Nest's mission is to prevent all forms of violence and harm while nurturing mental wellness among young people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$176K 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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FY2022 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $100K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$176K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$186K
95% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 95% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$658K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$879K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$10K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$658K
FY2022▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$415K
FY2021$749K
FY2022$658K
FY2023$513K
FY2024$789K
FY2025$335K
Expenses
$879K
FY2022▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$541K
FY2021$683K
FY2022$879K
FY2023$810K
FY2024$675K
FY2025$471K
Net assets
$10K
FY2022▼ -96%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$232K
FY2022$10K
FY2023−$289K
FY2024−$175K
FY2025−$310K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2005.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $736K Management & general 11% · $101K Fundraising 5% · $42K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $176K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$175,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Spears—$228,800$177,700$175,500$175,500$152,500
Libby Spears$110,571—————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Educates and empowers youth, caregivers, and communities to prevent child sexual exploitation and trafficking.

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2 programs · $736K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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2022 we engaged with various experts and specialists in research, content development and curricula review to ensure an interdisciplinary lens is reflected throughout the work.

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$658K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$542K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$116K
Money outPt IX
$879K
Ln 25
Programscol B$736K
Managementcol C$101K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$10K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$191K
Total assetsLn 16$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26$186K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$542K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$116K
Total revenueLn 12$658K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$191K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26$186K
Net assetsLn 32$10K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$249K$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$126K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$385K$195K
LiabilitiesLn 26$153K$186K
Net assetsLn 32$232K$10K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$201K$137K$44K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$84K$4K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$19K$3K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$4K$4K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$500$500$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$0$10K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$2K$621$35
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$24K$0$4K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$19K$5K$463
Information technologyLn 14$8K$4K$4K$564
OccupancyLn 16$14K$0$14K$0
TravelLn 17$148K$148K$72$0
InterestLn 20$3K$0$3K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$121K$119K$2K$0
InsuranceLn 23$604$0$604$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$199K$175K$7K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$879K$736K$101K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $335K$471K−$135K−$310K 990 PDF
FY2024 $789K$675K$114K−$175K 990 PDF
FY2023 $513K$810K−$297K−$289K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $658K$879K−$221K$10K 990 PDF
FY2021 $749K$683K$66K$232K 990 PDF
FY2020 $415K$541K−$126K$164K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $657,963 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $538,722$541,591
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $112,468$116,372
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $97,848$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $749,038$657,963
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $256,692$319,521
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $426,221$559,148
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $682,913$878,669
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $66,125−$220,706
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $657,963 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,591
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$536,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$541,591
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$116,372
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $116,372 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$657,963
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $878,669 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $136,935 · Management $43,875 · Fundraising $20,090$200,900
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $84,491 · Management $3,887 · Fundraising $0$88,378
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,905 · Management $3,177 · Fundraising $0$22,082
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,796 · Management $4,365 · Fundraising $0$8,161
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $9,723 · Fundraising $0$9,723
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $1,956 · Management $621 · Fundraising $35$2,612
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,434 · Management $0 · Fundraising $3,799$28,233
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,753 · Management $5,104 · Fundraising $463$24,320
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,021 · Management $3,840 · Fundraising $564$8,425
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $13,671 · Fundraising $0$13,671
IX-17 TravelPrograms $148,339 · Management $72 · Fundraising $0$148,411
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $3,080 · Fundraising $0$3,080
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $118,596 · Management $1,998 · Fundraising $0$120,594
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $604 · Fundraising $0$604
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $175,408 · Management $6,538 · Fundraising $17,029$198,975
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $736,134 · Management $100,555 · Fundraising $41,980$878,669
Part X · Balance sheet $195,296 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $249,090$190,521
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $125,881$4,775
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $385,271$195,296
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,965$35,483
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $152,965$185,589
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $232,306$9,707
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $232,306$9,707
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $385,271$195,296
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,707 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$657,963
XI-2 Total expenses$878,669
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$220,706
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$232,306
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,707

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