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← MORE THAN A PHONE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MORE THAN A PHONE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,558,090
Total expenses
$903,371
Contributions and grants received
$1,473,340
Grants paid
$714,402
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$84,750
Total assets, end of year
$1,781,082
Total liabilities, end of year
$21,137
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,759,945
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$722,026
Management and general expenses
$93,970
Fundraising expenses
$87,375
Program service expenses (Part III)
$722,026

Program services were 79.9% 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

    $200,664

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $200,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,072,676

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $414,277

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $11,142

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

    $200,664

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $75,345

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$64,203 · excluded -$64,203

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $208,170

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $59,217

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $148,953 · excluded $148,953

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $714,402 · program services $714,402

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $73,971 · program services $1,879 · management and general $26,918 · fundraising $45,174

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,043 · program services $128 · management and general $1,835 · fundraising $3,080

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,200 · management and general $18,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $32,709 · management and general $32,709

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $32,439 · fundraising $32,439

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,425 · program services $5,617 · management and general $12,808

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,682 · fundraising $6,682

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,500 · management and general $1,500

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,019,313 · end of year $1,173,263

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $8,000 · end of year $20,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $29,763 · end of year $285,750

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $71,748 · end of year $157,732

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,302 · end of year $144,337

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $26,900 · end of year $21,137

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,105,226 · end of year $1,759,945

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AT MORE THAN A PHONE, WE BELIEVE EVERYONE DESERVES A RELIABLE AND SAFE SMARTPHONE, ESPECIALLY SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WE MEET THE NEED FOR CONNECTION WHILE EMPOWERING INDEPENDENCE THROUGH OUR DEVICES AND DATA. WE ALSO CULTIVATE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE US, IN CITIES WHERE THE CELLULAR CONNECTION, LLC (TCC) HAS A RETAIL FOOTPRINT, THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM AND VICTIM ADVOCACY AS A WAY TO GIVE MORE THAN A PHONE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDING SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH SMARTPHONES AND DATA SERVICE TO STAY CONNECTED.

  • MORE THAN A PHONE IS OUR PROGRAM THAT DONATES SMART PHONES AND DATA SERVICE TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP THOSE IN NEED STAY CONNECTED; AS MOST OF US KNOW OUR WIRELESS DEVICES ARE NEARLY A NECESSITY. WHEN FACED WITH A TRAUMATIC LIFE EVENT, THE REASSURANCE OF BEING CONNECTED CAN HELP REDUCE SOME STRESS.WE PARTNER WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS AND OTHER NONPROFITS THAT SUPPORT SURVIVORS. WE PROVIDE THEM WITH AN ANNUAL BOX THAT CONTAINS 40 PHONES, AND EACH PHONE IS ACTIVATED WHEN NEEDED WITH 4 MONTHS OF DATA SERVICE. THE PHONES ARE THEIRS TO KEEP FOREVER.

    Expenses $722,026 · Grants $714,402

  • DONATE A PHONE, TURN IN YOUR OLD DEVICE AT PARTICIPATING TCC AND WIRELESS ZONE STORES. THESE PHONES WILL BE PROPERLY RECYCLED, AND DONATIONS WILL SUPPORT THE PROGRAM THROUGH A THIRD-PARTY DONATION.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Brandi Craig

    PRESIDENT/ FUNDRAISING

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristi Behler

    TREASURER/FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sam Ryan

    SECRETARY/ STRATEGIC DIRECTION

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Abby Speers

    FUNDRAISING

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jimmy Rayford

    PAST PRESIDENT/STRATEGIC DIRECTION

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Moorehead

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Jim Austin

    FUNDRAISING

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Holmes-Gullans

    PROGRAMMING

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bertarius Peterson

    STRATEGIC DIRECTION

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carl Roberts

    PROGRAMMING

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Strong

    FUNDRAISING

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emma Kelly

    FUNDRAISING

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • ROUND ROOM LLC

    N/A · HOLDING COMPANY · IN

  • THE CELLULAR CONNECTION LLC

    N/A · VERIZON WIRELESS RETAILER · IN

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • ROUND ROOM HOLDINGS INC

    S · HOLDING COMPANY · IN

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523179349306977

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