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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MIRACLE MESSAGES.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,679,363
Total expenses
$1,409,522
Contributions and grants received
$3,621,187
Grants paid
$213,740
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$58,043
Other revenue
$133
Total assets, end of year
$3,486,768
Total liabilities, end of year
$14
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,486,754
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,043,474
Management and general expenses
$263,097
Fundraising expenses
$102,951
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,043,474

Program services were 74.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,621,187

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $58,043 · excluded $58,043

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $133 · excluded $133

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $133

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $213,740 · program services $213,740

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $461,740 · program services $348,754 · management and general $86,679 · fundraising $26,307

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $393,017 · program services $296,845 · management and general $73,780 · fundraising $22,392

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $25,239 · program services $13,178 · management and general $6,973 · fundraising $5,088

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $52,079 · program services $27,193 · management and general $14,389 · fundraising $10,497

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $69,134 · program services $36,097 · management and general $19,101 · fundraising $13,936

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,250 · management and general $6,250

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $77,970 · program services $65,151 · management and general $12,819

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,038 · program services $3,386 · management and general $1,821 · fundraising $831

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $30,204 · program services $16,940 · management and general $9,109 · fundraising $4,155

  • 17 · Travel

    total $38,971 · program services $20,893 · management and general $10,333 · fundraising $7,745

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,914 · management and general $11,914

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES

    total $12,501 · program services $501 · management and general $0 · fundraising $12,000

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,725 · program services $796 · management and general $9,929

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $766,690 · end of year $1,135,956

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $201,212 · end of year $2,350,812

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,835 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $14 · end of year $14

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $978,723 · end of year $2,790,897

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $695,857

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MIRACLE MESSAGES HELPS PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS REBUILD THEIR SOCIAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND FINANCIAL SECURITY, PRIMARILY THROUGH FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERVICES, A PHONE BUDDY PROGRAM, AND BASIC INCOME PILOTS.

  • MIRACLE FRIENDS: MIRACLE FRIENDS MATCHES UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS WITH TRAINED VOLUNTEERS FOR WEEKLY PHONE CALLS AND TEXTS. WE RECEIVE REFERRALS FROM CASE MANAGERS, VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LOOKING TO BUILD SOCIAL CONNECTIONS. WE MATCH PARTICIPANTS WITH VOLUNTEERS USING KEY DATA TO PREDICT SEEDS OF CONNECTION THAT CAN BLOSSOM. WE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO BOTH VOLUNTEERS AND PARTICIPANTS AS REQUESTED. AS THE RELATIONSHIP GROWS, WE TAILOR SUPPORT TO THE RELATIONSHIP STATUS. IN 2024, 470 REFERRALS CONNECTED WITH A VOLUNTEER (MATCHED PHONE BUDDIES), 17K INTERACTIONS WERE LOGGED DOCUMENTING OVER 131K MINUTES OF CONVERSATION AND CONNECTION.

    Expenses $290,978 · Grants $54,960

  • MIRACLE MONEY: MIRACLE MONEY EXPLORES DIRECT CASH THROUGH DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTION MODELS.THE COMBINATION OF CASH AND SOCIAL CONNECTION SUPPORTS AGENCY, WELL-BEING, AND A SENSE OF BELONGING-KEY INGREDIENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION. WE TAKE A "CASH PLUS" APPROACH, WHICH INCLUDES ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS THAT CREATE CONDITIONS FOR LASTING CHANGE, ALLOWING PEOPLE TO MOVE BEYOND SURVIVAL AND TOWARD LONG-TERM STABILITY AND SELF-DETERMINED SUCCESS. DISTRIBUTION MODELS INCLUDE: A) DIRECT CASH TRANSFERS OF $300/MONTHLY FOR ONE YEAR TO PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN OUR PHONE BUDDY PROGRAM FOR A MINIMUM OF 6 MONTHS (DIGNITY FUNDS); B) $750/MONTHLY FOR ONE YEAR FOR PARTICIPANTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRAMS RUN BY 5 PARTNERING HOMELESS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (THRIVING COMMUNITY FUND); C) OTHER FORMS OF CASH SUCH AS TRAVEL FUNDS FOR SPECIFIC REUNION NEEDS OR ONE TIME BACKUP RELIEF FUNDS. WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED $1.1M THROUGH MIRACLE MONEY, $970K OF WHICH WAS THROUGH BASIC INCOME.

    Expenses $406,328 · Grants $157,633

  • REUNION SERVICES: WE RECEIVE REFERRALS FROM CASE MANAGERS, HEALTH CARE WORKERS, VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS REQUESTING RECONNECTION WITH A LOVED ONE. WITH CONSENT FROM THE LOVED ONE, WE FACILITATE THE REUNION. OUR TRAINED DIGITAL DETECTIVES SEARCH FOR LOVED ONES ACROSS THE COUNTRY USING PUBLIC RECORDS AND ONLINE TOOLS. WITH DUAL CONSENT, WE FACILITATE A REUNION. THIS IS TYPICALLY AN INITIAL PHONE CALL THROUGH THE CASE MANAGER OR REFERRING PARTY. IN 2024, WE FACILITATED 182 REUNIONS, LEADING TO MORE THAN 1000 REUNIONS TOTAL.

    Expenses $159,341

  • STORYTELLING/NARRATIVE CHANGES

    Expenses $186,827 · Grants $1,147

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • DIANNA JONES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAMES OLSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JEN MCCLURE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KARI KAPLAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MELISSA GREGORY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SCOTT LAYNE DIRECTOR

    TREASURER (AS OF 10/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KEVIN ADLER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $163,687
    From this org
    $151,093
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,594
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,093
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,770
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,824
    Filer's total
    $163,687

  • MARY CARL

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $161,097
    From this org
    $150,089
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,008
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,089
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,136
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,872
    Filer's total
    $161,097

  • COLETTE LAY COO

    TREASURER (TO 10/2024)

    Total calculated
    $136,957
    From this org
    $119,339
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,618
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503219349314490

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