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Nonprofit · EIN 46-5489434

SOJOURNER FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53212

Financials

$4.7M$4.4M2022$12.5M$5.2M2023$9.4M$6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SOJOURNER FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$9,412,981$6,048,901$3,364,080$16,556,929$1,900,000$14,656,929
September 30, 2024990$12,512,268$5,202,218$7,310,050$12,877,263$2,129,500$10,747,763
September 30, 2023990$4,743,540$4,433,909$309,631$4,966,008$2,291,800$2,674,208
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$8,955,738
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$457,243
Net gain from sales of assets
$589,361
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$4,230,145
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$5,000
Program services (functional)
$5,966,503
Management and general (functional)
$31,021
Fundraising (functional)
$51,377

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$12,877,263
Total assets, end of year
$16,556,929
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,900,000
Net assets, end of year
$14,656,929
Publicly traded securities
$11,891,075
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,415,027
Net assets with donor restrictions
$12,241,902
Gross receipts
$12,970,762
Employees
0
Volunteers
10
Year formed
2014
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
PITRE CARMENPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
1$0$228,120$17,032
DUBOIS TAMMYVICE PRESIDENT/CFO
Officer
1$0$194,356$19,808
PAUST SWENSON CHERIEVICE PRESIDENT/CDO
Officer
1$0$142,665$32,419
FONS EMILYBOARD PRESIDENT - EXITED 06/2024
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
HASELEY HOLLYBOARD PRESIDENT - APPOINTED 12/2024
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
GORE CECELIABOARD PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
HEARD JACKIEBOARD VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JULIUS CARLENEBOARD VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ALTENBURG JEFFERYBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ORTH JIMBOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
SCHNEIDER HEIDIBOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
DERMOND SANDRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HOUSE REBECCADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOHNSON DESSADIRECTOR - MEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LASRY ALEXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
4 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SIAS THELMADIRECTOR - EXITED 12/2024
Trustee or director
1$0
WALTER SUZYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WEBB TARYNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
YABUKI GAILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
PITRE CARMENPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
1$0$220,965$16,111
DUBOIS TAMMYVICE PRESIDENT/CFO
Officer
1$0$157,897$18,276
PAUST SWENSON CHERIEVICE PRESIDENT/CDO
Officer
1$0$117,971$29,911
FONS EMILYBOARD PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
GORE CECELIABOARD PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
HEARD JACKIEBOARD VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JULIUS CARLENEBOARD VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ALTENBURG JEFFERYBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ORTH JIMBOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JOHNSON DESSADIRECTOR - MEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DERMOND SANDRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HOUSE REBECCADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LASRY ALEXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SIAS THELMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WALTER SUZYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
YABUKI GAILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
PITRE CARMENPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
1$0$166,767$14,013
DUBOIS TAMMYVICE PRESIDENT/CFO
Officer
1$0$140,406$16,751
PAUST SWENSON CHERIEVICE PRESIDENT/CDO
Officer
1$0$110,596$27,121
FONS EMILYBOARD PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
GORE CECELIABOARD PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
HEARD JACKIEBOARD VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JULIUS CARLENEBOARD VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ALTENBURG JEFFERYBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
LANFORD KIRABOARD SECRETARY (TERM 04/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ORTH JIMBOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JOHNSON DESSADIRECTOR - MEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DERMOND SANDRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HOUSE REBECCADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LASRY ALEXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SIAS THELMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WALTER SUZYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
YABUKI GAILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
619 W WALNUT ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53212-3839
In care of
% CARMEN PITRE
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CARMEN PITRE, 619 W WALNUT STREET, MILWAUKEE, WI 53212
Signed the 990
CARMEN PITRE, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Phone
(414) 810-3639
Return prepared by
BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

Mission

TO PROVIDE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER, INC. WHICH TRANSFORMS LIVES IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER - PROVIDES PROGRAMMING FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CRITICAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: CRISIS RESPONSE SERVICES FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THE URGENT SAFETY AND BASIC NEEDS OF VICTIMS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; SYSTEMS ADVOCACY FOCUSES ON LINKING VICTIMS TO SERVICES THAT WILL INCREASE THEIR SAFETY, AND HELP THEM NAVIGATE A COMPLEX AND OFTEN INTIMIDATING LEGAL SYSTEM; INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT FOCUSES ON HELPING VICTIMS REGAIN THEIR SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT AND OBTAIN THE RESOURCES AND SKILLS THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND INDEPENDENCE; COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOCUSES ON INCREASING AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY, EDUCATING YOUTH ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, AND EDUCATING BYSTANDERS TO TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT VICTIMS; THE 72,000 SQUARE FOOT FAMILY PEACE CENTER OPENED IN NOV, 2015 TO PROVIDE CO-LOCATED SERVICES WITH 18 CO-LOCATED PARTNERS.
    Expenses $5,966,503 · grants $4,230,145

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
46-5489434
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
2014
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$16,556,929
Income (IRS master file)
$12,970,762

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$9,412,981$6,048,901$16,556,929XML
990September 2024$12,512,268$5,202,218$12,877,263XML
990September 2023$4,743,540$4,433,909$4,966,008XML
990September 2022$4,170,361$4,182,144$4,729,181IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––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 46-5489434).

Questions about SOJOURNER FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of SOJOURNER FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SOJOURNER FOUNDATION INC is 46-5489434.
Is SOJOURNER FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
Are donations to SOJOURNER FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SOJOURNER FOUNDATION INC 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 SOJOURNER FOUNDATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SOJOURNER FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of SOJOURNER FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names CARMEN PITRE.
Who are the officers and directors of SOJOURNER FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does SOJOURNER FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,412,981, expenses of $6,048,901 and total assets of $16,556,929 at year end.

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