Our mission is to lead people to freedom from sexual addiction and betrayal trauma through a growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$142K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · 6% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$142K
to officers and key staff · 57% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 57% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $45K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$205K
Spent
$249K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$3K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$205K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$200K
Expenses
$249K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$249K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$175K
FY2023$215K
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$3K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3K
FY2021$6K
FY2022$4K
FY2023$1K
FY2024$5K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2003.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $199K Management & general 15% · $37K Fundraising 5% · $12K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $142K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair, Co-CEO
$71,125Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member, Co-CEO
$71,125Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Leahy’s $60K as Board Chair, Co-CEO is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Leahy$60,500$64,625$54,083$66,458$71,125
Christine Leahy$60,500$64,625$54,083$66,458$71,125

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps people overcome sexual addiction and trauma through faith in Jesus.

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1 program · $199K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provided ongoing training through virtual summits, online courses, and mentor training that educates and informs those struggling with unwanted sexual behaviors and betrayal trauma.

$199Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$205K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$153K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$52K
Money outPt IX
$249K
Ln 25
Programscol B$199K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$3K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K
Total assetsLn 16$3K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$52K
Government grantsLn 1e$22K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$153K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$205K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K$3K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$47K$3K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$47K$3K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$113K$91K$17K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$19K$4K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$32K$6K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$11K$2K$695
Office expensesLn 13$24K$19K$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$27K$22K$4K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$617$206
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$2K$427$142
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$249K$199K$37K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $200K$5K 990 PDF
FY2023 $213K$215K−$3K$1K 990 PDF
FY2022 $172K$175K−$2K$4K 990 PDF
FY2021 $215K$212K$3K$6K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $205K$249K−$44K$3K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $204,688 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,890$52,004
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $219,139$152,684
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $232,029$204,688
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $136,963$176,818
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $99,642$71,792
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $236,605$248,610
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,576−$43,922
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $204,688 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $152,684 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$21,961
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,043
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$52,004
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $152,684 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$204,688
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $248,610 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,567 · Management $16,981 · Fundraising $5,661$113,209
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,949 · Management $3,553 · Fundraising $1,184$23,686
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,938 · Management $5,989 · Fundraising $1,996$39,923
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,112 · Management $2,084 · Fundraising $695$13,891
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,162 · Management $3,593 · Fundraising $1,198$23,953
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,592 · Management $4,049 · Fundraising $1,349$26,990
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,293 · Management $617 · Fundraising $206$4,116
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,273 · Management $427 · Fundraising $142$2,842
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $198,886 · Management $37,293 · Fundraising $12,431$248,610
Part X · Balance sheet $2,832 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,754$2,832
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $46,754$2,832
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $46,754$2,832
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $46,754$2,832
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,832 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$204,688
XI-2 Total expenses$248,610
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$43,922
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$46,754
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,832

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