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Strengthen Our Sisters Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Human Services — Multipurpose and Other / Family Violence Shelters, Services (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$676k (2022)

Expenses
$609k (2022)

Total Assets
$1.17M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$473k (2022)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$675,809
Expenses
$608,963
Net Income
$66,846
Net Assets
$692,101
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $314,924
46.6%
Program Services $233,069
34.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $127,816
18.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,165,175
Total Liabilities $473,074
Net Assets $692,101
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Lightbody (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Donna Hawk (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mabel Bynum (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Melinda Diodonet (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joy Star (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Monika Phillippe (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Kenny (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Annamarie Verbel (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Prudence Atkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Angela Pizzani (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sandra Ramos (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Lucy Cilento (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$609,114
Expenses
$610,409
Net Income
-$1,295
Net Assets
$625,255
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $423,818
69.6%
Program Services $166,173
27.3%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $19,123
3.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,247,071
Total Liabilities $621,816
Net Assets $625,255
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Lightbody (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Donna Hawk (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mabel Bynum (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Melinda Diodonet (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joy Star (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Monika Phillippe (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Kenny (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Annamarie Verbel (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Prudence Atkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Angela Pizzani (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sandra Ramos (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Lucy Cilento (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$424,924
Expenses
$462,600
Net Income
-$37,676
Net Assets
$626,550
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $173,576
40.8%
Program Services $232,287
54.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $19,061
4.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,280,241
Total Liabilities $653,691
Net Assets $626,550
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Lightbody (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Donna Hawk (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mabel Bynum (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Melinda Diodonet (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joy Star (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Monika Phillippe (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Kenny (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Annamarie Verbel (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Prudence Atkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Angela Pizzani (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sandra Ramos (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Lucy Cilento (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$592,338
Expenses
$460,632
Net Income
$131,706
Net Assets
$829,026
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $508,958
85.9%
Program Services $55,178
9.3%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $28,202
4.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,345,813
Total Liabilities $516,787
Net Assets $829,026

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$382,865
Expenses
$405,224
Net Income
-$22,359
Net Assets
$697,320
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $246,647
64.4%
Program Services $104,937
27.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $31,281
8.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,384,533
Total Liabilities $687,213
Net Assets $697,320

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$322,192
Expenses
$373,307
Net Income
-$51,115
Net Assets
$285,210
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $172,861
53.7%
Program Services $120,753
37.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $28,578
8.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,183,918
Total Liabilities $898,708
Net Assets $285,210
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cindy Lightbody (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Donna Hawk (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mabel Bynum (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Melinda Diodonet (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joy Star (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Monika Phillippe (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Kenny (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Annamarie Verbel (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Prudence Atkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Angela Pizzani (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sandra Ramos (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Anne Benedetto (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Lucy Cilento (Secretarytreasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$642,633
Expenses
$659,314
Net Income
-$16,681
Net Assets
-$25,639
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $360,242
56.1%
Program Services $279,881
43.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,510
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $981,025
Total Liabilities $1,006,664
Net Assets -$25,639

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$719,262
Expenses
$711,692
Net Income
$7,570
Net Assets
$224,640
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $388,573
54.0%
Program Services $295,959
41.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $34,730
4.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,085,507
Total Liabilities $860,867
Net Assets $224,640

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$572,439
Expenses
$712,877
Net Income
-$140,438
Net Assets
$333,133
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $375,498
65.6%
Program Services $185,029
32.3%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,912
2.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,322,104
Total Liabilities $988,971
Net Assets $333,133

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,041,215
Expenses
$1,218,643
Net Income
-$177,428
Net Assets
$473,572
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $562,816
54.1%
Program Services $339,668
32.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $138,731
13.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $124,349
10.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,531,604
Total Liabilities $1,058,032
Net Assets $473,572

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,081,196
Expenses
$3,080,568
Net Income
$628
Net Assets
$661,750
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $915,634
29.7%
Program Services $2,071,965
67.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $93,597
3.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $17,825
0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $922,564
29.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,961,272
Total Liabilities $1,299,522
Net Assets $661,750

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2000

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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