SISTERS OF MARY BOYSTOWNS AND GIRLSTOWNS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: SISTERS OF MARY BOYSTOWNS AND GIRLSTOWNS INC (EIN 52-1440944)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-07-08
IRS object ID: 202521899349300212
Schema version: 2024v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-07-08T10:54:34-00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	821650312	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Alta CPA Group	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	59 Franklin St 2nd Floor	AddressLine1Txt
City	Annapolis	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21401	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521440944	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SISTER OF MARY BOYSTOWN AND GIRLSTOWN INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SIST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8006626316	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4200 PARLIAMENT PLACE	AddressLine1Txt
City	LANHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20706	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PAUL GESTERLING	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8006626316	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-07-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Jeffrey Griffith	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01081433	PTIN
Phone	4103495101	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-07-08	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	PAUL GESTERLING	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4200 PARLIAMENT PLACE	AddressLine1Txt
City	LANHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20706	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,192,939	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	HTTPS://WWW.WORLDVILLAGES.ORG/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1961	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MD	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PRACTICE CHARITY TO THE POOR BY HELPING CHILDREN BREAK FREE FROM A LIFE A POVERTY	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	13	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	15	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$8,962,550	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$7,545,253	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$48,636	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$31,364	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$538,693	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$586,090	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$454,147	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$30,232	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$10,004,026	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$8,192,939	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$6,491,931	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$6,477,045	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,380,459	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,228,718	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$548,926	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,200,539	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,286,762	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$9,072,929	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$8,992,525	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$931,097	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$799,586	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$24,047,231	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$24,751,634	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$854,558	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$407,686	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$23,192,673	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$24,343,948	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PRACTICE CHARITY TO THE POOR BY HELPING CHILDREN BREAK FREE FROM A LIFE A POVERTY	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$6,477,045	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$6,477,045	GrantAmt
Revenue	$31,364	RevenueAmt
Desc	GRANTS FUNDS TO THE SISTERS OF MARY AND THEIR CHARITABLE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDED MEDICAL, FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER AND EDUCATION TO OVER 21,000 CHILDREN EXPERIENCING EXTREME POVERTY THROUGHOUT THE GLOBAL SOUTH.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,021,075	ExpenseAmt
Desc	TO PROMOTE AND EDUCATE OUR DONORS, POTENTIAL DONORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC PLIGHT OF THE POOR AND MOST VULNERABLE IN THE PHILIPPINES, MEXICO, GUATEMALA, BRAZIL, HONDURAS, AND TANZANIA. WORK TO INSPIRE CHARITY TO THE POOR THROUGH BUILDING INTEREST, INVOLVEMENT, AND INVESTMENT.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$7,498,120	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	8	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	13	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	IVY MARROQUIN	PersonNm
Phone	4438370966	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4200 PARLIAMENT PLACE	AddressLine1Txt
City	LANHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20706	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
PAUL GESTERLING
CEO 06/2024 TO PRESENT	040.00	Yes (X)	$157,500	$0	$8,947
COLLEEN OPACK
COO	040.00	Yes (X)	$118,308	$0	$19,876
IVY MARROQUIN
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT	040.00		$100,000	$0	$17,037	Yes (X)
DAVID COOK
CEO 01/2024 TO 05/2024	040.00	Yes (X)	$73,846	$0	$3,913		Yes (X)
SR ELENA BELARMINO
CHAIR	001.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
SR MARIA CHO
DIRECTOR	001.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
SR MARGIE CHEONG
TREASURER	001.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
SR MARGARITA CAMPOS
DIRECTOR	001.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
JOHN CLEGG
VICE CHAIR	001.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
MARNEY COSTELLO
DIRECTOR	001.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)
JUDY HAN
DIRECTOR	001.00		$0	$0	$0			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$449,654	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$49,773	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions	$7,545,253	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$7,545,253	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MAILING LIST RENTALS	Desc
Business	541860	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$31,364	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$31,364	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$31,364	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$586,090	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$586,090	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$30,232	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$30,232	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$30,232	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,192,939	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$61,596	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$586,090	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,477,045	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,477,045	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$365,011	TotalAmt
Program Services	$156,955	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$127,754	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$80,302	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$591,027	TotalAmt
Program Services	$254,142	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$206,859	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$130,026	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,931	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,890	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,376	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,665	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$165,235	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,051	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$57,832	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,352	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63,514	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,311	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,230	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,973	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising		FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$331,654	TotalAmt
Program Services	$182,410	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$66,330	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$82,914	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$284,260	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,078	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$262,803	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,379	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,443	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,945	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$44,591	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,907	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,618	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,957	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,784	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,877	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,155	TotalAmt
Program Services	$373	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$665	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$117	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,370	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,628	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,275	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,467	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING, ENVELOPES PREMIUMS	$245,738	$140,964	$17,590	$87,184
POSTAGE	$153,856	$83,082	$11,507	$59,267
EVENTS AND PROGRAM INFORMATION	$112,668	$36,289	$64,883	$11,496

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,992,525	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,498,120	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$945,479	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$548,926	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,130,570	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,642,867	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$426,583	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,845	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$128,679	BOYAmt
EOY	$134,514	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$105,941	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$105,941	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,155	BOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,356,084	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,785,881	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,160	BOYAmt
EOY	$154,527	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,047,231	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,751,634	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$853,305	BOYAmt
EOY	$257,044	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,253	BOYAmt
EOY	$150,642	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$854,558	BOYAmt
EOY	$407,686	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,878,813	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,090,527	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,313,860	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,253,421	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,192,673	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,343,948	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,047,231	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,751,634	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$799,586	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,950,861	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,602,547	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,356,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,218,338	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,962,550	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,545,253	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$37,684,688	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,602,547	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,356,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,218,338	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,962,550	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,545,253	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$37,684,688	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$37,684,688	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$443,803	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$452,962	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$534,507	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$538,693	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$586,090	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,556,055	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$367,972	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$246,953	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$94,774	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$512,783	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$61,596	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,284,078	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$41,524,821	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.90750	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.89730	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	false	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$16,313,860	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$947,187	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$7,626	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$17,253,421	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$13,065,838	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,799,426	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,448,596	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$16,313,860	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$15,930,591	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$2,864,753	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$13,065,838	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,489,624	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$13,125,373	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$315,694	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$15,930,691	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,241,585	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$248,039	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$2,489,624	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$20,875	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$20,875	DepreciationAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$85,066	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$85,066	DepreciationAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Financial derivatives and other financial products
Closely-held equity interests

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Federal income taxes
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	$150,642

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$150,642	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$10,143,800	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$1,950,861	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,950,861	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$8,192,939	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$8,192,939	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,992,525	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$8,992,525	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$8,992,525	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

X 2

SISTERS OF MARY BOYSTOWNS AND GIRLSTOWNS, INC. IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501C3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE STATE LAW. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME UBIT. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50 LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023. THE ORGANIZATIONS POLICY WOULD BE TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, ON TAX POSITIONS RELATED TO ITS UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE ASSESSED OR RECORDED DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023.

V 4

THE EARNINGS ON THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO FUND THE SISTER OF MARY IN KOREA, THE PHILIPPINES, MEXICO, GUATEMALA, BRAZIL AND HONDURAS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION	$3,977,045
South America	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION	$500,000
Central America and the Caribbean	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION	$1,000,000
North America	GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION	$1,000,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent	$6,477,045	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$6,477,045	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
East Asia and the Pacific	GENERAL SUPPORT	$3,977,045	WIRE
South America	GENERAL SUPPORT	$500,000	WIRE
Central America and the Caribbean	GENERAL SUPPORT	$1,000,000	WIRE
North America	GENERAL SUPPORT	$1,000,000	WIRE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GRANTS TO THE SISTERS OF MARY AND ARE REGULARLY PROVIDED WITH ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED. BOARD MEMBERS ALSO MAKE VISITS TO LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
PAUL GESTERLING
CEO 06/2024 TO PRESENT	$151,500	$8,947	$160,447
DAVID COOK
CEO 01/2024 TO 05/2024	$73,846	$3,913	$82,454	$4,695

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1	ORGANIZATION MISSION CONTINUED THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE FOOD, SHELTER, MEDICAL CARE, A FULLY ACCREDITED EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO OVER 21,000 CHILDREN COMING FROM THE POOREST OF THE POOR IN SOUTH KOREA, PHILIPPINES, MEXICO, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, BRAZIL AND TANZANIA.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CONTROLLER REVIEW THE ENTIRE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING OF RETURN.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C	THE CHARITY REVIEWS ALL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATIONS THAT ARE PROVIDED ANNUALLY BY EACH INDIVIDUAL. THE CHARITY CONFIRMS PERIODICALLY DURING THE YEAR THAT NO CHANGES HAVE TAKEN PLACE. ANY DECLARED. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY AND RESOLVED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15B	THE CHARITY USES COMPARABILITY DATA FROM WELLRESPECTED SALARY AND BENEFIT SURVEYS TO BE USED FOR THE ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. NO MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES ANY COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES AS BOARD MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19C	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd