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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THISTLE AND BEE ENTERPRISES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$417,650
Total expenses
$645,536
Contributions and grants received
$369,548
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$100
Investment income
$1,062
Other revenue
$46,940
Total assets, end of year
$762,708
Total liabilities, end of year
$273,258
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$489,450
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$441,566
Management and general expenses
$151,781
Fundraising expenses
$52,189
Program service expenses (Part III)
$441,566

Program services were 68.4% 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)

    $58,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $311,548

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $12,317

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BEE HIVE MAINTENANCE

    total $100 · related or exempt $100

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,062 · excluded $1,062

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $29,150

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $24,977

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $4,173 · excluded $4,173

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $87,230

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $44,463

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $42,767 · related or exempt $42,767

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $120,557 · program services $36,167 · management and general $36,167 · fundraising $48,223

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $215,521 · program services $215,521

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $8,130 · program services $8,130

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,565 · program services $1,565

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $27,643 · program services $20,702 · management and general $2,975 · fundraising $3,966

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,713 · management and general $47,713

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,180 · program services $2,292 · management and general $4,888

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $19,528 · program services $19,528

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,251 · management and general $15,251

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,430 · management and general $1,430

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,360 · management and general $1,360

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,330 · program services $2,330

  • 20 · Interest

    total $9,342 · program services $9,342

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $28,578 · program services $13,432 · management and general $15,146

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $36,534 · program services $27,095 · management and general $9,439

  • 24a · Other expenses: CLINICAL EXPENSES

    total $59,165 · program services $59,165

  • 24b · Other expenses: SOCIAL JUSTICE ENTERPRI

    total $13,889 · program services $13,889

  • 24c · Other expenses: BEEKEEPING EXPENSES

    total $12,408 · program services $12,408

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER OVERHEAD EXPENSES

    total $7,829 · management and general $7,829

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $9,583 · management and general $9,583

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $284,974 · end of year $115,476

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $34,467 · end of year $10,161

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $27,341 · end of year $32,988

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

    $682,937

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

    $128,854

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $582,660 · end of year $554,083

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $50,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $19,347 · end of year $20,672

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $281,429 · end of year $252,586

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $481,904 · end of year $475,822

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $246,762 · end of year $13,628

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

HELPING WOMEN WHO HAVE SURVIVED SEX-TRAFFICKING AND PROSTITUTION THRIVE WITH A 2-YEAR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT SERVICES, A THERAPEUTIC CLINICAL PROGRAM, AND EMPLOYMENT/JOB SKILLS TRAINING IN OUR SOCIAL JUSTICE ENTERPRISE.

  • SOCIAL JUSTICE ENTERPRISE: PRODUCTION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF VARIOUS PRODUCTS, INCLUDING PREMIUM GRANOLA AND HONEY. THE PRODUCTION, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION EFFORT REQUIRES ACCOUNTABILITY, TEAM WORK, ORGANIZATION SKILLS, MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS, AND INVENTORY MAINTENANCE. THESE ARE ALL LIFE-BUILDING SKILLS NEEDED FOR THE SURVIVORS TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE AND ENTER MAINSTREAM SOCIETY.

    Expenses $369,993 · Revenue $42,767

  • BEE APIARIES: CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF BEE HIVES USED TO PRODUCE HONEY FOR SALE. WORKING WITH AND LEARNING ABOUT BEES PROVIDES SURVIVORS WITH WORK SKILLS BASED ON MANUAL LABOR CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. THEY LEARN ABOUT THE TEAM WORK REQUIRED WITHIN A FRAGILE ECOSYSTEM TO CREATE AN ECONOMICALLY VALUABLE PRODUCT AND ARE ABLE TO PUT THIS LEARNING INTO PRACTICE DURING THE HONEY HARVEST.

    Expenses $12,408 · Revenue $100

  • CLINICAL SERVICES: EFFORTS TO REHABILITATE AND SUPPORT THE SURVIVORS' PERSONAL, PYSCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT POST TRAUMA. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE OCCUPYING A RESIDENCE TOGETHER, ATTENDING GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL THERAPY SESSIONS AND RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

    Expenses $59,165

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brooks Terry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Lattimore

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lacey Mauk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Madge Logan Deacon

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Martha Boyd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barbara C King

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maria Rindosova

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elaine Sanders

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jenny Nevels

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andy Nix

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kimeka Bloomfield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tamecca Fitzpatrick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sanders Lowery

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Rowland

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Autumn Chastain

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $120,558
    From this org
    $120,558
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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
2023
Filed
12 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403189349304820

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