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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THISTLE FARMS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,716,215
Total expenses
$13,292,926
Contributions and grants received
$8,954,959
Grants paid
$43,322
Program service revenue
$4,846,804
Investment income
$770,393
Other revenue
$144,059
Total assets, end of year
$13,141,346
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,581,481
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,559,865
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,649,315
Management and general expenses
$2,004,123
Fundraising expenses
$639,488
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,649,315

Program services were 80.1% 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

    $53,549

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $359,508

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,541,902

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $75,127

  • 2a · Program service revenue: THISTLE FARM MERCHANDISE SALE

    total $3,250,610 · related or exempt $3,250,610

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CAFE SALES

    total $1,522,204 · related or exempt $1,522,204

  • 2c · Program service revenue: RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS

    total $64,900 · related or exempt $64,900

  • 2d · Program service revenue: EDUCATION WORKSHOPS

    total $9,090 · related or exempt $9,090

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $308,068 · excluded $308,068

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $465,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $2,675

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $462,325

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $462,325 · related or exempt $462,325

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $10,000

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

    $53,549

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $24,564

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$14,564

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $158,623 · excluded $158,623

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $158,623

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $30,822 · program services $30,822

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $12,500 · program services $12,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $299,375 · program services $213,202 · management and general $62,342 · fundraising $23,831

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,361,689 · program services $3,106,208 · management and general $908,287 · fundraising $347,194

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $168,807 · program services $120,217 · management and general $35,153 · fundraising $13,437

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $752,063 · program services $535,587 · management and general $156,611 · fundraising $59,865

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $370,219 · program services $263,654 · management and general $77,095 · fundraising $29,470

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $27,000 · management and general $27,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $15,000 · fundraising $15,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $218,200 · program services $123,640 · management and general $76,238 · fundraising $18,322

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $349,499 · program services $329,679 · management and general $5,016 · fundraising $14,804

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $60,367 · program services $37,496 · management and general $13,735 · fundraising $9,136

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $350,692 · program services $204,695 · management and general $111,803 · fundraising $34,194

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $689,483 · program services $548,283 · management and general $140,965 · fundraising $235

  • 17 · Travel

    total $90,696 · program services $75,660 · management and general $11,206 · fundraising $3,830

  • 20 · Interest

    total $29,185 · program services $3,400 · fundraising $25,785

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $767,447 · program services $499,705 · management and general $232,958 · fundraising $34,784

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $120,583 · program services $91,332 · management and general $23,358 · fundraising $5,893

  • 24a · Other expenses: MERCHANDISE AND CAFE COGS

    total $3,622,816 · program services $3,622,004 · management and general $783 · fundraising $29

  • 24b · Other expenses: PARTICIPANT SUPPORT

    total $452,192 · program services $451,092 · management and general $1,042 · fundraising $58

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $168,824 · program services $122,971 · management and general $45,761 · fundraising $92

  • 24d · Other expenses: CONTRACT LABOR

    total $124,346 · program services $105,103 · management and general $19,243

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $211,121 · program services $152,065 · management and general $55,527 · fundraising $3,529

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $133,703 · end of year $1,036,566

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,430,384 · end of year $2,181,479

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $101,500 · end of year $214,981

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $162,200 · end of year $97,899

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

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

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,363,296 · end of year $1,160,009

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $146,594 · end of year $122,234

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

    $11,182,893

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

    $5,897,325

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,131,615 · end of year $5,285,568

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,604,468 · end of year $3,022,610

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $772,524 · end of year $551,756

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $154,892 · end of year $176,498

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,029,768 · end of year $1,853,227

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,344,665 · end of year $9,269,270

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $791,911 · end of year $1,290,595

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

HELPING WOMEN SURVIVORS RECOVER & HEAL FROM PROSTITUTION, TRAFFICKING, & ADDICTION. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE PLACE TO LIVE, A MEANINGFUL JOB, AND A LIFELONG SISTERHOOD OF SUPPORT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

HELPING WOMEN SURVIVORS RECOVER AND HEAL FROM PROSTITUTION, TRAFFICKING, AND ADDICTION. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE, A MEANINGFUL JOB, AND A LIFELONG SISTERHOOD OF SUPPORT.

  • RESIDENTIAL SERVICES - OUR 2-YEAR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM IS BASED IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. WE ARE ABLE TO HOUSE UP TO 28 RESIDENTS AT A TIME IN A THERAPEUTIC SETTING THAT OFFERS WOMEN SURVIVORS A PEACEFUL PLACE WHERE THEY CAN EXPERIENCE TRANSFORMATIVE, SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY THROUGH TWO YEARS OF RENT-FREE HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, COUNSELING, EMPLOYMENT, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. WHEN ENTERING THE PROGRAM, OUR RESIDENTS HELP CREATE THEIR OWN PERSONALIZED PLAN FOR THEIR HEALTHCARE AND THERAPEUTIC NEEDS. FOR THE FIRST 4-6 MONTHS, RESIDENTS FOCUS ON RECOVERY, ATTENDING GROUP MEETINGS, MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL COURSES. WHILE IN THE PROGRAM, WOMEN ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR OUR SAVINGS PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A 1 FOR 1 MATCH OF RESIDENT'S SAVINGS PER YEAR. AFTER TWO YEARS IN THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM, WOMEN BECOME CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION, A CELEBRATORY EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE EACH SPRING. AND AFTER GRADUATION, MANY WOMEN CONTINUE WORKING IN THISTLE FARMS' SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND OFTEN MOVE INTO FULL-TIME AND SUPERVISORY POSITIONS. OTHERS TAKE THE SKILLS THEY HAVE ACQUIRED AND FIND WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO OFFER A PROGRAM WITHIN THE TENNESSEE PRISON FOR WOMEN CALLED THISTLE ON THE INSIDE, WHICH ALLOWS WOMEN TO BEGIN THEIR HEALING JOURNEY WITHIN PRISON WALLS. WOMEN IN THIS PROGRAM RECEIVE EDUCATION AND GROUP THERAPY THAT, UPON RELEASE, EASES THEIR TRANSITION INTO ONE OF OUR MAGDALENE HOMES.

    Expenses $1,762,076 · Revenue $64,900

  • SOCIAL ENTERPRISES - RESIDENTS AND GRADUATES OF OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM ARE EMPLOYED IN ONE OF OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. HERE THE WOMEN CAN LEARN NEW JOB SKILLS AND MAKE A LIVING WAGE TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES. BODY & HOME, THISTLE FARMS' LARGEST NONPROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, CREATES NATURAL BATH AND BODY PRODUCTS THAT ARE AS HEALING FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AS THEY ARE FOR THE WOMEN WHO CREATE THEM. WHAT STARTED WITH JUST A FEW VOLUNTEERS IN A CHURCH KITCHEN HAS GROWN INTO A NATIONAL BRAND THAT PRODUCES MORE THAN 20 DIFFERENT PRODUCT LINES. EVERYTHING WE PRODUCE IS HAND POURED IN SMALL BATCHES BY WOMEN SURVIVORS, USING PURE ESSENTIAL OILS TO PROMOTE WELLNESS AND HEALING. OUR PRODUCTS ARE FREE OF SYNTHETIC FRAGRANCES, PARABENS, OR PETROLEUM BASED INGREDIENTS. THE CAFE AT THISTLE FARMS IS A RESTAURANT AND SPECIAL EVENT SPACE LOCATED AT THE HEART OF THE THISTLE FARMS CAMPUS. WITH A PRODUCE-DRIVEN, FULL- SERVICE MENU, THE CAFE SERVES LOCALLY-SOURCED BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND NASHVILLE'S ONLY DAILY TEA SERVICE. IN ADDITION, THE CAFE AT THISTLE FARMS OFFERS AN ARRAY OF OPTIONS AND SERVICES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS. THISTLE FARMS GLOBAL CREATES ECONOMIC FREEDOM FOR WOMEN SURVIVORS WORLDWIDE BY HELPING TO LAUNCH NEW SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATING EXISTING ENTERPRISES INTO OUR SUPPLY CHAIN, AND CONNECTING WOMEN PRODUCERS DIRECTLY WITH OUR CUSTOMERS. WITH THE SUPPORT AND SALES GENERATED THROUGH THISTLE FARMS GLOBAL, PARTNER ENTERPRISES CAN HIRE MORE WOMEN, INCREASE WAGES, AND REINVEST IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $8,766,292 · Grants $43,322 · Revenue $4,781,904

  • NATIONAL NETWORK - THE THISTLE FARMS NATIONAL NETWORK IS COMPRISED OF LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO CONNECTING SURVIVORS OF PROSTITUTION, TRAFFICKING, AND ADDICTION TO HOPE, HEALING, AND EMPOWERMENT. TO DATE, OVER 90 ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY HAVE PROGRAMS BASED ON THISTLE FARMS' MODEL OF RECOVERY; 57 OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS TO HOUSE WOMEN SURVIVORS, WHILE THE OTHER HALF ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT.

    Expenses $120,947

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jeffery Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ingrid Cockhren

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brooke K Schiferle

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathryn Walker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathleen Whalen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maeve McConville

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Thompson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daina Storey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Samantha Pyle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Willie Sims

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heather Meshell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter MacDonald

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenny Ford

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Goldzweig

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carlana Harwell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heidi Hayne

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Thompson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Hutcheson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Lewis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Annie Ortmeier

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Weisenseel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Ryder

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $136,252
    From this org
    $135,585
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $667
    Hours/week
    40
  • Tasha Kennard

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $163,122
    From this org
    $162,455
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $667
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,455
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $667
    Filer's total
    $163,122
  • Shelia McClain

    SENIOR DIREC

    Total calculated
    $123,329
    From this org
    $111,882
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,447
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rebecca Stevens

    FOUNDER/PRES

    Total calculated
    $134,991
    From this org
    $134,337
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $654
    Hours/week
    40
  • Courtney Sobieralski

    CULTURE DIRE

    Total calculated
    $106,759
    From this org
    $102,060
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,699
    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

None.

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.

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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • MAGDALENE HOMES LLC

    REAL ESTAT · TN · assets $20,000

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202601359349303070

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