Hagar USA is a support office for the work of Hagar international, which is an internationally recognized christian human rights organization with over 25 years of expertise providing protection and recovery to women and children who have been victims of severe abuse. Hagar international is committed to the recovery and empowerment of women and children who are victims of human rights abuses, particularly human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and domestic violence. Its mission is to provide whatever IT takes, for as long as IT takes, to restore broken lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
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: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$200
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$340K
Spent
$375K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$93K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$340K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$340K
FY2021$606K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$655K
FY2024$934K
Expenses
$375K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$375K
FY2021$573K
FY2022$555K
FY2023$522K
FY2024$886K
Net assets
$93K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$93K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$47K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$229K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2005.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $275K Management & general 13% · $48K Fundraising 14% · $53K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director (since March)
$62,360Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director (thru March)
$11,969Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director (since June)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine Kirkendall’s $101K as Executive Di is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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
Catherine Kirkendall$101,479$100,644$94,916$79,600$62,360
Mike Nowlin————$11,969

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects and helps women and children recover from severe abuse and exploitation.

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1 program · $275K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Human rights protection, recovery, and educationhagar usa funds "the whole journey" for clients in cambodia, vietnam and afghanistan. This program provides safe accommodation, legal support, counseling, case management, education supports, economic empowerment and job training, and helps to build safety networks to prevent traumatic…

$275Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Sowhope OrgFY2025$28K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$340K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$340K
Money outPt IX
$375K
Ln 25
Programscol B$275K
Managementcol C$48K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$93K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K
Total assetsLn 16$93K
LiabilitiesLn 26$200
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$340K
Government grantsLn 1e$22K
Total revenueLn 12$340K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$92K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$92K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$491
Total assetsLn 16$93K
LiabilitiesLn 26$200
Net assetsLn 32$93K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K$92K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$491
Total assetsLn 16$132K$93K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$200
Net assetsLn 32$128K$93K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$229K$229K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$26K$22K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5K$1K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$2K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$8K$7K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$91$991$11K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$568$795$2K
TravelLn 17$912$310$292$310
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$245$83$79$83
InsuranceLn 23$1K$419$395$419
Total functional expensesLn 25$375K$275K$48K$53K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $934K$886K$48K$229K 990 PDF
FY2023 $655K$522K$134K$181K 990 PDF
FY2022 $477K$555K−$78K$47K 990 PDF
FY2021 $606K$573K$33K$125K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $340K$375K−$36K$93K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $339,615 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $358,416$339,615
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $358,416$339,615
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $262,356$228,916
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $143,932$85,926
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $55,566$60,481
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $461,854$375,323
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$103,438−$35,708
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 $339,615 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$22,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$317,365
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$339,615
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$339,615
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $375,323 across 12 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $228,916$228,916
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,015 · Management $22,299 · Fundraising $26,015$74,329
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,494 · Management $2,471 · Fundraising $1,526$5,491
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,679 · Management $2,781 · Fundraising $1,646$6,106
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,550$10,550
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,668 · Management $7,239 · Fundraising $9,850$24,757
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $91 · Management $991 · Fundraising $11,488$12,570
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $568 · Management $795 · Fundraising $1,551$2,914
IX-17 TravelPrograms $310 · Management $292 · Fundraising $310$912
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $7,300$7,300
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $83 · Management $79 · Fundraising $83$245
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $419 · Management $395 · Fundraising $419$1,233
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $274,543 · Management $47,892 · Fundraising $52,888$375,323
Part X · Balance sheet $92,724 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,716$92,071
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $154$162
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$491
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $132,021$92,724
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,789$200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,789$200
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $32,934$51,102
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $95,298$41,422
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $128,232$92,524
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $132,021$92,724
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $92,524 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$339,615
XI-2 Total expenses$375,323
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,708
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$128,232
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$92,524

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