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AFTER TWO YEARS IN THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM, WOMEN BECOME CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION, A CELEBRATORY EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE EACH SPRING. AND AFTER GRADUATION, MANY WOMEN CONTINUE WORKING IN THISTLE FARMS' SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND OFTEN MOVE INTO FULL-TIME AND SUPERVISORY POSITIONS. OTHERS TAKE THE SKILLS THEY HAVE ACQUIRED AND FIND WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO OFFER A PROGRAM WITHIN THE TENNESSEE PRISON FOR WOMEN CALLED THISTLE ON THE INSIDE, WHICH ALLOWS WOMEN TO BEGIN THEIR HEALING JOURNEY WITHIN PRISON WALLS. WOMEN IN THIS PROGRAM RECEIVE EDUCATION AND GROUP THERAPY THAT, UPON RELEASE, EASES THEIR TRANSITION INTO ONE OF OUR MAGDALENE HOMES. 8808019 107620 5122740 SOCIAL ENTERPRISES - RESIDENTS AND GRADUATES OF OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM ARE EMPLOYED IN ONE OF OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. HERE THE WOMEN CAN LEARN NEW JOB SKILLS AND MAKE A LIVING WAGE TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES. BODY & HOME, THISTLE FARMS' LARGEST NONPROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, CREATES NATURAL BATH AND BODY PRODUCTS THAT ARE AS HEALING FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AS THEY ARE FOR THE WOMEN WHO CREATE THEM. WHAT STARTED WITH JUST A FEW VOLUNTEERS IN A CHURCH KITCHEN HAS GROWN INTO A NATIONAL BRAND THAT PRODUCES MORE THAN 20 DIFFERENT PRODUCT LINES. EVERYTHING WE PRODUCE IS HAND POURED IN SMALL BATCHES BY WOMEN SURVIVORS, USING PURE ESSENTIAL OILS TO PROMOTE WELLNESS AND HEALING. OUR PRODUCTS ARE FREE OF SYNTHETIC FRAGRANCES, PARABENS, OR PETROLEUM BASED INGREDIENTS. THE CAFE AT THISTLE FARMS IS A RESTAURANT AND SPECIAL EVENT SPACE LOCATED AT THE HEART OF THE THISTLE FARMS CAMPUS. WITH A PRODUCE-DRIVEN, FULL- SERVICE MENU, THE CAFE SERVES LOCALLY-SOURCED BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND NASHVILLE'S ONLY DAILY TEA SERVICE. IN ADDITION, THE CAFE AT THISTLE FARMS OFFERS AN ARRAY OF OPTIONS AND SERVICES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS. THISTLE FARMS GLOBAL CREATES ECONOMIC FREEDOM FOR WOMEN SURVIVORS WORLDWIDE BY HELPING TO LAUNCH NEW SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATING EXISTING ENTERPRISES INTO OUR SUPPLY CHAIN, AND CONNECTING WOMEN PRODUCERS DIRECTLY WITH OUR CUSTOMERS. WITH THE SUPPORT AND SALES GENERATED THROUGH THISTLE FARMS GLOBAL, PARTNER ENTERPRISES CAN HIRE MORE WOMEN, INCREASE WAGES, AND REINVEST IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 128724 NATIONAL NETWORK - THE THISTLE FARMS NATIONAL NETWORK IS COMPRISED OF LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO CONNECTING SURVIVORS OF PROSTITUTION, TRAFFICKING, AND ADDICTION TO HOPE, HEALING, AND EMPOWERMENT. TO DATE, OVER 90 ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY HAVE PROGRAMS BASED ON THISTLE FARMS' MODEL OF RECOVERY; 57 OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS TO HOUSE WOMEN SURVIVORS, WHILE THE OTHER HALF ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. 11120687 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false true true false false true false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true 59 0 177 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 30 30 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false TN X X X TASHA KENNARD 6152981140 5122 CHARLOTTE AVENUE NASHVILLE TN 37209 ERIN BALER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MENI BELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFERY BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 INGRID COCKHREN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN FLAHERTY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNY FORD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL GOLDZWEIG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLANA HARWELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID HUTCHENS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER HUTCHESON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEKESHA MONTGOMERY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY NORTHINGTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNIE ORTMEIER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BROOKE K SCHIFERLE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHRYN WALKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN C WEISENSEEL BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN WHALEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAEVE MCCONVILLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID THOMPSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER HUTCHESON VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAINA STOREY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEIDI HAYNE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA PYLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIE SIMS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHI WHALEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER MESHELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER MACDONALD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN THOMAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS LEWIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT RYDER CFO 40.00 X 128709 0 8241 TARA HAMILTON DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 103541 0 10238 TASHA KENNARD CEO 40.00 X 165901 0 596 SHELIA SIMPKINS SENIOR DIREC 40.00 X 112051 0 5452 REBECCA STEVENS FOUNDER/PRES 40.00 X 137734 0 490 647936 25017 5 false true false 132045 611359 5166543 13617 5909947 THISTLE FARM MERCHANDISE SALE 722513 3432597 3432597 CAFE SALES 453000 1685146 1685146 RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS 611430 64781 64781 EDUCATION WORKSHOPS 623990 12215 12215 5194739 94263 94263 41940 132045 78139 -36199 OTHER REVENUE 900099 274547 274547 274547 11437297 5194739 368810 21800 21800 85820 85820 432345 307897 90033 34415 4405583 3137470 917428 350685 146139 104074 30432 11633 639013 455078 133069 50866 387847 276208 80766 30873 20000 20000 184791 97312 61254 26225 589770 547223 8326 34221 150097 71135 26057 52905 367742 214646 117240 35856 632131 487636 144267 228 142653 117999 18374 6280 15203 1771 13432 665597 433387 202042 30168 117287 88835 22720 5732 MERCHANDISE AND CAFE COGS 3488749 3487678 1030 41 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 899173 896962 2095 116 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 219232 159688 59424 120 CONTRACT LABOR 94588 79950 14638 90053 48118 39429 2506 13795613 11120687 1988624 686302 391843 133703 3899972 1430384 7500 101500 114215 162200 20000 20000 1169948 1363296 277872 146594 11422336 5290721 6513581 6131615 17353 2457431 2604468 14869715 12093760 873256 772524 174476 154892 2327091 2029768 3374823 2957184 X 9778521 8344665 1716371 791911 11494892 9136576 14869715 12093760 X -2358316 X false true X true false X 5120610 5209939 8569249 7484287 5909947 32294032 5120610 5209939 8569249 7484287 5909947 32294032 6838042 25455990 1860 2267 45583 55806 94263 199779 2221 140924 273547 416692 32910503 15624759 0.77350 0.91120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 162238 9582 9939 161881 159895 2343 162238 178840 -13194 5751 159895 154644 6740 22556 5100 178840 155909 575 3160 5000 154644 0.87730 0.12270 true false 899288 899288 6693996 3180719 3513277 1560578 758069 802509 1194497 705015 489482 1073977 646918 427059 6131615 OPERATING LEASE ROU 1951045 EMPLOYEE RENTION CREDIT RECEIVABLE 521775 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN COMMUNITY FDN 102719 DEPOSITS 20000 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 8929 2604468 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 2029768 2029768 X 11515436 78139 78139 11437297 11437297 13873752 78139 78139 13795613 13795613 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT FUNDS CONSIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS WHOSE PRINCIPAL IS TO BE HELD IN PERPETUITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH TERMS PRESCRIBED BY THE DONORS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3) WHEREBY ONLY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 512(A)(1) OF THE IRC IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS FOR ALL OPEN TAX YEARS. BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ALL TAX POSITIONS TAKEN WOULD BE UPHELD UNDER AN EXAMINATION; THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR THE EFFECTS OF UNCERTAIN POSITIONS HAS BEEN RECORDED FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 78,139 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 78,139 true CENTRAL AMERICA GRANTMAKING 10500 SOUTHERN AFRICA GRANTMAKING 22320 CENTRAL AFRICA GRANTMAKING 43000 ASIA GRANTMAKING 5000 EUROPE GRANTMAKING 5000 85820 85820 GENERAL SUPPORT 17000 WIRE TRANSFER GENERAL SUPPORT 35000 WIRE TRANSFER GENERAL SUPPORT 8000 WIRE TRANSFER GENERAL SUPPORT 5320 WIRE TRANSFER GENERAL SUPPORT 5500 WIRE TRANSFER 8 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 CENTRAL AMERICA 10,500 0 SOUTHERN AFRICA 22,320 0 CENTRAL AFRICA 43,000 0 ASIA 5,000 0 EUROPE 5,000 0 CONCERT 173985 132045 41940 1430 69337 3605 2450 1317 173985 132045 41940 1430 69337 3605 2450 1317 78139 -36199 true HON'S HONEY 4710 PENNINGTON AVE BALTIMORE MD 21226 6800 GENERAL SUPPORT 4 false false false false false false false false false TASHA KENNARD CEO 165901 596 166497 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A RESIDENTIAL SERVICES - OUR 2-YEAR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM IS BASED IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. WE ARE ABLE TO HOUSE UP TO 28 RESIDENTS AT A TIME IN A THERAPEUTIC SETTING THAT OFFERS WOMEN SURVIVORS A PEACEFUL PLACE WHERE THEY CAN EXPERIENCE TRANSFORMATIVE, SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY THROUGH TWO YEARS OF RENT-FREE HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, COUNSELING, EMPLOYMENT, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. WHEN ENTERING THE PROGRAM, OUR RESIDENTS HELP CREATE THEIR OWN PERSONALIZED PLAN FOR THEIR HEALTHCARE AND THERAPEUTIC NEEDS. FOR THE FIRST 4-6 MONTHS, RESIDENTS FOCUS ON RECOVERY, ATTENDING GROUP MEETINGS, MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL COURSES. WHILE IN THE PROGRAM, WOMEN ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR OUR SAVINGS PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A 1 FOR 1 MATCH OF RESIDENT'S SAVINGS PER YEAR. AFTER TWO YEARS IN THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM, WOMEN BECOME CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION, A CELEBRATORY EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE EACH SPRING. AND AFTER GRADUATION, MANY WOMEN CONTINUE WORKING IN THISTLE FARMS' SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND OFTEN MOVE INTO FULL-TIME AND SUPERVISORY POSITIONS. OTHERS TAKE THE SKILLS THEY HAVE ACQUIRED AND FIND WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO OFFER A PROGRAM WITHIN THE TENNESSEE PRISON FOR WOMEN CALLED THISTLE ON THE INSIDE, WHICH ALLOWS WOMEN TO BEGIN THEIR HEALING JOURNEY WITHIN PRISON WALLS. WOMEN IN THIS PROGRAM RECEIVE EDUCATION AND GROUP THERAPY THAT, UPON RELEASE, EASES THEIR TRANSITION INTO ONE OF OUR MAGDALENE HOMES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B SOCIAL ENTERPRISES - RESIDENTS AND GRADUATES OF OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM ARE EMPLOYED IN ONE OF OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. HERE THE WOMEN CAN LEARN NEW JOB SKILLS AND MAKE A LIVING WAGE TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES. BODY & HOME, THISTLE FARMS' LARGEST NONPROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, CREATES NATURAL BATH AND BODY PRODUCTS THAT ARE AS HEALING FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AS THEY ARE FOR THE WOMEN WHO CREATE THEM. WHAT STARTED WITH JUST A FEW VOLUNTEERS IN A CHURCH KITCHEN HAS GROWN INTO A NATIONAL BRAND THAT PRODUCES MORE THAN 20 DIFFERENT PRODUCT LINES. EVERYTHING WE PRODUCE IS HAND POURED IN SMALL BATCHES BY WOMEN SURVIVORS, USING PURE ESSENTIAL OILS TO PROMOTE WELLNESS AND HEALING. OUR PRODUCTS ARE FREE OF SYNTHETIC FRAGRANCES, PARABENS, OR PETROLEUM BASED INGREDIENTS. THE CAFE AT THISTLE FARMS IS A RESTAURANT AND SPECIAL EVENT SPACE LOCATED AT THE HEART OF THE THISTLE FARMS CAMPUS. WITH A PRODUCE-DRIVEN, FULL- SERVICE MENU, THE CAFE SERVES LOCALLY-SOURCED BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND NASHVILLE'S ONLY DAILY TEA SERVICE. IN ADDITION, THE CAFE AT THISTLE FARMS OFFERS AN ARRAY OF OPTIONS AND SERVICES FOR SPECIAL EVENTS. THISTLE FARMS GLOBAL CREATES ECONOMIC FREEDOM FOR WOMEN SURVIVORS WORLDWIDE BY HELPING TO LAUNCH NEW SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATING EXISTING ENTERPRISES INTO OUR SUPPLY CHAIN, AND CONNECTING WOMEN PRODUCERS DIRECTLY WITH OUR CUSTOMERS. WITH THE SUPPORT AND SALES GENERATED THROUGH THISTLE FARMS GLOBAL, PARTNER ENTERPRISES CAN HIRE MORE WOMEN, INCREASE WAGES, AND REINVEST IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT FORM IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO, CFO, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, CONTROLLER, AND TREASURER BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED. IT IS ALSO SHARED WITH THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C DIRECTORS ARE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT HAS ARISEN ANNUALLY. SHOULD A CONFLICT AS DEFINED BY THE POLICY ARISE, THE MEMBER WITH THE CONFLICT CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY DECISION RELATED TO THIS CONFLICT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS A COMPARABILITY REVIEW TO DETERMINE CEO COMPENSATION. THIS WAS DETERMINED BY ASSESSING CEO COMPENSATION AT OTHER REGIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR BUDGET SIZE AND SCOPE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ON GIVINGMATTERS.COM. 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