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Nonprofit · EIN 20-4519502

FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA

Also known as FROSH

Tax-exempt · VERONA, WI 53593

Financials

$801K$504K2023$913K$768K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$912,758$768,412$144,346$5,546,414$0$5,546,414
December 31, 2023990$800,708$503,883$296,825$5,374,141$0$5,374,141
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$721,744
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$191,014
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$719,600
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$735
Program services (functional)
$719,600
Management and general (functional)
$48,812

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$5,374,141
Total assets, end of year
$5,546,414
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$5,546,414
Net assets without donor restrictions
$5,546,414
Gross receipts
$912,758
Employees
0
Volunteers
20
Year formed
2006
State of legal domicile
WI

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Laurel BowarTrustee
Trustee or director, Key employee
10$0
Michael John SheaTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Kevin G SheaTrustee Registered Agent
Trustee or director, Key employee
2$0
Brigid M SheaTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Caitrin E O-SheaTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Laurel BowarTrustee
Trustee or director, Key employee
10$0
Michael John SheaTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Kevin G SheaTrustee Registered Agent
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Brigid M SheaTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Caitrin E O-SheaTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2534 DESPINS LN, VERONA, WI 53593-8726
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Kevin Shea, 77 Shady Willow Rd, Brooklyn, WI 53521
Signed the 990
KEVIN SHEA, Trustee
Phone
(608) 444-4125

Mission

Raise funds for Sarnelli House Hospice & Orphanage. This public charity was established to ensure low cost funding for the Redemptorist Fathers (A Roman Catholic Order of Priest and Brothers- Denver Province) Mission work. Specifically, in the past they have relied on direct contributions. The founders are friends, relatives and neighbors of Father Michael Shea, a Redemptorist priest who has been doing mission work for over 50 years. This group wants to ensure that his work receives funding in the most cost effective manner. The members and trustees of this group receive no salary or fees of any kind whatsoever for their work. All funds collected will be distributed to support the charitable work of the Redemptorist Fathers, specifically Sarnelli House.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • The Outreach Program is a program to visit HIV/AIDS patients in their homes. Fr. Mike Shea started this outreach work with three novitiates from the Redemptorists Novitiate in Nongkhai as his staff and visited the first adult AIDS patient group in Don Wai. Fr Mike Shea and three novices at the beginning working for HIV/AIDS people The Outreach Program covers 5 provinces of the Northeast Thailand and sees approximately 70 families. It provides for the primary needs of families affected by HIV/AIDS by supplying medicines, food and money for educating the children. As well as the home visits, the Outreach Program has visits prisoners in jail, who do not have any relatives to visit them. Once a month the Outreach Team has an activities day in Don Wai where the families and children are picked up and driven to Don Wai for lunch, writing letters to their sponsors and general support. The orphanage is recognized in the community as a place of safe refuge. Many of the in-person Outreach programs were modified to accommodate the COVID outbreak. Some of these modifications continued through 2024
    Expenses $38,400
  • Charlene House Charlene House is a 6 room facility for housing visiting volunteers. It has 2 beds per room and shared bathrooms. One room is wheelchair accessible. Funds raised by Friends of Sarnelli House have been earmarked to provide a place for volunteers to reside. There are not suitable housing alternatives for volunteers who come to donate their time for projects such as painting buildings. More broadly, in 2024 Sarnelli House began undertaking large maintenance construction project to repair and future-proof some of the children's houses. The boys at St. Patrick's had to move out for six weeks as the roof there needed to be replaced and they recently returned to new bathrooms and freshly painted walls, inside and out. The Sarnelli House boys also got new bathrooms and a paint job and House of Hope had a roof and ceiling replaced. The babies' dorm received new air conditioners and sealed doors and windows for the hot season, and there are now air purifiers in place to counter the hazardous seasonal pollution. Kitchens were remodeled. Some of this work will continue into 2025 and 2026.
    Expenses $144,600
  • Purchase food and goods for the Sarnelli Orphanage. Tuition for the children in school is also part of this Program. This year saw an increase in the need for food, supplies and drugs due to the complications from COVID quarantine. The cost of food increased and this caused increase expenses.
    Expenses $89,600
  • FOSH provides financial support to pay for the salary of staff, Also covered under this grant is transportation cost for the children to go the hospital, as well as to school. Whilst the orphanage grows and sources much of their own food, there are costs associated with food, cooking gas which FOSH supports. Also included is cost for visiting nurse and physical therapist
    Expenses $447,000

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-4519502
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2006
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,546,414
Income (IRS master file)
$912,758

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$912,758$768,412$5,546,414XML
990December 2023$800,708$503,883$5,374,141XML
990December 2022$770,395$480,218$5,520,432IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-4519502).

Questions about FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA

What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA is 20-4519502.
Is FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
Are donations to FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Kevin Shea.
Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does FRIENDS OF SARNELLI HOUSE UA have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $912,758, expenses of $768,412 and total assets of $5,546,414 at year end.

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