Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 986,595 | 2,056,928 | 3,639,351 | 3,160,280 | 2,143,016 | 11,986,170 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 986,595 | 2,056,928 | 3,639,351 | 3,160,280 | 2,143,016 | 11,986,170 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 11,986,170 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 986,595 | 2,056,928 | 3,639,351 | 3,160,280 | 2,143,016 | 11,986,170 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,616 | 5,322 | 118,007 | 124,945 | ||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 12,112,199 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | THE REFUGE CENTER EXISTS TO OFFER EXCELLENT, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTHCARE SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF A TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES. IN CARRYING OUT THIS MISSION, THE STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS STRIVE TO STRENGTHEN SYSTEMIC, COMMUNITY HEALTH AND TO MAKE EXCELLENT, LIFE-SAVING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE TO ALL. THROUGH AN INCOME-BASED SLIDING-FEE SCALE, THE REFUGE CENTER IS ABLE TO LIVE OUT ITS VISION THAT "NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, WHERE YOU'RE FROM, WHAT'S BEEN DONE TO YOU OR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE, YOU DESERVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAL AND FLOURISH." THE REFUGE CENTER INDEED OFFERS "REFUGE" BY PROVIDING A PLACE THAT OFFERS SUPPORT, CONNECTION, HOPE, AND HEALING TO CHILDREN, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING CRISIS, LOSS, AND SUFFERING. AS AN "EMOTIONAL FIRST RESPONDER" OFTEN SERVING SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE IN THE COMMUNITY, THOSE STRUGGLING WITH SELF-HARM, SUICIDALITY, DOMESTIC ABUSE AND ON, THE REFUGE CENTER ALWAYS HAS A SIGNIFICANT DEMAND FOR LIFE-SAVING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH COUNSELING AT AN AFFORDABLE RATE. IN THE 2023-2024 FISCAL YEAR, THE REFUGE CENTER SERVED 4,057 CLIENTS FROM 18+ COUNTIES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH 39,225 LIFE-CHANGING COUNSELING SESSIONS ON THE INCOME- BASED SLIDING SCALE FEE STRUCTURE. 89% OF REFUGE'S CLIENTS UTILIZE THE SLIDING-FEE SCALE. THE REFUGE CENTER CURRENTLY HAS MORE THAN 70 COUNSELORS, AND BY PARTNERING WITH SEVERAL LOCAL AND REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES, MASTER'S LEVEL INTERNS ON THE TEAM. EACH COUNSELOR BRINGS A DIFFERENT AREA OF FOCUS, INCLUDING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, ADDICTIONS, MARITAL THERAPY, GRIEF AND LOSS COUNSELING, FAMILY COUNSELING, DIVORCE ADJUSTMENT, PARENTING CHALLENGES, AND THERAPY FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS. IN ADDITION TO THESE AREAS OF FOCUS, THE REFUGE CENTER OFFERS CONTINUITY OF CARE THROUGH SPECIALIZED THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES LIKE EMDR, NEUROFEEDBACK, GROUP COUNSELING, BRAINSPOTTING AND PCIT (PARENT CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY) - ALL ON A SLIDING-FEE SCALE. THE REFUGE CENTER FOR COUNSELING VALUES SYSTEMIC HEALTH, AFFORDABILITY, EXCELLENCE, EDUCATION AND HOPE. COUNSELING HELPS REMOVE THE BURDENS, BARRIERS, AND SHAME STORIES THAT KEEP PEOPLE FROM EXPERIENCING FREEDOM AND ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO LIVE FULLY ALIVE WITH AN AUTHENTIC CONNECTION TO THEMSELVES, AND OTHERS. WE SEE FIRST-HAND HOW WHEN ONE PERSON BECOMES HEALTHIER, A FAMILY BECOMES HEALTHIER, A COMMUNITY BECOMES HEALTHIER, AND SO ON. WHEN PAIN IS TRANSFORMED, NOT TRANSMITTED, IT CHANGES FAMILIES. HEALED FAMILIES CHANGE COMMUNITIES. THE REFUGE CENTER BELIEVES DEEPLY IN THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF HEALING AND THE POWER IT HAS TO CHANGE COMMUNITIES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | JENNIFER THAMES - HAMILTON CHRIS HAMILTON DIRECTOR TREASURER MARRIED |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO, TREASURER, AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR BEFORE BEING SENT TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN 48 HOURS TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED FOR FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES LBMC FOR A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS EVERY TWO YEARS TO DETERMINE THAT SALARIES ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE MARKET. COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES LBMC FOR A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS EVERY TWO YEARS TO DETERMINE THAT SALARIES ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE MARKET. COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ON GIVINGMATTERS.COM. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CLEANING SERVICE 11,434 491 607 CONTRACT THERAPY 817,051 0 0 SUPERVISION AND MENTORSHIP 2,210 0 0 STRATEGIC PLANNING 0 5,000 0 TOTAL 830,695 5,491 607 |
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