANSITION INTO THEIR NEW HOME AND COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $36,846

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • FELICIA SMITH

    EXEC. DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $115,726
    From this org
    $115,517
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $209
    Hours/week
    40

  • PAMELA ALEXANDER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CHARLES ELLIS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DOREEN MANGINI PHD

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JULIE PANCHAMSINGH-BARAKAT ED

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ALISON MARSCHNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MICHAEL MCGREENERY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JACQUELYN SMITH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • EMANUEL WILLIAMS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • SUSIE PICKENS

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 9/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503149349301850

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