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← DAVIDS REFUGE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by DAVIDS REFUGE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,723,276
Total expenses
$1,261,882
Contributions and grants received
$1,625,092
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$83,055
Other revenue
$15,129
Total assets, end of year
$3,983,688
Total liabilities, end of year
$19,948
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,963,740
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$804,556
Management and general expenses
$98,831
Fundraising expenses
$358,495
Program service expenses (Part III)
$804,556

Program services were 63.8% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $59,910

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,565,182

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $81,575

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $83,055 · excluded $83,055

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $44,900

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $59,910

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $29,771

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $15,129 · excluded $15,129

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $104,945 · program services $59,900 · management and general $3,052 · fundraising $41,993

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $436,136 · program services $249,820 · management and general $12,624 · fundraising $173,692

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,653 · management and general $5,653

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,130 · program services $1,787 · management and general $91 · fundraising $1,252

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $56,533 · program services $32,268 · management and general $1,644 · fundraising $22,621

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,410 · management and general $1,410

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $10,022 · management and general $10,022

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $54,786 · program services $17,536 · management and general $37,250

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,517 · fundraising $7,517

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $67,531 · program services $33,678 · management and general $20,641 · fundraising $13,212

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $34,927 · program services $13,273 · fundraising $21,654

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,435 · management and general $2,435

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,633 · program services $2,252 · management and general $1,381

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,915 · program services $4,287 · management and general $2,628

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSE - OTHER

    total $389,755 · program services $389,755

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENT SUPPLIES

    total $53,172 · fundraising $53,172

  • 24c · Other expenses: FUND DEVELOPMENT

    total $23,382 · fundraising $23,382

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $64,706 · end of year $81,574

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $276,562 · end of year $57,104

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $128,000 · end of year $69,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,203 · end of year $15,195

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

    $15,790

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

    $10,486

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,436 · end of year $5,304

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,861,954 · end of year $3,755,511

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,952 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,829 · end of year $19,948

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $250,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $8,952 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,406,032 · end of year $2,994,740

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $676,000 · end of year $969,000

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF DAVID'S REFUGE IS TO PROVIDE RESPITE, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR LIFE THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THROUGH OUR MAIN SERVICES OF OVERNIGHT RESPITE, WELLNESS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, WE WORK TO REFRESH, RESTORE AND RENEW THEM IN THEIR ROLE AS FULL TIME UNPAID FAMILY CAREGIVERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

DAVID'S REFUGE PROVIDES RESPITE, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR LIFE THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. PARENTS ARE OFFERED SERVICES THROUGH OVERNIGHT RESPITE, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING.

  • OVERNIGHT RESPITE: PARENTS ARE OFFERED TWO NIGHTS OF RESPITE IN A BED & BREAKFAST OR INN DIRECTED BY A HOST COUPLE. HOSTS ARE VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE OR HAVE HAD CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR HAVE WORKED IN THE SPECIAL NEEDS WORLD. THEY REMIND OUR PARENTS THEY ARE NOT ALONE, WHAT THEY DO MATTERS, AND ARE LOVED BY GOD. DURING THEIR STAY THEY ARE PROVIDED WITH A MEAL STIPEND, OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDCARE REIMBURSEMENT AND OFFERED A BEAUTIFUL RESPITE BOX. WE SERVED 455 FAMILIES IN 2025.

    Expenses $412,006

  • COMMUNITY EVENTS: IN ADDITION TO WEEKEND RESPITE, WE PROVIDE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES. THE MORE REGULAR THEIR RESPITE, THE MORE PARENTS ARE ABLE TO DEAL WITH STRESS, THUS PREVENTING POTENTIAL HEALTH AND FAMILY BREAKDOWNS. FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO EVENTS SUCH AS THE CAREGIVER SUMMIT AND WELLENESS RETREAT, VALENTINE'S DAY DATE, NOURISHING YOU MOM'S RETREAT, HALLOWEEN EVENT, DAD'S DAY AND MORE. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE PROGRAM TEAM COLLABORATIONS TO INCLUDE COUPLES RETREATS, MINI RETREAT OVERNIGHT AND BURNOUT RETREAT. THISSERVICE TOUCHED OVER 1580 CAREGIVERS IN 2025.

    Expenses $208,626

  • WELLNESS PROGRAMMING: WE PROVIDE A WELLNESS EDUCATION INCLUDING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE FAMILIES SERVED BY DAVID'S REFUGE. THIS YEAR ROUND PROGRAMMING IS OFFERED THROUGH WELLNESS PARTNERS IN THE CNY COMMUNITY AND IS OFFERED IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. OVER 230 CAREGIVERS PARTICIPATED IN 2025.

    Expenses $183,924

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • James Godleski

    PRESIDENT THROUGH 10/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jessica Charboneau

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • April Brissette

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Scott Johnson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Craig Zinserling

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Willis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pierre Morrisseau

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patrick Rohe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Kirchoff

    PRESIDENT AS OF 11/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kelly Buck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ashley Chayka

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Warren Pfohl

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meghan Reap

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alison Xuan Ha

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kate Houck

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $104,945
    From this org
    $102,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,060
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
21 April 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202621119349300122

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