Pause to Thrive
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 873476877
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2021–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Neptune, NJ, USA
- Phone
- 7329273689
- Rating
- 71
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Counseling, Support Groups
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $34,892
- Expenses
- $28,343
- Assets
- $11,077
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- LINDA SAVINO (CEO)
People named in this filing
- KAREN RAFIQI (COO)
- LINDA SAVINO (CEO)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To care for the underserved and at risk population within our communities by providing opportunity and access to our retreats where they will learn self awareness, new behavioral skills through group problem solving. The participants will be educated to their disease state , as well as the impact of adding new health, wellness and spiritual strategies to their daily life. Patients will develop a new life plan which they will execute after the retreat with community support.
What it reported doing in 2024
Pause to Thrive is a non-profit organization focused on providing support and resources for individuals dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), particularly those from the military, first responder, and chronic illness communities. The organization's core mission is to inspire hope to unleash your power to heal. We believe that by providing a supportive community, educational resources, and holistic healing modalities, we can empower individuals to navigate their healing journey and reclaim their lives from the perils of trauma.Our mission at Pause to Thrive, "Inspiring Hope to Unleash your Power to Heal," is built on the belief that healing from PTSD is a deeply personal and empowering process. Rather than focusing on a one-size-fits-all approach, our organization provides a diverse range of programs and services that address the unique challenges faced by different groups. For military personnel and first responders, programs may focus on peer support, mindfulness, and therapeutic practices that help process the stress and trauma associated with their high-stakes professions. For individuals with PTSD from chronic illness, the focus is on addressing the emotional and psychological toll of long-term health battles, which can often be overlooked.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 62
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 48
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 56.9%; rating input score 57
- Program expense ratio: 70%; rating input score 70
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 18.8%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.39; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 46.8% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 44% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 55.3% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 56.9% of revenue deployed · 70% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $20K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 57/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.