SOWN INC
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2021 · Form 990EZ · revenue $98K · expenses $87K · assets $110K
- EIN
- 45-3787737
- Address
- PO BOX 50708, NASHVILLE, TN 37205-0708
- Website
- www.caringforchinasorphans.org
- NTEE code
- Q33
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- April 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Jeannie Butler (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Providing support to orphaned children in China including, food, shelter, clothing, medical supplies/care and educational scholarships.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeannie Butler | President-Executive Director | 2020-2021 | $24,000 | $24,018 | 1 |
| Cindy Krantz | Secretary-Treasurer | 2021 | $1,950 | $1,950 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
1 person listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Mitchell | Board Member | 2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2021 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $26K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeannie Butler | President-Executive Director | 40 | $24,000 | - | $0 | $24,000 | 1 |
| Cindy Krantz | Secretary-Treasurer | 5 | $1,950 | - | $0 | $1,950 | 1 |
| Tina Mitchell | Board Member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $18
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEANNIE BUTLER | EXECUTIVE DI | 30 | $18 | - | - | $18 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $98,354 | $87,173 | $109,932 | $109,932 | $98,354 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $174,550 | $66,852 | $98,751 | $168,751 | $174,550 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $10,500 in all, tax years 2023 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $10,500 | 2024 | $5,000 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2021 · Form 990EZ · $87,173 spent · pay $25,950 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefits paid to members | $48,396 | 55.5% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $25,950 | 29.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $6,882 | 7.9% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $5,945 | 6.8% | |
| Total | $87,173 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $66,852 spent · pay $19,800 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefits paid to members | $38,171 | 57.1% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $19,800 | 29.6% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $5,455 | 8.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $3,171 | 4.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $255 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $66,852 | 100% |
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